Areas of Practice
Real Estate
Real Estate
At Dodds, Hennessy & Stith, we specialize in helping you successfully navigate your real estate transaction needs. In South Carolina, a licensed attorney is required to supervise real estate closings. The team at Dodds, Hennessy, and Stith has the experience, relationships, and attention to detail to help make your transaction go as smoothly as possible.
We have represented buyers and sellers, along with builders, developers, municipalities, lenders, and more, in a variety of real estate transactions such as:
Residential Real Estate Closings
Home Refinancing
Securing Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOC)
Commercial Real Estate Closings
Subdivisions & Developments
1031 Exchanges
Title Insurance
Buying a home is one of the most important investments you will make. Title Insurance is there to protect that investment. Dodds, Hennessy & Stith has been affiliated with Chicago Title Insurance Company for more than 30 years and consistently wins awards for excellence. To learn more about title insurance, click here to be directed to the Chicago Title Insurance Company website.
Business Formation & Contracts
The team at Dodds, Hennessy & Stith is here to partner with you and your business as you drive towards achieving your goals. We can assist you in forming Limited Liability Companies, Corporations and other entities recognized by the State of South Carolina. We offer contract negotiation, drafting, interpretation, and review in many areas, including real estate and business acquisition/sale.
Litigation
Experience counts and the team at DHS has it. If you have been injured through no fault of your own, trust the team at DHS to guide you through this difficult process to get the justice you are entitled to. Led by attorney Jack Gresh, the Firm handles significant litigated matters from the Upstate to the Lowcountry. Jack has enjoyed representing injured people in a variety of cases, ranging from complex class actions to defamation. Jack has significant experience in handling claims involving medical negligence and product liability for over twenty years. Previously Jack was the head of the medical malpractice section of a 400-attorney firm. He has lectured throughout the country on numerous topics including the art of trial advocacy and handling of birth injury cases.
Mediation
It is a fact that not all litigated cases should go to trial. A trial can be a difficult, expensive and lengthy process. Often, judges and juries make decisions about your cases that you disagree with. No one knows your case better than you. If you are involved in a dispute and need help obtaining resolution, consider working with a certified neutral at DHS. We can help you with early case evaluation, binding arbitration, or serving as a mediator for your dispute. Please click here to schedule your mediation.
Estate Planning & Probate
Estate Planning
It’s important to have a plan in place that lets you decide what happens to your estate after you die. Dodds, Hennessy & Stith will help you develop an estate plan to protect and provide for your family. We listen, advise, and partner with you to create and implement a plan, including last will and testaments, trusts, durable powers of attorney, and health care powers of attorney
Probate
When a loved one dies, having an experienced team to help the personal representative of a will or a beneficiary of an estate through the probate process is important. At Dodds, Hennessy & Stith, we have deep experience in Probate Court procedures that help administer estates quickly, efficiently and avoid unnecessary conflict among beneficiaries.
Referrals
Our experience and local knowledge often give us unique insight into other attorneys or firms that may be best suited and qualified to represent you in matters outside our areas of practice. Our attorneys are happy to listen to an overview of your circumstances. When appropriate, we recommend other attorneys known to us when we believe he or she will give you the representation you deserve. This service is offered at no charge to you.