Thomas & Fisher, P.A.

John R. Thomas

Phone: (864) 232-0041  |  Email: jthomas@thomasandfisher.com

Areas of Practice:

John Thomas’s practice areas include taxation, business law, estate planning and probate law, employee benefits, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporate law, partnership law, mergers and acquisitions, non-profit organization law, and tax exempt organizations.

Mr. Thomas is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in Taxation Law, Employee Benefits Law, and Trusts and Estates. He is also listed in Super Lawyers in Tax, Estate Planning and Probate and Employee Benefits / ERISA. He is a Certified Tax Specialist and a Certified Estate Planning and Probate Law Specialist by the Supreme Court of South Carolina. Mr. Thomas is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel and the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He also serves on the South Carolina Taxation Law Specialization Advisory Board and is the former Chairman of the South Carolina Estate Planning and Probate Law Specialization Advisory Board. Mr. Thomas is a co-author of “Estate Planning in South Carolina,” South Carolina Bar, CLE Division (2002), and is a member of the Editorial Board, Local, State and Federal Tax Incentives for Conservation Easements (2nd ed.). Mr. Thomas is a certified public accountant. Mr. Thomas received his LL.M. in Taxation from the Emory University School of Law. He received his J.D. (cum laude) from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Wig and Robe. He received a B.A. from Furman University.

Educational Background:
Emory University School of Law, Master of Laws in Taxation Law

University of South Carolina School of Law, Juris Doctor (cum laude)

• South Carolina Law Review
• Order of Wig and Robe
• Phi Alpha Delta

Furman University, B.A.

Honors:

• The Best Lawyers in America, Taxation
• The Best Lawyers in America, Employee Benefits
• The Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates
• Super Lawyers, Tax
•  Super Lawyers, Estate Planning & Probate
• Super Lawyers, Employee Benefits / ERISA

Professional Organizations:

American Bar Association

South Carolina Bar

• Tax Law Section (Chairman, 1993-1994)
• Estate Planning and Probate Law Section
• Delegate, Southeast Region Special Liaison Tax Committee (1987-1989)
• Chairman, Lawyer-Accountant Relationship Committee (1995-1996)

Greenville County Bar Association

Greenville Estate Planning Council (President, 1991-1992)

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow)

American College of Tax Counsel (Fellow)

South Carolina Tax Specialization Advisory Board (Member)

South Carolina Estate Planning and Probate Specialization Advisory Board (Past Member, Chairman, 1990)

Certified Specialist in Taxation Laws by the South Carolina Supreme Court

Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the South Carolina Supreme Court

U.S. Tax Court, 1973

U.S. District Court (South Carolina) and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1976

U.S. Supreme Court, 1978

Certified Public Accountant

Professional Publications:

“Estate Planning in South Carolina,” South Carolina Bar, CLE Division (Co-Author, 2002)

Local, State and Federal Tax Incentives for Conservation Easements (2nd ed.) (Editorial Board Member)

Community Organizations:

Greenville Downtown Rotary Club

Furman University Planned Giving Advisory Council

Bar Admissions:

South Carolina