Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent for Legal Ability & Ethical Standards

william h. tucker

member

Telephone:
Fax:

(803) 648-4213
(803) 648-2601

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Aiken Office
111 Park Avenue, S.W.
Aiken, SC 29801

Practice Areas

Asset and Stock Purchases
Business Formation and Start Ups
Land Use and Zoning
Probate Administration
Probate Disputes
Residential and Commercial Borrowing/Lending

Residential Development
Residential Lease, Purchase/Sale
Tax Planning and Charitable Giving
Wills and Trusts

Bill joined Hull Barrett in 1980 and is a senior partner in the Aiken office of the firm. He practices in the areas of estate planning, probate, real estate, and business/corporate law and has extensive experience on wealth transfer issues for individuals and owners of closely held businesses, the administration of decedents’ estates, as well as residential and commercial real estate transactions and small business transfers.

Education

DePauw University, 1974, B.A., Political Science and Pre Law
University of South Carolina School of Law, 1978, J.D.

Professional Experience

Assistant Solicitor for the Second Judicial Circuit of South Carolina (1978-1980)

Professional associations

Aiken County Bar Association
American Bar Association

civic associations

Aiken County Junior Achievement, Past Board of Directors Member
Aiken Training Track Secretary
American Red Cross- Aiken Chapter, Past Board Member and Chairman
Commission on the Future of Aiken County, Past Board of Directors Member
Community Foundation for the CSRA, Board of Directors
Green Boundary Club Past Board of Governors Member
Palmetto Golf Club Board of Governors, Past President
Phelps Foundation and the Whitney Trust Trustee
Rotary Club of Aiken member, Past President
Tri-Development Center of Aiken County, Past President and Board of Directors Member
USC Aiken Partnership, Past President and Board Member

Honors & Awards

Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
Paul C. Harris Fellow of Rotary International
The Best Lawyers in America® - Real Estate Law
University of South Carolina Aiken Distinguished Citizen Award (2011)

Admissions

South Carolina Bar
Bill is admitted to practice before the district courts of South Carolina.

speeches

Bill is a frequent lecturer on estate and future planning to the state retirement system and civic and manufacturing groups.