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Attorney Profiles

Matthew J. Myers 
Columbia, South Carolina
Associate, since 2009
phone (803) 256-2233
fax (803) 256-9177
email Email Me

Matt joined Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow, P.A. in June 2009 after completing an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Florida .  His areas of emphasis with the firm include estate planning, federal and state taxation, probate administration and litigation, and general business planning and corporate law.  Matt has also graduated from the South Carolina Honors College with a degree in economics and the University of South Carolina School of Law where he was an editor for the Real Property Probate and Trust Journal.  Prior to joining Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow, Matt helped represent South Carolina school districts in the areas of litigation, finance, taxation, construction, contracts, procurement, school board governance and elections.  Matt also worked for several years prior to law school for Carolina First Bank in Greenville and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina , most recently as a commercial loan officer.  Matt is a native of Darlington, South Carolina .
Areas of Practice:
25% Estate Planing & Administration
25% Trust/Estate Litigation
25% Federal & State Tax
25% Corporate/Transactions
Litigation Percentage:
25% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
South Carolina, 2006
U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 2007
Education:
University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
J.D.
Law Review: ABA Real Property Probate & Trust Journal, 2004 - 2006


University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 2009
Major:  LLM in Taxation


University of South Carolina Honors College, Columbia, SC, USA, 1999
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Major:  Economics


Past Employment Positions:
Carolina First Bank, Commercial Loan Officer/Credit Analyst, 1999 - 2003


Ancillary Businesses:
Tax prep (Trusts/Estates/Businesses)