R. William Metzger, Jr.Robinson, McFadden & Moore, P.C., Columbia, USAAreas of Practice: Banking & Finance Law, Bankruptcy Law, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Private Equity, Real Estate Law Contact Information:
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| Bill's practice focuses on two (2) primary areas -- bankruptcy/creditors rights and commercial transactions/corporate. In each of these practice areas, he has been involved in many different industries. Within the bankruptcy/creditors rights area, he has represented secured creditors in (a) inventory financing matters with specific experience in automotive and trucking financing, (b) manufacturing facilities, (c) government guaranteed loan programs with specific experience in HUD and SBA guaranteed programs, (d) airline cases with specific experience in aircraft parts and gate lease, (e) residential and commercial real estate developments, and (f) retail cases involving multiple locations such as grocery, gasoline and convenience and general merchandise. Because of his transactional and commercial finance background, he has extensive experience in representing purchasers of assets in bankruptcy cases and all types of commercial loan workouts.On the commercial finance side of his practice, Bill has worked extensively with commercial banks and lenders to numerous manufacturing facilities and commercial real estate developments. He serves as general counsel to The South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority and their lending affiliate, Business Carolina, Inc., which is an approved USDA and SBA lender. In the context of economic development lending, he has experience in economic incentives, job development credits and other tax incentives for business with operations in South Carolina. He also has experience in representing developers in all facets of commercial real estate development, with specific expertise in the development of multiplex stadium seat movie theaters and leasehold mortgage financing. Finally, his corporate experience includes all aspects of corporate formation and planning and multi-state issues associated with the practice of architecture and engineering. Bar Admissions South Carolina, 1989 U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1989 U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1998 Education University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 1989 J.D. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA, 1989 M.B.A. Summa Cum Laude Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Va., USA B.A. Major: Economics Cum Laude Representative Clients Branch Banking & Trust Co.; BB&T of South Carolina Real Estate Innovations Business Carolina, Inc. Ford Motor Credit Company Bank of America First Choice Mortgage Professional Associations and Memberships South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association, 1997 - Present; President Meritas(f/k/a Commercial Law Affiliates), Director 2000-2003 Meritas (f/k/a Commercial Law Affiliates), 2001 - Present; Vice-Chair Meritas (f/k/a Commercial Law Affiliates), 1993 - 1995; Chair, Creditors Rights & Bankruptcy Section Shandon United Methodist Church; Board of Trustees (1994-1997); Chair Administrative Board, 1999 Specialization Advisory Board for Bankruptcy, 2001- 2004; Member South Carolina Bar American Bankruptcy Institute South Carolina Economic Developers Association Central SC Alliance- Member, Committee of 100 |
