General Biography
J. Munford Scott, Jr., special counsel, is a native of Florence and was born on January 23, 1945. Before joining Turner Padget in 2006, he was in the private practice of law in Florence, South Carolina since 1972. Munford is certified as a Tax Law Specialist and an Estate Planning Specialist by the South Carolina Supreme Court and is a member of the Institute of Business Appraisers.

He is listed in the Tax Lawyers Section of the Best Lawyers in America and has an AV rating from Martindale & Hubbell.

Munford has written and spoken in the areas of Taxation, Estate Planning, Probate and Business Valuation. He is a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel. Munford is a member of the Christian Legal Society and the South Carolina Bar, and has served as Chairman of the South Carolina Bar Association Tax Section, as well as Chairman of the Tax Law Specialization Advisory Board.

Munford was an attorney with the tax division of the U.S. Department of Justice from 1970 to 1972 and served in the South Carolina General Assembly during 1978 and 1979. He has been an Adjunct Lecturer on Basic and Advanced Federal Taxation at Francis Marion University.

Bar Admissions
South Carolina Bar

Education
University of South Carolina, B.A., 1967 University School of Law, J.D., 1970

--member of the Wig and Robe Honor Society of the University of South Carolina Law School and the South Carolina Law Review.

George Washington University, Masters degree in Taxation (LLM), 1972

Professional Civic Affiliation
Institute of Business Appraisers

Christian Legal Society

South Carolina, past Chairman of the South Carolina Bar Tax Section, as well as Chairman of the Tax Law Specialization Advisory Board.

Speeches/Presentations/Awards

Munford has written and spoken in the areas of Taxation, Estate Planning, Probate and Business Valuation.

2008 Best Lawyers in America, Tax Law

2008 Super Lawyers, Tax Law