The Firm opened a Charleston office in 2004 to meet the needs of the thriving business community in South Carolina's second-largest city. The city of Charleston's estimated population is over 100,000 and more than 580,000 residents live in the Tri-County Area, which includes Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties.

Reasonable business costs, a thriving local economy, beautiful surroundings, comfortable climate and quality of life put Charleston top on the list for today's cutting-edge companies. Since 1995, new and expanding businesses have invested more than $5 billion in the area. The Port of Charleston is the largest port on the Southeast Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the fourth busiest container port nationwide.

The region also boasts a multi-billion dollar visitor industry, one of the Southeast's most impressive medical hubs and a well-established base of national and international manufacturers. In addition, historic homes, plantations, museums, fine restaurants, wide sandy beaches and numerous recreational opportunities are abundant in and around Charleston.

Since 1993, Charleston has been named as one of the top 10 travel destinations in the U.S. by Condé Nast Traveler magazine. Charleston has also topped the unofficial list of best-mannered cities in the United States for more than ten years.

Community Involvement

Our Charleston attorneys are committed to giving back to the community and culture that make Charleston such a desirable place to live, work and visit. Several of our attorneys have demonstrated leadership and dedication to the lowcountry by serving on the Board of Directors for the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the Lowcountry Food Bank. Attorneys in the Charleston office are active in the following organizations:

Ashley Hall School
Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
Communities in Schools
German American Chamber of Commerce
Gibbes Museum of Art
Leadership Charleston
Local Children's Charity
Lowcountry Food Bank
Medical University of South Carolina Children's Hospital
Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Porter-Gaud School
Roper Heart Foundation
Roper Xavier Society
Ronald McDonald House
South Carolina Historical Society
Spoleto Festival USA

From Charleston Airport:

1. From the airport take International Boulevard toward I-526.
2. At I-526, enter the Interstate by turning left toward Mount Pleasant.
3. Take the first exit so you enter I-26 East toward Charleston.
4. Travel about eight miles and take Exit 221 to Meeting Street.
5. At the light at the end of the exit, take a right onto Meeting Street.
6. Travel about two miles. Bank of America Place is on the left at 200 Meeting Street.
7. Parking can be entered from Hayne Street or Pinckney Street. Enter Parker Poe offices from 3rd level of the parking deck.

From I-26:

1. From I-26 head east toward Charleston.
2. Take Exit 221 to Meeting Street.
3. At the light at the end of the exit, take a right onto Meeting Street.
4. Travel about two miles. Bank of America Place is on the left at 200 Meeting Street.
5. Parking can be entered from Hayne Street or Pinckney Street. Enter Parker Poe offices from 3rd level of the parking deck.

News

• Parker Poe Names Six New Partners
  1/3/2012
• U.S. News & World Report Names Parker Poe Top-Tier Law Firm for 2012
  Firm Ranked #1 in 33 Legal Areas
  11/1/2011
• Jason Puhlasky Joins Parker Poe Consulting
  10/6/2011
• 69 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2012
  9/6/2011
• Marcia Bibb Named to IPMA Board of Directors
  9/6/2011
• Mark Simmons Joins Parker Poe Consulting
  8/3/2011
• State House Veterans Join Forces Under Parker Poe Consulting
  8/1/2011
• Chambers USA 2011 Ranks Parker Poe as Leading Law Firm
  6/10/2011
• Parker Poe Attorneys Named SC Super Lawyers for 2011
  3/30/2011
• South Carolina Bill Calls on Congress to Approve Streamlining Legislation
  2/18/2011
• Parker Poe Names Three New Partners in Charlotte and Charleston Offices
  1/20/2011
• American Bar Foundation Honors Parker Poe Managing Partner
  9/20/2010
• Parker Poe Re-Elects Farthing for Third Term as Managing Partner
  9/16/2010
• U.S.News & World Report Names Parker Poe as a Top-Tier Law Firm
  Firm Ranked #1 in 22 Legal Areas for 2010
  9/15/2010
• 61 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2011
  8/18/2010
• Chambers USA 2010 Ranks Parker Poe as Leading Law Firm
  6/11/2010
• Law & Politics Names Nine Attorneys as Super Lawyers in SC
  3/31/2010
• SC Chamber of Commerce Presents Parker Poe with Excellence in Workplace Diversity Award
  1/21/2010
• Parker Poe Names Four New Partners
  1/5/2010
• Parker Poe Adds Attorney to Charleston Office, Podris Joins Firm’s Litigation Group
  9/14/2009
• Urban Land Institute Appoints Matt Norton to Recreational Development Council
  8/5/2009
• 55 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers®
  7/30/2009
• Parker Poe Among Top S.C. Firms for Economic Development
  7/20/2009
• Nine Parker Poe Attorneys Named South Carolina Super Lawyers
  4/14/2009
• Parker Poe Names Nine New Partners
  1/1/2009
• Parker Poe Increases Number of Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America
  10/1/2008
• Parker Poe Attorney First to be LEED Accredited in South Carolina
  7/2/2008
• Five Parker Poe Attorneys Named South Carolina Super Lawyers
  4/14/2008
• Ellis Lesemann Named Chair of the Lowcountry Food Bank Board of Directors
  3/10/2008
• Parker Poe Grows Resort, Hospitality and Planned Development Practice with the Addition of Richard M. Unger
  3/7/2008
• Parker Poe, Once Again, Welcomes Largest Class of Fall Associates
  11/1/2007
• 40 Parker Poe Attorneys Named Among 2008 Best Lawyers in America
  9/14/2007
• Charleston Lifestyle Lures Young Lawyers from Big Cities
  5/14/2007
• Parker Poe Names New Partners
  1/11/2007
• Kristina A. Young Joins Parker Poe's Charleston Office
  9/19/2006
• Parker Poe Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America
  9/12/2006
• Attorneys Join Parker Poe's Charleston Office
  9/1/2006
• Andrea Heffernan Brisbin Joins Parker Poe
  6/23/2006
• Robert Mozingo Joins Parker Poe
  6/13/2006
• Official Says German-S.C. Link a Good One
  6/7/2006
• Parker Poe's Ellis R. Lesemann Named to Charleston Regional Business Journal's "Forty Under 40"
  5/1/2006
• Parker Poe Names New Partners
  1/20/2006
• Parker Poe Attorneys Coleman and Castner Comment on Image-Based Discrimination in the Charleston Regional Business Journal
  4/8/2005
• Parker Poe is Pleased to Announce that Ellis R. Lesemann has Joined the Firm in its Charleston Office
  2/16/2005
• Announcing Parker Poe's 2004 Fall Associates and Special Counsel
  11/4/2004
• Parker Poe is Pleased to Announce that Jason P. Walton Has Joined the Firm as an Associate in the Charlotte Office
  3/19/2004
• Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein expands to Charleston
  1/21/2004

Events

• Keeping a Finger on the Pulse of Your Practice
  10/29/2010
  South Carolina Medical Association (SCMA) Fall 2010 Workshop, Mt. Pleasant, SC