He has additional experience in exempt organizations and charitable giving, conservation easements, alcohol beverage control, and regulatory work before the Public Service Commission.

State and local tax controversy work is a large area of Burnie’s practice. He represents taxpayers in numerous Administrative Law Court, Court of Appeals, and South Carolina Supreme Court cases, as well as writing amicus briefs for various local and state tax councils, business chambers, and manufacturing alliances.

Burnie has co-authored many of the state economic development incentives and released South Carolina Department of Revenue policy documents on the incentives when he served two terms as Department of Revenue Director under former governors Mark Sanford (2003-2005) and David Beasley (1995-1999). He also served two terms as Chair of the Job Development Credit Act Subcommittee of the South Carolina Coordinating Council for Economic Development.

Burnie has received many awards and recognitions throughout his career, including the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance’s “Defender of Manufacturing” Award.

At the request of Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell, Burnie served on the South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Study Committee to examine the benefits of public/private partnerships to improve the state’s roads, highways and bridges. He also formerly served as Chair of the S.C. Tax Realignment Commission, at the request of Senate Finance Chairman Hugh Leatherman, to submit a comprehensive state tax restructuring plan.