Robert M. Kunes

Practice-Areas: Estate Planning and Estate Administration; Probate and Taxation; Trusts; Trust Administration; Exempt Organizations.
Admitted: 1973, South Carolina; 
Law-School: University of South Carolina (J.D.), 1973; University of Miami (LL.M. in Taxation), 1975
College: University of South Carolina (B.A.), 1970
Born: August 13, 1948, Norfolk, Virginia
Email: kunes@eckb.com
At the University of South Carolina, Mr. Kunes was elected to Omicron Delta Kappa and served as President in 1973. Omicron Delta Kappa He has served as a  Member of the South Carolina Board of Tax Review, 1986-1988. 

Mr. Kunes has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1991-2005. Best Lawyers in America He is a Member of the Charleston County, South Carolina, and American Bar Associations; 

In the South Carolina Bar, he is a Past Chairman, Section on Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law, 1989-1990 and a Past Chairman, Section of Taxation, 1992-1993); 

Mr. Kunes served as Charleston Estate Planning Council President in 1989-1990). 

Mr. Kunes was elected a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel ACTEC and is a past South Carolina State Past Chairman.  He now serves as a Regent on the governing board of American College of Trust and Estate Council and has just completed serving a two year term as a Member of the National Executive Committee of the College.

Mr. Kunes has been Certified as a Specialist in  Estate Planning and Probate Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina. 

Mr. Kunes has served as a Board Member Trident United Way Trident United Way and as President of Life Management Center, a not for profit organization dedicated to helping with learning style differences.  Life Management Center

Mr. Kunes is a past Senior Warden of St. Michael's Church, Charleston SC  -- St. Michael's