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Phone: 843-720-4635 | Fax: (843) 723-7398 | Email: jbaker@buistmoore.com
Practice Areas
Business and Banking
Business Litigation
Civil Litigation
Insurance
Jana B. Baker is an associate of the firm. Her practice areas include commercial litigation, real estate litigation, landlord/tenant disputes and real estate title claims. Ms. Baker has successfully represented developers in resolving real estate title disputes. Additionally, she has extensive experience in dealing with issues that affect heirs property, and has made presentations on the issues that often arise with heirs property. As a member of the Commercial Litigation Practice Group, Ms. Baker represents corporate entities and/or its shareholders, members, or partners by, among other things, analyzing corporate documents, commercial contracts, and providing advice pursuant to such documents and South Carolina corporate law. She has extensive litigation experience and has tried cases in state and small claims courts. Ms. Baker has also been actively involved in obtaining beer, wine and liquor licenses, both permanent and temporary, for her corporate clients in South Carolina.
Representative Matters:
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Helped generate victory before the Court of Appeals involving dock permitting in South Carolina |
Educational Background:
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University of South Carolina School of Law, 2004 - J.D. |
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- University of South Carolina Law Review-Articles Editor
- Order of the Coif
- Order of the Wig and Robe
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Washington University, 2001 - B.A. |
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- Golden Key National Honor Society
- Phi Alpha Theta History Honorary
- Women, Law,& Public Policy Conference
- Dean's List
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Professional Background:
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Associate, Buist Moore Smythe McGee P.A., 2005-Present |
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Law Clerk, The Honorable Deadra L. Jefferson, Ninth Judicial Circuit, 2004-2005 |
Publications, Papers, Programs and Seminars:
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Legal Issues Affecting Heirs Property, Presenter, Charleston School of Law, October 2007 |
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Charleston Rotary Club Women’s Auxiliary presentation on identity theft, 2006 |
Professional Organizations:
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American Bar Association |
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Charleston County Bar Association, SC |
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Women Making a Difference |
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Women's Lawyers Association |
Bar Admissions:
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South Carolina, 2004 |
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United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2008 |
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United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, 2007 |
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