Glenn Fishburne Givens

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.

University of South Carolina - Columbia

MTAX | Master in Taxation (Accounting)

1997 - 1998

Activities: Beta Alpha Psi

Villanova University

LL.M. | Master in Taxation (Law)

1995 - 1996

Wake Forest University

J.D. | Law

1991 - 1994

Activities: Phi Delta Phi

Wake Forest University

B.S. | Business

1987 - 1991

Honors: Cum Laude, Dean's List

Partner

Kolb, Murphy & Givens, Attorneys at Law, LLC

2010 - Current

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.

Estate Planning Benefits of Trusts other than avoiding Estate Tax

The Item

May 10, 2015

The Benefit of the Deceased Spousal Unused Exemption

Sumter Living Magazine

July, 2013

Attorney

South Carolina Bar

Certified Public Accountant

State of South Carolina

Appreciation Award

Kiwanis Club of Florence

2004

Award for Outstanding Job as Club Member and Secretary for the Kiwanis Club of Florence.

Various

Member

2004 - Current

Activities: South Carolina Association of CPAs, South Carolina Bar Association, and Sumter County Bar Association.

Various Community Organizations

Member

2004 - Current

Activities: South Carolina Association of CPAs, South Carolina Bar Association, Sumter County Bar Association, Kiwanis Club of Sumter.

South Carolina

Since 1995

• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  $125 per hour