Mount Pleasant Magazine Nov/Dec 2016

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Carefully Balancing
the Issues
Pearce Law Firm
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Ask the Experts
When Dixon Pearce
first opened Pearce Law
Firm, he was fulfilling
his vision to help clients
through the real estate
closing process. The year
2017 marks 10 years since
he started the business, and, while the past decade has
been a roller coaster for real estate matters, Pearce credits
excellent service, quality work and a
dedication to problem solving for his
firm’s longevity in Mount Pleasant.
A Lowcountry native, Pearce has spent his post-graduate
life in Mount Pleasant,
where his wife, Susan,
was raised. He obtained
a bachelors degree at
the University of South
Carolina in Business
Administration, majoring
in Real Estate, and,
following two years in
real estate development
and sales, he returned
to the university’s law
school to become a real
estate lawyer.
“I spent seven years
practicing civil litigation
– mostly construction litigation cases involving stucco
homes – which was a good experience that has served me
well in my real estate practice,” Pearce said.
In 2000, Pearce joined a local firm and began his career
in residential real estate closings, later becoming a partner
before pursuing his dream to own his own firm.
Today, Pearce Law Firm handles mainly residential real
estate matters, such as purchases, sales and refinances,
and a small amount of commercial transactions. Pearce’s
team includes an associate attorney, three legal assistants
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and a receptionist.
“Buying and selling real estate can be quite
cumbersome, and it’s my job to be a problem solver to
make the logistics of everything going on come together
on a certain date and at a certain time,” Pearce explained.
“That is the fun part for me, figuring out how to manage
a closing through some practical issues, the likes of which
cannot be predicted. We joke that working in real estate
closings is usually more entertaining than some reality
shows on television.”
In addition to the anticipated yet unpredictable
curveballs that can be thrown in the midst of a real
estate closing, Pearce and his team carefully balance a
myriad of other issues:
legal and ethical duties,
contractual issues, title
insurance issues, hazard
and flood insurance
issues, and lender
regulations and policies.
These all must be dealt
with in any given
situation.
“After 16 years of
experience in real estate
closings, though, we
have learned a few
tricks and can usually
overcome whatever
obstacle is thrown at us,” said Pearce. “Clients appreciate
it greatly when you sort everything out for them and
they complete their move in or sale as scheduled, and
the Realtors and lenders do, too. That is what drives us;
doing a good job for our customers and helping them
have as smooth a real estate transaction as possible.”
If you are in need of real estate closing services, visit
, or stop by to see them at 1476 Ben
Sawyer Blvd. in Mount Pleasant.
left to right - Front row: Patty Humphrey, Debbie Barrineau and nicole
love. Back row: Kelley Sassard, Dixon Pearce and Ryan Patterson.
Photo by Rick Walo.