+ Rita Bolt Barker

Rita Bolt Barker is a shareholder with Wyche, PA, in the firm’s Greenville office. An experienced environmental attorney, she represents clients in federal and state courts, as well as before the US Environmental Protection Agency and the SC Department of Environmental Services. Her varied experience includes advising clients on matters arising under federal and state environmental statutes. Rita also assists clients to redevelop contaminated sites and counsels clients on assessing environmental risks and incentives associated with corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and real estate deals.

Rita has written and presented on numerous environmental law topics and has been an adjunct professor at Clemson University and Furman University. She was an editor of Environmental Law in South Carolina (4 th ed.). Rita is a Council member of the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy and Resources and received the Section’s Distinguished Environmental Advocate Award. She is a Fellow in the American College of Environmental Lawyers and presently serves as the ABA Liaison for the SC Bar Environment & Natural Resources Section.

Rita earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School and her B.A. from Clemson University.

+ Alyssa Richardson

Alyssa Richardson assists clients with a variety of economic development needs in South Carolina. Her clients include counties, cities, and large to midsize corporations. She provides advice and counsel to clients in all manner of economic incentives, including special source revenue credits, fees in lieu of tax payments (FILOTS), and development agreements.

Prior to joining Wyche, Alyssa served as Deputy Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Tim Scott. With Senator Scott, Richardson prioritized economic development and housing policy to advance South Carolina. At Wyche, Richardson draws upon that experience to provide comprehensive legal and advisory services focused on advancing business growth and job growth in South Carolina.

A former federal prosecutor in Columbia, SC, Alyssa’s time as an Assistant United States Attorney focused on economic crimes, including wire and tax fraud. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and holds a summa cum laude economics degree from Furman University. Alyssa is also the founder and CEO of Develop South Carolina, a real estate development and consulting firm focused on attainable housing. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Santee Cooper.

+ Jay Rogers

+ David Thompson

David A. Thompson started his law career practicing commercial litigation in Dallas, Texas, his hometown. In 2018, David and his wife, Paige, moved to Greenville for Paige’s pediatric residency at what is now Prisma Health. Shortly thereafter, David joined Thomas, Fisher & Edwards. David now focuses his practice on taxation, complex estate planning, probate and trust law, and business formation and planning. Licensed in four states, David can advise clients in South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. However, his practice is primarily focused on South Carolina and North Carolina clients, along with making use of certain unique trust strategies available in Tennessee. In contrast to his previous work, David enjoys the proactive nature of his current practice areas by strategizing with his clients to preempt potential issues before they arise. David promotes the success of his clients by equipping them with the knowledge they need to make the best-informed decisions for themselves, their businesses, and their families.

David draws on a strong educational foundation in his legal practice.  After earning a BS in Accounting (cum laude) and a Master of Accountancy from Case Western Reserve University (where he also played four years of collegiate basketball), he continued his education by obtaining his law degree from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in Dallas, Texas. David’s education culminated in 2021, when David earned his LLM in Taxation from the University of Alabama, graduating magna cum laude.

Lastly, David actively contributes in the Upstate by participating in the Greenville Estate Planning Council (as member and director), the Greenville Estate Planning Study Group, and the Greenville County Bar Association. David was recently elected as a member of the South Carolina Bar Tax Council and was recognized in 2023 on the Best and Brightest 35 and Under list created by Greenville Business Magazine © . In addition, David has been recognized in various categories in (i) The Best Lawyers in America ®  2025 for work in: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates, and (ii) Legal Elite of the Upstate by Greenville Business Magazine ©  for 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 (most recently in the following categories: Estate and Trust – Planning; Tax and Estate Planning (Top Vote Recipient); Corporate Law – Business Organizations; and Corporate Law – Mergers & Acquisitions).

+ The Honorable Jacquelyn D. Austin