Robert M. Kunes
Practice Areas
Estate Administration
Estate Planning
Exempt Organizations
Probate
Probate Litigation
Taxation
Trust Administration
Trust Litigation
Trusts
VCard
Admitted
1973, South Carolina
Birthplace
Norfolk, Virginia
Education
- University of Miami (LL.M. in Taxation), 1975
- University of South Carolina (J.D.), 1973
- University of South Carolina (B.A.), 1970
Publications/Achievements
- President, Omicron Delta Kappa, University of South Carolina (1973)
- “Answers to 95 Questions You Should Have About the New SC Trust Code” by Robert M. Kunes, Andrew W. Chandler and Virginia Meeks Shuman – South Carolina Lawyer (2005)
- Member, South Carolina Board of Tax Review (1986 – 1988)
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America (1991-Present)
- South Carolina Bar Association
- Chairman, Section on Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Law (1989-1990)
- Chairman, Section of Taxation (1992-1993)
- President, Charleston Estate Planning Counsel (1989 – 1990)
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; past South Carolina State Chairman
- Regent, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; served for a two-year term as a Member of the National Executive Committee of the College
- Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law by The Supreme Court of South Carolina
- Past Board Member, Trident United Way
- Past President, Life Management center, a not for profit organization dedicated to helping with learning style differences
- Past Senior Warden of St. Michael’s Church, Charleston, SC
- Past Member Board of Directors of Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic, Inc. John’s Island SC
- Past Member Board of Directors of South Carolina Episcopal Home of Still Hopes