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Henrietta U. Golding
Shareholder
843.444.1107 Main843.444.4729 Main Fax
hgolding@mcnair.net
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Myrtle Beach, SC Office
2411 Oak Street
Suite 206
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 Assistant
Carole Koerner
ckoerner@mcnair.net
843.443.3024 Direct
Overview
Henrietta Golding has primarily a business related practice in which she practices preventive law as well as being involved in the defense of claims relating to commercial disputes.
Henrietta joined McNair as a Shareholder in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina office in May 2000. Previously, she was a Stockholder and Officer in the law firm of Bellamy, Rutenberg, Copeland, Epps, Gravely & Bowers, P.A.
Since 2009, Henrietta has been a member of the Board of Directors of Coastal Carolina National Bank as well as its Treasurer. In 2014, she was elected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Dunes Golf and Beach Club. In June 2013, she was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly to be a Trustee for the College of Charleston with her term to expire in 2018.
Henrietta was a member of the City Board for Wachovia Bank of South Carolina, N.A. (Wachovia is now Wells Fargo & Company) in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She served for eight years on the board of directors of the College of Charleston Foundation, is a member on the Wall School of Business, Board of Visitors at Coastal Carolina University, and is Vice-President, a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for Partners Economic Development. She also served on the board for the Coastal Business Women’s Association, and The Long Bay Symphonic Society, Ltd. A member of the Horry County, South Carolina and American Bar Associations, she is a participant in the Employment and Labor Law Sections on the state and national level and the Continuing Legal Education and Judicial Qualifications committees of the state bar association.
She served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Horry County Bar Association from 1980 to 1984. She is a member of the South Carolina Bar Review Committee, and in January, 2004, became a member of the Labor and Employment Law Specialization Advisory Board for the South Carolina Supreme Court. Her primary practice areas are labor and employment law as well as banking law and civil and commercial litigation matters.
Henrietta is also a member of the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, and a former member of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association. Henrietta has been selected by her peers for inclusion since 2005 in the The Best Lawyers in America® 2008 (Copyright 2004 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).
- Represents client in its commercial litigation and employment matters.
- Representation of doctors and medical practices in Horry County and Georgetown Counties in a variety of legal matters including preparation of contracts and employment matters.
- Represents Banks in litigation matters and contract review and negligence.
- Trustee on the Board of Trustees for the College of Charleston, 2013 - present
- Member of the Board of Directors, Dunes Golf and Beach Club, 2014 - present
- Member of the Board of Directors, Coastal Carolina National Bank, 2008 - present
- Member of Wall School of Business Board of Visitors (Coastal Carolina University), 1998 - present and Member of the Board’s Executive Meeting 2006 - 2008
- Member of the Board of Directors, Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Corporation - present
- Bar Examiner, South Carolina Supreme Court, 2009 - present
- General Counsel, South Carolina Women's Golf Association, 1998 – present
- Member of the County Board for Wachovia Bank of South Carolina, N. A. in Myrtle Beach, 1979 - 2008
- Member of the Board of Directors for Partners, Horry County Economic Development Corporation, 2001 - 2006
- Chairperson for Partners, Horry County Economic Development Corporation, 2004 - 2005
- Member, Employment/Labor Law Advisory Board, South Carolina Supreme Court, 2001-2005
- Vice Chair for Partners, Horry County Economic Development Corporation, 2003 - 2004
- Member of the Board of Directors, The Long Bay Symphonic Society, Ltd., 1998 - 2000
- Vice President, The Long Bay Symphonic Society, Ltd., 1992 - 1996
- Member of the Board of Directors, College of Charleston Foundation, 1988 - 2001
- Member of Board of Directors, Coastal Business Women's Association, 1996 - 2000
- Chairperson, Judicial Qualifications Committee, South Carolina Bar, 1996
- Member of the Board of Directors, South Carolina Women Lawyers Association, 1993 – 1995
- Member, Judicial Qualifications Committee, South Carolina Bar, 1993 - 1996
- Past Secretary-Treasurer, Horry County Bar Association, 1982
- Named, The Best Lawyers in America© (2005-2019)
- "Lawyer of the Year," Litigation-Labor and Employment - Charleston (2019)
- "Lawyer of the Year," Labor Law: Management - Grand Strand (2016,2018)
- Listed, South Carolina Super Lawyers®, Employment & Labor (2008-2018)
- Awarded, Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating*
- Graduate, Leadership South Carolina (2002)
- Young Career Woman of the Year (1979)
- Student Body President, College of Charleston (1973)
- Class President, College of Charleston(1970, 1971, 1973)
*AV®, BV®, AV Preeminent®, and BV Distinguished® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used under in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.
- In re Hatley, 400 S.C. 470 (2012)
- Oskin v. Johnson, 400 S.C. 390 (2012)
- All Saints Parish Waccamaw v. Protestant Episcopal Church, 385 S.C. 428 (2009)
- Hansson v. Scalise Builders of S.C., 374 S.C. 352 (2007)
- Pittman v. Grand Strand Entm’t, Inc., 363 S.C. 531 (2005)
- Jordan v. Holt, 362 S.C. 201 (2005)
- Williams Carpet Constrs., Inc. v. Skelly, 400 S.C. 320 (2012)
- Wallace v. Day, 390 S.C. 69 (2010)
- Cribb v. Spatholt, 382 S.C. 475 (2009)
- Cribb v. Spatholt, 382 S.C. 490 (2009)
- Pee Dee Stores, Inc. v. Doyle, 381 S.C. 234 (2009)
- Mozingo & Wallace Architects, L.L.P. V. Patricia Grand, Ltd. P’ship, 379 S.C. 478 (2008)
- Wachovia Bank, N.A. v. Thomasko, 339 S.C. 592 (2000)
- Harris v. L&L Wings, 132 F.3d 978 (1997)
- Slear v. Hanna, 321 S.C. 100 (1996)
- Blake v. Cannon, 312 S.C. 135 (1993)
- Lucas v. Sara Lee Corp., 307 S.C. 495 (1992)
- Foxfire ViII v. Black & Veatch, 304 S.C. 366
- Unlimited Servs. V. Macklen Enters., 303 S.C. 384 (1991)
- Goldome Realty Credit Corp. v. Conway Hotel Properties, Inc., 303 S.C. 158 (1990)
- Unlimited Services, Inc. v. Macklen Enterprises, Inc., 298 S.C. 552 (1989)
- Niggel Associates, Inc. v. Polo’s of North Myrtle Beach, Inc., 296 S.C. 530 (1988)
- Sanders v. Coastal Capital Ventures, Inc., 296 S.C. 132 (1988)
- Horry County v. Woodward, 291 S.C. 1 (1986)
- Vaughan v. Kalyvas, 288 S.C. 358 (1986)
- Marr v. Tesauro, 283 S.C. 333 (1984)
- Midgett v. McClelland, 547 F.2d 1194 (1977)
