William (“Will”) H. Kleindienst advises businesses on real estate, commercial transactions, and construction, and represents them when business disputes arise, often involving environmental issues. He works with clients to provide strategic legal counsel that supports their business goals and mission, helping them mitigate risk and ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards. He has experience defending clients and expert witnesses in both state and federal court.
Litigation
- Tried asbestos claims litigation in South Carolina
- Successfully argued motion to dismiss for insurance carrier in Fairfield County, South Carolina
- Successfully argued motion for summary judgment for creditor in Anderson County, South Carolina
- Obtained defense verdict in bench trial for nursing home client in Richland County, South Carolina
- Obtained summary judgment for engineering firm in Charleston County, South Carolina
- Successfully argued motion to dismiss for design professional in Horry County, South Carolina
Real Estate & Environmental
- Real estate & environmental counsel for several municipalities in South Carolina
- Real Estate & environmental counsel for redevelopment project on the Charleston, South Carolina peninsula
- Environmental counsel for multi-million dollar economic development projects throughout North Charleston, South Carolina
- Real estate & environmental counsel for economic development project in Berkeley County, South Carolina
- “Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrencies: A Legal Perspective,” South Carolina Lawyer Magazine (May 2022)
- “Environmental Liability in Commercial Real Estate Transactions: BFPPs and VCCs,” The S.C. Bar Young Lawyer (2016)
- “Social Media in the Workplace,” Palmetto Society of Human Resource Management (2016)
Admissions
- South Carolina
- Montana
- United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
Memberships
- The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association
- The Urban Land Institute, South Carolina
- South Carolina Municipal Attorneys Association
- The American Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Charleston County Board of Assessment Appeals, Chair, 2014-present
- Palmetto Community Care, Pro Bono Attorney, 2014-present
- S.C. Equality Litigation Task Force, Pro Bono Attorney, 2015-present
- Palmetto Society of Human Resource Management, General Counsel, 2016-2018
- North Charleston Housing Authority, Vice-Chair, 2018-2022
Education
- J.D., New York Law School , 2013
- Dual B.A., Political Science & Psychology & Social Behavior, University of California, Irvine, 2009
- Studied at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain in 2008