Background
August, Robert E. was born on March 21, 1967 in Dayton, Ohio, United States.
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Robert E. August
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University of Dayton (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1989). University of South Carolina (Juris Doctor, 1992). New York University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1993).
Career
Worked at Merline & Thomas, P.A. (Greenville, South Carolina) specializing in Taxation, Estate Planning, Trusts and Estates, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Probate, Pension and Profit-Sharing Law, Employee Benefits Law. Admitted to the bar, 1993, South Carolina and United States. District Court for the District of South Carolina.
1995, United States.
Tax Court. Phi Alpha Delta. Order of the Wig and Robe. Golden Key. Symposium Editor, Bankruptcy Law, South Carolina Law Review.
Recipient: Editor"s Award, South Carolina Law Review.
American Jurisprudence Award, Debtors and Creditors Rights. Member: Greenville County and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation.
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. South Carolina Bar (Member, Sections on: Tax.
Probate, Estate Planning and Trust).
Greenville Estate Planning Council. Merline & Thomas, P.A., was founded by David A. Merline in 1970. John R. Thomas joined the firm in 1975.
David A. Merline, Junior, joined the firm in 1984.
Keith G. Meacham joined the firm in 1988. Robert East. August joined the firm in 1994 and Randy East. Fisher joined the firm in 1995.
From inception, the firm has specialized in taxation, estate planning, corporate and eleemosynary law, mergers and acquisitions, probate law, and pension and profit-sharing law. David A. Merline, John R. Thomas, David A. Merline, Junior, and Keith G. Meacham are Certified Specialists both in Taxation Law and Estate Planning and Probate Law by The Supreme Court of South Carolina.
In addition, David A. Merline and John R. Thomas have been selected in The Best Lawyers in America and are Fellows in The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
David A. Merline is also a Fellow in the American College of Tax Counsel. The firm serves the entire state in its specialty fields. All attorneys participate in continuing legal education and professional and community activities.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Greenville County and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation. Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. South Carolina Bar (Member, Sections on: Tax.
Probate, Estate Planning and Trust).
Greenville Estate Planning Council.
