Fred Kingsmore, Jr. concentrates his practice in the areas of taxation, estate planning, trust and estates, business succession planning, family wealth transfer, tax controversies, mergers and acquisitions, probate administration and business law. Mr. Kingsmore is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a major in accounting. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he served as Editor in Chief of the South Carolina Law Review. In addition, Mr. Kingsmore received an LL.M. degree in taxation from New York University. Mr. Kingsmore is active in community and charitable affairs, and has been involved with and served on the boards of several local charitable foundations. Mr. Kingsmore is a contributing author of "Estate Planning in South Carolina," South Carolina Bar, CLE Division (2002). Career Highlights · Certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a Specialist in the areas of Tax Law, Estate Planning and Probate Law · American College of Trust and Estate Counsel - Fellow · Best Lawyers in America - Tax Law & Trusts and Estates · South Carolina Taxation Law - Specialty Advisory Board (1996-1998) News 62 Attorneys Named to the 2012 Edition of Best Lawyers® Nexsen Pruet is proud to announce that 62 of its attorneys have been named to the 2012 edition of Best Lawyers®. Magazine Names Twelve Attorneys to "Legal Elite" List Nexsen Pruet is pleased to announce that twelve attorneys have been listed in Greater Columbia Business Monthly magazine's "Legal Elite" for 2010. The listings appear in the October 1st edition. Fifty-nine Attorneys Selected for Best Lawyers in America®; Five Practice Areas Listed Among Top in the Carolinas Nexsen Pruet is proud to announce that 59 of its attorneys have been named to the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers®. Nexsen Pruet Earns Designation as 'Midlands Green Business' Nexsen Pruet has earned designation as a Midlands Green Business, joining other Columbia-area organizations that are committed to environmentally responsible practices in the workplace. Fifty-eight Attorneys Selected for Best Lawyers in America® Fifty-eight Nexsen Pruet attorneys will be included in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. 45 Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Selected for Best Lawyers Columbia, SC - Forty-five Nexsen Pruet attorneys will be included in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. The publication also ranks Nexsen Pruet #1 in eleven practice areas in South Carolina and three in North Carolina. 38 Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Names To "The Best Lawyers in America 2008" Thirty-eight attorneys from Nexsen Pruet, LLC were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008 - including six who have now earned the honor for 10 years or more. 32 Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Named to 2007 Edition of "Best Lawyers in America" Thirty-two attorneys from Nexsen Pruet, LLC have been named to the 2007 edition of Best Lawyers in America - including six who have now earned the honor for 10 years or more. Civic & Professional Memberships · American College of Trust and Estate Counsel · South Carolina Bar |