Kimberly Wunder, a former in-house local government attorney, has joined Pope Flynn, a Columbia-headquartered law firm that focuses on governmental and public finance matters. Wunder will focus on providing cities, towns, and counties comprehensive counsel on transactional, operational, administrative, regulatory, and policy matters.
After graduating from law school, Wunder worked as an associate attorney at a large South Carolina firm representing clients in federal, state, and local courts before becoming assistant county attorney for Greenville County where she worked for more than fifteen years. During her time at Greenville County she developed an exceptional reputation for providing tailored and practical advice to County officials on complex issues, as well as advising on day-to-day operations including negotiation of intergovernmental agreements; enforcement of building and regulatory codes, including floodplain management and stormwater regulations; property tax assessment, collection, and enforcement; delinquent tax collection and tax sales; and county road and bridge inventory management.
Some of Wunder’s significant projects included leading negotiations and securing agreements on behalf of Greenville County with the South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank, the South Carolina Department of Transportation, and the Greenville-Pickens Area Transportation Study (GPATS) for funding and construction of a $121 million bypass road project; advising on the consolidation of seven independent wastewater collection providers into a single unified system; and developing the first significant update in two decades to a stormwater utility operational agreement among NPDES co-permittees.
Kim offers our firm’s clients a wealth of experience in local governmental law and she has exceptional in-depth experience in county operations and the daily challenges that counties face. She will be a wonderful addition to an already strong practice group.