MG&C Law

M. McMullen Taylor

Columbia, SC Office

Ms. Taylor’s practice focuses on municipal law, water law, energy and natural resources law, and land use law.

She graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts degree and earned a Master of Arts degree from Columbia College. After a twelve-year career in state and local government, Ms. Taylor obtained a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law. In law school, she served as law clerk to the Governor's Water Law Committee, helping draft the final committee report, and she also received a CALI Award for Land Use Planning and served as Associate Editor for the Southeastern Environmental Law Journal.

Her practice has included representation of SC Department of Natural Resources, the Governor's Savannah River Committee, water and sewer utilities, local governments and private industry. She is admitted to practice in the South Carolina Bar and the United States District Court, South Carolina District. She is a member of the American Bar Association's Section of Environment, Energy and Resources. Ms. Taylor was selected by her peers for inclusion in the 2011 and 2012 editions of Best Lawyers in America in the practice of water law. Ms. Taylor currently serves as the chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Congaree Riverkeeper, a non-profit organization that advocates for improved water quality of the Lower Saluda, Lower Broad and Congaree Rivers.

Professional Associations & Memberships

American Bar Association's Environment, Energy, and Resources Section - Member
City of Columbia Mayor's Transition Team Environmental & Sustainability Committee - Co-Chair
Congaree Riverkeeper Board of Directors - Chairperson