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Ross A. Appel

Partner

Biography

75% of Ross’ practice is in zoning and land use litigation and consulting. When developers have a project that gets derailed, he gets it back on track. He also works on municipalities all over the state, primarily in the lowcountry. Ross represents everything from HOAs to businesses in his zoning and property dispute cases. These cases are the “meat and potatoes” of Ross’ work.

Class action fee cases, multimillion dollar settlements, and finding governments misusing tax funds – These are all the “gravy.”

Ross knows that McCullough ▪ Khan ▪ Appel is not the type of firm that depends on people scouring the internet to find them. He cares about his identity and his role in the community. People come to Ross because they know he is the right person to help, not because he appeared in a quick online search.

Ross is a Charleston native, his great grandfather being Morris Sokol, a renowned furniture-sales business owner in Charleston.

Ross previously served on a Charleston zoning board and was elected to Charleston City Council, where he currently serves. Ross is a local government guy. He uses his 360 degree perspective to bring a unique edge to his clients.

Ross is always open to being hired to help with consulting services, since he can tell people how the system works in Charleston.

Education

  • The University of Florida, B.A., Philosophy and History 2006
  • The University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2009
    • Editorial Board, Southeastern Environmental Law Journal