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William Bert "Bert" Brannon
Palmetto Armory Office Building, 1812 Lincoln Street, P.O. Box 1390 Columbia, South Carolina 29202-1390
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Overview
A veteran attorney who's served Columbia for more than two decades, Bert focuses on helping small businesses in every stage of their life cycle, from creation to handing off to the next generation. His primary practice areas are business succession planning and estate planning, areas often tightly tied for small business owners. He can assist with all areas of business formation, including choice of entity planning; taxation of estates and trusts and business entities; and corporate law.
He's a South Carolina Supreme Court Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law as well. He frequently lectures on estate planning as part of the South Carolina Bar's continuing legal education program. Bert also is a member of the Columbia Estate Planning Council and fellow of the
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He teaches estate planning as an adjunct professor at the University of
South Carolina School of Law.
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Awards
Trusts and Estates, Columbia, SC (2024)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Columbia, SC (2022)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Columbia, SC (2019)
- Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates, 2008 to present; Litigation – Trusts & Estates, 2018 to present; 2019 Lawyer of Year
- South Carolina Super Lawyers, Estate Planning & Probate, Closely Held Businesses, 2010 to present
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Education
University of South Carolina, JD
Graduated 1991
Furman University, BS
Graduated 1987
New York University, LLM - Taxation
Graduated 1992
University of South Carolina, MBA
Graduated 1990
Contact Details and Office Locations
Palmetto Armory Office Building, 1812 Lincoln Street, P.O. Box 1390
Columbia, South Carolina 29202-1390
Columbia, South Carolina 29202-1390
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