A small firm on purpose.
- Opened in Charleston
- 2011
- Licensed in South Carolina
- 3attorneys
- Downtown, with parking
- 1office
It started with a question nobody could answer.
Before Tidemark, Nora Whitlock spent four years on the title side of closings. The question buyers asked most was simple: "What will the lawyer cost?" The honest answer was usually "it depends."
So in 2011 she opened a firm where it doesn't. Residential closings are a flat fee, quoted in writing within a business day. Commercial and dispute work gets a written estimate with the assumptions spelled out. If the work changes, the number changes in writing first.
The firm has grown to three attorneys and a closing team, and the rule hasn't changed. Neither has the second one: we tell people what the record shows and what we think, and we don't promise what nobody can promise.
How we work
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A flat fee, in writing, first
You get a written quote within one business day, before you commit to anything. Closing fees are flat. If the work changes, the quote changes in writing before we do it.
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One coordinator from contract to keys
Every file has one named closing coordinator who answers your calls and emails. You never have to explain your file twice.
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The record, not a promise
We tell you what the public record shows and what a fix usually takes. We never promise a title is perfect or a dispute will go your way. Title insurance, not a lawyer's word, is what protects against defects nobody found.
What we don't do
Knowing where our work ends saves you a call. For these, we point you to someone who does them every day.
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Property outside South Carolina
Our attorneys are licensed in South Carolina only. We can tell you how to find a local attorney elsewhere.
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Evictions
We draft and review leases. We don't handle eviction hearings.
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Tax advice
We work alongside your CPA on 1031 exchanges and sales. Tax questions go to them.
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Divorce, criminal or injury cases
If a property question sits inside one of these, we coordinate with your lawyer for that part.
The closing room
One quiet room, a long table and good coffee. Most closings take about an hour. If you can't be here, we arrange a mail-away signing with a notary near you.
75 Harborview Row, Suite 300
Charleston, SC 29401
Have a date on a contract? Start here.
Tell us the property, the deadline and who is involved. We reply within one business day with a written flat fee or a time to talk.