Attorney Mary L. Barrow welcomes you to our boutique trusts & estates law firm located in the beautiful Low Country of Beaufort, South Carolina.  Our practice is dedicated exclusively to the full range of estate planning, probate and trust law services.  We are highly experienced in helping individual clients define and achieve their goals and objectives. Many of our clients have relocated to South Carolina from other parts of the country, and we assist them in ensuring that their estate plans function properly once they change their state of residence.  We help our clients make futures brighter for themselves and their loved ones. 

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We help our clients make futures brighter for
themselves and their loved ones.
The Tax Relief Act of 2010
enacted on December 17, 2010, reinstated the estate tax.   For 2011 and 2012 the exemption amount is $5 million and the maximum tax rate is 35 percent.

Becoming a South Carolina Resident?  Be sure your estate plan works in South Carolina.  See the linked newsletter "Notes to Newcomers".

Don't Let This Happen to You:  Well-meaning relatives can inadvertantly disqualify disabled individuals from receiving government benefits such as Medicaid and SSI.  See the linked article.

Trusts - Myths & Misconceptions
Course offered by Attorney Barrow at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of South Carolina Beaufort (Bluffton Campus) begins on 2/02/2012.


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