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PRACTICE AREAS
 Commercial and Residential Real Estate
(closings, 1031 exchanges)- Probate (Wills and Estates)
- Corporate Matters
- Circuit Court Mediator
BIOGRAPHY
Mr. Dooley received his Juris
Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina in
1980. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University
of South Carolina in Political Science. He graduated from
Lexington High School in 1973 with perfect attendance for
12 years.
Mr. Dooley has practiced law in
Lexington for his entire career. His father, Albert J.
Dooley, Sr. began practicing law in Lexington in 1954 as
a solo practitioner. Dooley and Dooley Law Firm was born
in 1980 when Bert joined his father’s practice. In 1995,
Mr. Dooley, Sr. became "Of Counsel" to the firm, leaving
Bert as the Senior Partner of The Dooley Law Firm.
Mr. Dooley is a member of the
South Carolina Bar Association and the Lexington County
Bar Association. He has been recognized for meritorious
service by the South Carolina Supreme Court.
Early in his career, Mr. Dooley
practiced in all areas of the law, including criminal defense,
DUI and family court. Mr. Dooley’s practice now has a substantial
emphasis on real estate practice.
Mr. Dooley has closed countless
residential purchases and refinances. In addition, he represents
a wide variety of commercial clients as well as land developers
and lenders. The Dooley Law Firm employs a full time title
abstractor and title insurance administrator. In addition,
Mr. Dooley has two full time closing secretaries.
In 2007, Mr. Dooley expanded his practice areas when he became certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a Circuit Court Mediator.
Mr. Dooley has been married to
his high school sweetheart, Cindy Dooley, since 1978.
Cindy is an attorney practicing in the area of Worker’s
Compensation defense in Columbia, South Carolina.
They have two children, Trey and Megan. In 2007, Trey joined his father in practice at The Dooley Law Firm.
Service to the Lexington community
has always been a hallmark of the Dooley family. In 1996,
Bert was elected to the Lexington School District One Board
of Trustees and he has served as Chairman. Mr. Dooley
is a past president of the Lexington JCs and the Lexington
Rotary Club. He is a former Rotary GSE team member having
represented South Carolina on an exchange trip to Tasmania,
Australia in 1988. Bert has also been named a “Paul
Harris Fellow.”
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