http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/phoenix/blob/03a5d7ef/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/util/SchemaUtil.java
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diff --git a/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/util/SchemaUtil.java 
b/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/util/SchemaUtil.java
index 72c67bf..9ab0692 100644
--- a/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/util/SchemaUtil.java
+++ b/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/util/SchemaUtil.java
@@ -48,18 +48,18 @@ import 
org.apache.phoenix.schema.ColumnFamilyNotFoundException;
 import org.apache.phoenix.schema.ColumnNotFoundException;
 import org.apache.phoenix.schema.PColumn;
 import org.apache.phoenix.schema.PColumnFamily;
-import org.apache.phoenix.schema.types.PDataType;
 import org.apache.phoenix.schema.PDatum;
 import org.apache.phoenix.schema.PMetaData;
 import org.apache.phoenix.schema.PName;
 import org.apache.phoenix.schema.PTable;
-import org.apache.phoenix.schema.types.PVarbinary;
-import org.apache.phoenix.schema.types.PVarchar;
 import org.apache.phoenix.schema.RowKeySchema;
 import org.apache.phoenix.schema.RowKeySchema.RowKeySchemaBuilder;
 import org.apache.phoenix.schema.SaltingUtil;
 import org.apache.phoenix.schema.SortOrder;
 import org.apache.phoenix.schema.ValueSchema.Field;
+import org.apache.phoenix.schema.types.PDataType;
+import org.apache.phoenix.schema.types.PVarbinary;
+import org.apache.phoenix.schema.types.PVarchar;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public class SchemaUtil {
     }
 
     public static boolean isCaseSensitive(String name) {
-        return name.length() > 0 && name.charAt(0)=='"';
+        return name!=null && name.length() > 0 && name.charAt(0)=='"';
     }
     
     public static <T> List<T> concat(List<T> l1, List<T> l2) {

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