General Biography
John M. Scott, III is a native of Florence who focuses his practice in Tax Planning. The needs and issues John addresses for his clients range from estate planning, to the administration of estates and trusts, to organizing and then advising business entities with regard to their operational and management issues, to mergers and acquisitions, and to commercial real estate transactions including section 1031 exchanges. John is a member of the South Carolina and Florence County Bar Associations and a member of the Tax Law and Probate and Estate Planning Sections of the South Carolina Bar.

Bar Admissions
South Carolina Bar

Education
New York University School of Law, LL.M in Taxation, 2000

University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1999

University of South Carolina (with honors from South Carolina Honors College), B.A. history, 1995

Honors/Awards

2010-2009 Best Lawyers in America – Tax Law

Professional/Civic Affiliations
South Carolina Bar, Tax Law and Probate &

   Estate Planning Sections

Florence County Bar Association

Eastern Carolina Community Foundation, Board of

   Trustees

McLeod Foundation Professional Advisors

   Committee

City of Florence Downtown Design Review Board,

   Vice-Chairman

Florence Kiwanis Club Board Member

South Carolina Uniform Trust Code Reporter

   Committee (2003-2004)

Presentations/Publications

Asset Protection Planning: What You Need to Know, August 2007

Co-Author, Bailing Out of a Qualified Personal Residence Trust – Is There a Parachute?, SC LAWYER, July 2003

Partnerships, LLCs and LLPs: Organization and Operation in South Carolina, March 2002