Ellis, Lawhorne & Sims, P.A.: John Beach

John F. Beach

Shareholder

A business litigator and administrative law practitioner, John Beach is a member of the Litigation Practice Group. John’s business litigation practice involves technically complex issues often related to regulated businesses. He is regularly engaged in high-stakes negotiation and litigation on behalf of medium-to-large closely held corporations and limited liability companies.

In his trust litigation practice, John combines his extensive experience in business law and investment fraud with the skills and experience of Ellis Lawhorne Trust and Estates attorney David Sojourner. Together John and David help clients to successfully address complex matters involving allegations of fraud, mismanagement of trust assets, and breach of fiduciary duty.

John has honed his administrative practice skills through many years of work before numerous state and federal agencies. John’s experience in business litigation includes:

Stockbroker fraud and other investment fraud
Trust litigation
Condemnation, inverse condemnation, and other public takings
Intellectual property, focusing on trademark, copyright, and trade secret litigation
Hiring lawsuits involving the attempted enforcement of confidentiality, non-compete and no-solicit provisions
Shareholder/member/partner disputes
Land use planning and zoning litigation
Utilities-related litigation, including water, sewer, cable TV, telephone, telecommunications, and energy

John’ s experience in administrative law includes:

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), including healthcare certificates of need, environmental compliance, water and wastewater
Regulated utilities, including energy, telecommunications, water and wastewater
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
Procurement - State and local
Zoning
South Carolina Department of Revenue
South Carolina Securities Commission
South Carolina Office of the Attorney General