Keith G. Meacham

Keith G. Meacham


Merline & Meacham, PA

Recognized since 2003

Greenville, South Carolina

Practice Areas

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Litigation and Controversy - Tax

Nonprofit / Charities Law

Tax Law

Trusts and Estates

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Tax Law
Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Tax Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Nonprofit / Charities Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Nonprofit / Charities Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Nonprofit / Charities Law
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Mr. Meacham is a shareholder in the firm. Mr. Meacham has been with the firm since 1987. He is a certified specialist in the fields of both Taxation Law, and Estate Planning and Probate Law by The Supreme Court of South Carolina. He is listed in the book The Best Lawyers in America in the following fields: Business Organizations, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Non-Profit/Charities Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates Law. Mr. Meacham received his Bachelor of Science Degree, cum laude, from the University of South Carolina, his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law, and his Master of Laws in Taxation Degree from the Emory Univer­sity School of Law. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Mr. Meacham is past Chairman of the South Carolina Taxation Law Specialization Advisory Board. He is also past Chairman of the Tax Law Section of the South Carolina Bar. Mr. Meacham has served the Greenville Estate Planning Council as Treasurer, Secretary, Vice President and President. He is a past delegate to the South­east Region Special Liaison Tax Commit­tee. He is a past member of the Executive Council of the Young Lawyers Division of the South Carolina Bar.

www.merlineandmeacham.com

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Location
  • 812 East North Street
    Greenville, SC 29601
Languages
  • English
Education
  • Emory University, LL.M. Taxation, graduated 1988
  • The University of South Carolina, J.D., graduated 1987
  • The University of South Carolina, B.S., graduated 1984
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • South Carolina Bar - Probate Trust and Estate Section - Member
  • South Carolina Bar - Tax Section - Member
  • Greenville County Bar - Member
  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) - Fellow
  • Greenville Estate Planning Council - Member

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Tax Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Nonprofit / Charities Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Nonprofit / Charities Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Nonprofit / Charities Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Tax Law, Greenville (2025)
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Greenville (2024)
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law, Greenville (2024)
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Greenville (2023)
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Greenville (2021)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Greenville (2020)
  • Trusts and Estates, Greenville (2019)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Greenville (2017)
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Greenville (2016)
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law, Greenville (2015)
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Greenville (2014)
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Greenville (2013)
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law, Greenville (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
Special Focus:
  • Business and Succession Planning
  • Charitable Gift Planning
  • Churches
  • Corporations
  • Estate Administration
  • Estate Planning
  • Fiduciary Tax
  • Gift Planning
  • Limited Liability Companies
  • Nonprofit Organizations and Charitable Giving
  • Partnerships
  • Private Foundations
  • Probate
  • Succession Planning
  • Tax
  • Tax-Exempt Organizations
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Wealth Management
  • Wills
Awards:
  • Certified Specialist Taxation Law
  • Certified Specialist Estate Planning and Probate Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Corporate Law
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

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