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Things Clients Should Know - No 1

In South Carolina, the law allows a client to file paperwork with the Secretary of State to form a limited liability company, withoug asistance of an attorney. We have had many clients who, either by themselves or with the help of other advisors, have filed charters without legal assistance, often with unintended results. The Articles of Organization, as the charter is called, set many important legal constraints on the LLC. If you don't know the difference between an at-will company and a term company, or between a manager-run LLC and a member-managed LLC, you should seek legal advice before filing your charter. Also, in almost every case, we strongly recommend that the LLC have a written operating agreement, which is similar to bylaws for a corporation.

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Our Staff - Shelby Vargo

Last but certainly not least is Shelby Vargo, our title abstractor. She graduated from Clemson University in 1990, earning a B.S. degree in Biological Science . She has been our title abstrator since June, 1996. In our opinion she is one of the highest skilled and most knowledgable abstrators in the State of South Carolina. In November, 2009 Shelby branched out on her own as Vargo Title Company but she still handles all of our title work, including asset searches and lien searches.

Our real estate practice would not have been nearly as successful without Shelby.

She has five children and nine grandchildren. Shelby resides in North Charleston.

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