Glenn Fishburne Givens

Glenn Fishburne Givens

Kolb & Givens, Attorneys at Law, LLC
  • Business Law, Elder Law, Estate Planning ...
  • South Carolina
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Biography

I provide a full range of services to those planning for the future disposition of their assets and to minimize or eliminate tax or other unfavorable consequences including probate avoidance by offering various types of wills, trusts, and other estate planning devices.

I am an experienced and compassionate attorney who is available to assist Executors and Personal Representatives with estate and trust and probate administration and Probate Court proceedings.

I have two Masters in Taxation and many years of experience in handling individual, estate and business tax matters both as an attorney and a CPA. I have a Masters in Tax Law from Villanova and a Masters in Tax Accounting from USC.
I have legal experience in practicing with all different types of corporations, partnerships and LLCs as well as choice of entity matters. I believe that it is extremely important to gather client facts and discuss client goals and to communicate my opinion on those facts and goals before the client ultimately chooses the type of business entity.

Practice Areas
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Elder Law
Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Probate
Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
Tax Law
Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
Fees
  • Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
    $125 per hour
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
South Carolina
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
Partner
Kolb, Murphy & Givens, Attorneys at Law, LLC
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Since 1998, Mr. Givens has practiced as an attorney and an accountant in Florence, Columbia, and Sumter, South Carolina. As an attorney, he has practiced in the areas of corporate law, corporate and individual taxation, employee benefits, law, and commercial and estate litigation, estate planning, wills, trusts and probate. Mr. Givens is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the State of South Carolina and the United States District Court. He is a member of the South Carolina Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the Sumter County Bar Association. Mr. Givens is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a member of the South Carolina Association of CPAs.
Education
University of South Carolina - Columbia
MTAX | Master in Taxation (Accounting)
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Activities: Beta Alpha Psi
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Villanova University
LL.M. | Master in Taxation (Law)
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Wake Forest University
J.D. | Law
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Activities: Phi Delta Phi
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Wake Forest University
B.S. | Business
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Honors: Cum Laude, Dean's List
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Awards
Appreciation Award
Kiwanis Club of Florence
Award for Outstanding Job as Club Member and Secretary for the Kiwanis Club of Florence.
Professional Associations
Various
Member
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Activities: South Carolina Association of CPAs, South Carolina Bar Association, and Sumter County Bar Association.
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Various Community Organizations
Member
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Activities: South Carolina Association of CPAs, South Carolina Bar Association, Sumter County Bar Association, Kiwanis Club of Sumter.
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Publications
Articles & Publications
Estate Planning Benefits of Trusts other than avoiding Estate Tax
The Item
The Benefit of the Deceased Spousal Unused Exemption
Sumter Living Magazine
Certifications
Attorney
South Carolina Bar
Certified Public Accountant
State of South Carolina
Websites & Blogs
Website
Website
Website
Glenn Givens Attorney at Kolb, Murphy and Givens
Contact & Map
107 N Main St.
Sumter, SC 29150
Telephone: (803) 418-0800