McNair Law Firm is pleased to announce that Bhumi Patel has joined the firm as an associate in its real estate practice group in Myrtle Beach.

Bhumi is skilled in the drafting, research and analysis of documentation to support a broad range of real estate transactions, both commercial and residential. She also represents lenders, and has been the designated review counsel for banks in the area. Other examples of Bhumi's diverse experience include involvement in the formation of special tax districts for road maintenance in Horry County and fluent language proficiencies in Gujrati and Hindi.

"Bhumi is a talented and versatile attorney whose arrival at McNair is impeccably timed," said shareholder Lynn Stevens. "She adds valuable depth to our real estate practice and will be an asset to our clients in the Grand Strand and beyond."

Bhumi comes to McNair from DesChamps Law Firm, where she had been employed since the inception of her career as an attorney. A member of the Horry County and South Carolina Bar Associations, Bhumi is admitted to practice in South Carolina. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of South Carolina and a Juris Doctor from the Charleston School of Law, where she served as an Associate Editor-in-Chief of Federal Courts Law Review and a member of Women in Law.