Erin A. Cook is the owner of Estate Planning of SC, LLC. Prior to starting her own firm in 2008, Erin spent 7 years as an associate with two highly respected firms in Columbia, South Carolina. Her practice concentrates on both taxable and nontaxable estate planning; probate and trust administration and prenuptial agreements.
Erin received her B.A. in English from Winthrop University, her J.D. from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 2000, and her Masters of Laws in Taxation from the University of Florida. While at Cumberland, Erin served as Student Materials Editor for the Cumberland Law Review, and her article, "Shining Lights at the Bar: Shakespeare's Portia as a Model for Female Attorneys," was published in 2000.
Active in her community, Erin is involved with the Junior League of Columbia, Women in Philanthropy, Alliance for Women, Young Leaders Society of the United Way, and Community Opportunity Resource. She also serves on the Membership Committee of the Summit Club, and is a member of the following professional organizations: Young Lawyers Division of the South Carolina Bar Association, Estate Planning Council, and Columbia Tax Study Group. She is also a frequent lecturer on tax, estate planning, and probate and trust administration issues.
Practice areas
I prepare durable powers of attorney, healthcare powers of attorney and living wills, and counsel clients on the effects of signing these documents. I prepare simple wills, wills with family trusts, wills with disclaimer trusts, pour-over wills, revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts, generation-skipping trusts, supplemental needs trusts and qualified domestic trusts. I also create and negotiate elective share waivers and prenuptial agreements.
21 years, 450 cases
I assist clients with probate administration, including the filing of estate tax returns. I also negotiate Private and Family Agreements. I assist clients with the creation of Private Foundations in accordance with testamentary documents, issues with deeds of distribution, the dissolution of closely held businesses, and disclaimers.
21 years, 25 cases
I assist clients with trust administration, including outright dispositions as well as ongoing management of trusts. This includes dissolution of trusts and mergers of trusts. I also assist clients with Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts, including ongoing management of these types of trusts. I prepare the withdrawal (Crummey) notices and ensure the trusts accomplish the goal of estate tax exclusion.
21 years, 25 cases
Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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SC | Good Standing | 2000 | 01/31/2021 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Attorney | Estate Planning of SC, LLC | 2008 - Present |
Attorney | Ellis Lawhorne | 2004 - 2008 |
Attorney | Robinson McFadden | 2001 - 2004 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Richland County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division | Member | 2001 - Present |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Cumberland Law Review | Shining Lights at the Bar: Shakespeare's Portia as a Role Model for Female Attorneys | 2000 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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University of Florida | LL.M - Master of LawsL.M - Master of Laws | 2001 |
Samford University, Cumberland School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2000 |
Winthrop University | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1997 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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The Complete Trust Workshop | The Complete Trust Workshop | 2010 |
Posted by Bob
Sun Sep 23 2012
Candace Peeples, Estate planning Attorney on Sep 29, 2010
Relationship: Friend
I endorse this lawyer's work. As a lawschool classmate and friend of Erin, she is my "go to" person when faced with an estate planning question. She always offers very competent and savy advice for me and my family law clients.