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  • South Carolina

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  • Professional Accountant

Paula Tecklenburg Watford

Associate
paula.watford@nelsonmullins.com
T: 843.926.5621
F: 843.448.3437
BNC Bank Corporate Center, Suite 300
3751 Robert M. Grissom Parkway
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

Paula Watford is an associate of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP. She practices in the Firm's Myrtle Beach office in the areas of corporate law and taxation.

Previous Professional Experience

  • Former Nelson Mullins summer associate
  • Worked as a senior auditor before attending law school

Education

  • New York University, Masters of Law in Taxation (2012)
  • University of South Carolina School of Law, Juris Doctor, cum laude (2011)
    • Articles editor, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Journal
    • Volunteer tax preparer
    • Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program
  • Charleston School of Law (2008-2009)
    • CALI Award, Property II
  • Oglethorpe University, Bachelor of Science degree, Accounting (2004)