Brian Kernaghan
Member
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
E bkernaghan@nexsenpruet.com
T 843-213-5404
F 843-213-5418
PRACTICE AREAS
Real Estate
Resort Development
Tax
Distressed Property and
Workout Practice Group
Land Use and Zoning
Corporate
INDUSTRIES
Real Estate
BAR & COURT
ADMISSIONS
South Carolina
New Jersey
EDUCATION
St. Bernardine of Siena
College, B.A., 1968
University of South
Carolina, J.D., 1975
New York University,
LL.M., 1976
Brian F. Kernaghan practices in the areas of real estate, real estate planning,
real estate development, taxation and business.
Mr. Kernaghan has been involved in all phases of real estate development
including planning, zoning, registration with HUD under the Interstate Land
Sales Full Disclosure Act, as well as developing appropriate covenants,
conditions, restriction and easements for residential, commercial and
mixed-use planned unit developments.
Representative clients include: Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, Tidewater in
North Myrtle Beach, the Cliffs communities in Greenville, Pickens and Oconee
Counties of South Carolina and Henderson and Buncombe Counties, North
Carolina. Mr. Kernaghan has also represented various developers in the
design and documentation of private, semi-private, and equity membership
clubs.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Prior to joining Nexsen Pruet, Mr. Kernaghan was President and General
Counsel of Wild Dunes Associates, the former owner and developer of
Wild Dunes Resort on Isle of Palms, and Dunes West in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.,
as well as development manager for Queens Harbour in Jacksonville, Fl.,
and Bent Tree in Raleigh, N.C.
CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Bar Association
South Carolina Bar
Community Associations Institute