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Melissa Britton

Melissa Britton is a Charleston-area businesswoman who is named as a Third-Party Defendant in Berg v. Bryant, No. 2025-CP-10-03124 (Charleston County Court of Common Pleas), and who is separately the subject of a related civil matter, Bowman v. Britton, No. 2025-CP-10-04343.

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Melissa Britton is a Mount Pleasant, South Carolina businesswoman. She is the founder and CEO of Bracari, a digital software company that has held subcontracts with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Health and Human Services, according to federal tracking records cited by FITSNews. She is also the sole trustee of Pommer Group LLC, a real estate holding company, in that capacity acting as its sole manager, according to publicly filed affidavits in this litigation. Britton is the estranged wife of Eric Bowman, a co-defendant in the underlying case.

Connection to the Nancy Mace record

Named as a Third-Party Defendant, November 2025. Third-Party Plaintiff Patrick Bryant filed a Third-Party Complaint on November 6, 2025 in Berg v. Bryant, No. 2025-CP-10-03124, Charleston County Court of Common Pleas, naming Britton alongside Rep. Nancy Ruth Mace as Third-Party Defendants. Bryant's Third-Party Complaint asserts two causes of action against Britton: civil conspiracy (alongside Mace and Berg) and aiding and abetting criminal conduct. Britton denies the claims. On January 15, 2026, her counsel, Mary Grace Maybank, moved under Rule 14(a) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure to strike the Third-Party Complaint "in its entirety," arguing the third-party claims "are not derivative" of Berg's claims and are improper under Rule 14. (Separately, the original plaintiff, Alexis Berg, filed her own Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss the Third-Party Complaint on December 5, 2025.) Service was accepted on Britton's behalf by Maybank in November 2025, according to an affidavit filed in the case.

The publicly filed case caption as of early 2026 reads: Alexis Berg, Plaintiff, vs. Patrick Bryant, John Osborne, Eric Bowman, Pommer Group LLC, Assignment Desk Works LLC, and GLT2, LLC, Defendants; Patrick Bryant, Third-Party Plaintiff, vs. Nancy Ruth Mace, Melissa Britton, and Alexis Berg, Third-Party Defendants. Case No. 2025-CP-10-03124.

All allegations in Bryant's Third-Party Complaint are the contentions of Bryant as the filing party. Britton disputes them. No court has made any finding of fact or liability against her, and the matter is unadjudicated.

Pommer Group LLC and the underlying litigation. Pommer Group LLC, of which Britton is the sole trustee and manager, appears as a named defendant in the original complaint filed by Alexis Berg. In publicly filed motion practice, Bowman stated that Britton "is the sole party legally authorized to act on behalf of the LLC," citing her sworn testimony from an August 2022 deposition in a separate proceeding; Bowman noted he had "never held any ownership interest, managerial authority, or operational control over Pommer Group." Britton's relationship to Pommer Group as its independent trustee is a matter of public record established through filings in this case.

Eric Bowman's April 2025 arrest. On April 8, 2025, Bowman was arrested and charged with first-degree harassment and stalking by Sullivan's Island Police Department. According to ABC News 4, the charges arose from a complaint by Britton, his estranged wife, and investigators reportedly found a tracking device on Britton's vehicle. Bowman denied the charges. The criminal matter has not been adjudicated as of this entry.

Separate civil matter: Bowman v. Britton. A separate civil case, Bowman v. Britton, No. 2025-CP-10-04343 (Charleston County Court of Common Pleas), is part of the same consolidated docket under Judge Donald B. Hocker. On February 17, 2026, Judge Hocker issued a Temporary Injunction in that matter, temporarily removing Britton as trustee of Pommer Group, finding that plaintiffs were "likely to prevail on the merits," according to a publicly filed motion in Berg v. Bryant. That injunction is a preliminary ruling, not a final adjudication on the merits; the matter remains pending.

Gag order. Judge Hocker's November 26, 2025 gag order applies to parties and their counsel across the consolidated litigation. Its scope and application to Britton as a named party is governed by its terms as entered by the court.

All civil litigation described above was pending as of the date of this entry. No final judgment has been entered in any of the described matters. Britton denies Bryant's Third-Party Complaint claims and has moved to strike them.

Allegations in Bryant's Third-Party Complaint

On November 6, 2025, Third-Party Plaintiff Patrick Bryant filed a Third-Party Complaint in Berg v. Bryant, No. 2025-CP-10-03124, amended on December 9, 2025, naming Britton as a Third-Party Defendant. Bryant asserts two causes of action against Britton: civil conspiracy and aiding and abetting criminal conduct. Everything below is the contention of Bryant as the filing party. Britton denies the claims and has moved to strike them; no court has made any finding of fact or liability; the matter is unadjudicated. Bryant's own central theory is that no assault occurred and the accusation was fabricated; his aiding-and-abetting count is pleaded in the alternative, "to the extent" the men "are found liable."

The conspiracy Bryant alleges. Bryant alleges that Mace, after earlier efforts, "morphed her conspiracy plans to include Eric Bowman's estranged wife, Defendant Melissa Britton," and that "Mace and Britton fabricated an alleged assault involving [Berg], that occurred on October 26, 2018." He alleges "Britton also had her own motives against Bowman," that Berg "is a pawn in Mace's and Britton's elaborate scheme," and that "there is no video of the alleged assault, and no assault took place." He alleges Mace and Britton "met in early 2024... and conspired to frame and defraud Bryant, Bowman, and Osborne," "agreed to commit an unlawful act by unlawful means," "plotted to fabricate an alleged assault and the existence of an alleged video and e-mail," and "committed overt acts including falsely communicating the alleged events in October 2018, to [Berg]."

The October 2018 gathering Bryant describes. Bryant alleges a social gathering took place at Britton's home; that Berg "became heavily intoxicated, fell into Britton's swimming pool, and was assisted by others back into the house"; and that Britton, then married to Bowman, served as trustee of the trust holding the residence, "making her responsible for the property and its guests." He alleges Britton "later claimed she witnessed portions of the evening through home security cameras," "recorded her version of events in a 'diary email,'" and "did not report [it] to law enforcement for at least five and a half years." He alleges that after the evening Britton "continued to socialize with Bryant and Bowman, hosting further gatherings and taking photographs with them," which he contends was "inconsistent" with her account, and that she "concealed her 'diary email' and related allegations for more than five years, only disclosing them in early 2024 after being contacted by Mace."

The aiding-and-abetting count (pleaded in the alternative). Bryant alleges that "although Bryant, Bowman, and Osborne deny that they conspired to commit any unlawful act, including assaulting [Berg], to the extent they are found liable, Britton must share in the liability." He alleges Britton "was present at her home where the alleged criminal conduct occurred," "claims that she witnessed the alleged assault by Osborne, as Bryant and Bowman filmed it," and "did nothing and watched"; that she "aided and abetted the criminal acts when she brought clothes to [Berg] and dressed her"; that "at no time did Britton tell [Berg] what she now claims had allegedly occurred"; that she "knowingly and substantially assisted in committing and/or concealing the wrongdoing"; and that she "concealed the existence of an e-mail she allegedly authored the following morning describing the assault... until Mace approached her in early 2024."

Britton's response. Britton denies the allegations and, on January 15, 2026, moved under Rule 14(a) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure to strike the Third-Party Complaint "in its entirety," arguing the third-party claims "are not derivative" of Berg's claims and are improper under Rule 14. In her separate Answer, Mace stated she "was not present at the alleged gathering" and "lacks sufficient knowledge or information" as to Britton's conduct, while denying that any conspiracy was formed.

The filing, as filed

The pages below are reproduced as filed from Bryant's public Amended Counterclaims and Third-Party Complaint. They are the contentions of Bryant as the filing party; nothing in them is a finding of fact.

Amended Third-Party Complaint, page 8: paragraphs 42 through 47, Bryant's account of the October 2018 gathering at Britton's residence Amended Third-Party Complaint, p. 8 (paragraphs 42 through 47): Bryant's account of the October 2018 gathering at Britton's residence. Berg v. Bryant, No. 2025-CP-10-03124, e-filed Dec. 9, 2025.

Amended Third-Party Complaint, page 20: Count V, civil conspiracy, and the start of Count VI, aiding and abetting criminal conduct Amended Third-Party Complaint, p. 20: Count V (civil conspiracy against Mace and Britton) and the start of Count VI (aiding and abetting criminal conduct against Britton).

Amended Third-Party Complaint, page 21: paragraphs 141 through 145, the aiding-and-abetting allegations against Britton, and the prayer for relief Amended Third-Party Complaint, p. 21 (paragraphs 141 through 145): the aiding-and-abetting allegations against Britton, followed by the prayer for relief.

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