He graduated cum laude from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2005, and has been practicing law in Greenville since that time. Nathan began his legal career with Temple Mann Briggs & Hill, where he focused on residential real estate and construction litigation. In October of 2008 Nathan opened a general civil practice which for the past several years has become increasingly devoted to probate and estate planning matters. Nathan is a certified circuit court mediator and is currently serves as a member of the South Carolina Bar's Fee Dispute Resolution Board. In the past, he has served on a variety of Bar committees, including Practice and Procedure and Professional Responsibility. He also served a three-year term on the Greenville County Board of Zoning Appeals from 2014 to 2017. Nathan also holds a master's degree in history from Clemson University for a thesis on the seventeenth-century Court of Star Chamber.