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The Bellamy Law Firm is a full service firm headquartered in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The firm offers outstanding individual lawyers, with a depth of talent allowing clients to benefit from the strength of many Myrtle Beach attorneys practicing diverse, yet complementary areas of law. The Bellamy Law Firm is honored to represent a distinguished list of clients from across the United States, including some of Myrtle Beach and South Carolina's largest employers, developers, and landowners, along with a diverse range of business and legal interests. The attorneys of The Bellamy Law Firm have outstanding academic credentials along with distinguished practice experience, which they bring to bear on behalf of their clients each and every day. Members of the firm are very active in professional and industry organizations including the Horry County Bar Association and the South Carolina Bar Association. The Bellamy Law Firm is proud of its history, its roots in Myrtle Beach, and its reputation. T

History

Established in 1962.

In June, 1962, Howell V. "Skeets" Bellamy, Jr. graduated from the University of South Carolina Law School and returned home to establish his law office upstairs in the Colonial Building. In 1968 he was joined by John K. Rutenberg, and Claude M. Epps, Jr. joined the practice in 1969. The firm became Bellamy, Rutenberg & Epps. Followed by Epps were: David R. Gravely, 1972; Edward B. Bowers, Jr., 1974; Bradley D. King, 1974; and John E. Copeland, 1976. The firm was then renamed Bellamy, Rutenberg, Copeland, Epps, Gravely & Bowers, P.A. Edwin Hinds and Jill F. Griffith joined the firm by 1983 and in 1985, the firm moved to its present 14,000 sq. foot location on 29th Ave in Myrtle Beach. After forty plus years, Claude Epps retired in 2011, followed by John Copeland and Jill Griffith in 2013, and David Gravely in 2014. The Firm mourned the loss of Mr. Rutenberg in 2012, honoring him with a live oak on the front lawn which will grow with our Firm.

Meet the Business Owner: Edwin H.

Edwin graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1982. After clerking for the Bellamy Law Firm in 1980 and 1981, Edwin joined the firm in 1982. He currently serves as the universally trusted President of the Firm. He primarily practices in the areas of commercial and residential real estate law and business transactions. As a Myrtle Beach residential real estate development attorney, Edwin has worked with developers on numerous oceanfront high-rise resort developments, mixed-use developments, single-family residential subdivisions, and commercial developments. Edwin is an active member of the Dunes Club, the First Presbyterian Church, the Board of the Horry County Board of Disabilities and Special Needs, and the Board of Advisors of the Chapin Foundation. He is a past Board Member of United Way of Horry County, the Board of Visitors of Presbyterian College, and past president of Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach.