Practice areas: Tax, Estate & Trust Litigation, Estate Planning & Probate; view more
Licensed in Kentucky since: 2017
Education: University of South Carolina School of Law
Selected to Rising Stars: 2013, 2015 - 2018, 2020 - 2022 Attorney Arthur "Artie" E. White III in Crestwood, Kentucky, focuses on federal and state taxation, estate planning, probate, estate and trust administration and litigation, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and tax-exempt nonprofit organizations. He provides skilled and diligent representation to clients in the Louisville metro area.
Mr. White graduated cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science. Later in 2009, he obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law. His quest for knowledge didn't stop there, as he went on to earn his Master of Laws in taxation from the University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law.
Licensed to practice law in Kentucky since 2017, Mr. White was first admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 2009. Additionally, he is authorized to appear before the U.S. Tax Court, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
Mr. White started his career at a big law firm in Columbia, South Carolina. He handled real estate, wills, trusts, probate, tax controversy, special needs trust planning, and probate, trust and estate litigation. He then joined a small tax, trusts and estates law firm in South Carolina and became a partner. After that, he moved to Louisville, Kentucky. Before starting his own law firm, he worked as an Attorney-Administrative Officer at a Louisville firm, where he performed trust officer and in-house counsel duties.
Recognizing his accomplishments, Mr. White was selected as a member of the Legal Elite in Tax Law as well as Trusts and Estate Law categories for Columbia, South Carolina. More valuably, his clients hold him in high regard, showering him with positive testimonials and referrals.
Practice areas
Tax: Business, Estate & Trust Litigation, Estate Planning & Probate, Nonprofit OrganizationsFocus areas
Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Power of Attorney, Probate & Estate Administration, Tax Law, Trusts, Will Contests
- 50% Tax: Business
- 20% Estate & Trust Litigation
- 20% Estate Planning & Probate
- 10% Nonprofit Organizations
First Admitted: 2009, South Carolina
Professional Webpage: https://bluegrasstaxattorney.com/about-2/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
- United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
- United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
- U.S. Tax Court
- State of South Carolina
Pro bono / Community Service
- Volunteered to assist qualifying tax payers in filing their individual income tax returns under the VITA program, 2014
- Attorney Volunteer for Palmetto Health Hospice, 2014
- Attorney Volunteer for Palmetto Health Hospice., 2011
- Attorney Volunteer for Palmetto Health Hospice, 2013
- Knights of Columbus - 3rd Degree - Raise funds for the mentally handicapped, 2014
- Attorney Volunteer for Palmetto Health Hospice, 2012
- Head coach of a tee-ball team for Cayce West Columbia DYB, 2014
Honors
- Peer selection as a member of the Legal Elite for Tax Law and Estates and Trusts Law in Columbia, South Carolina., Legal Elite, Columbia Business Monthly, 2013
- “Rising Star” in Taxation, 2020-2022
- “Rising Star” in Taxation, 2015-2018
- “Rising Star” in Taxation, 2013
Educational Background
- BA in Political Science, cum laude, University of Notre Dame, 2004
- LLM-Taxation - Levin College of Law, University of Florida, 2010
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- This guide is not a textbook on estate planning for practitioners, but is rather a conversational guide for the estate planning client or layperson. It is, in written form, the questions with answers that Al Todd most frequently received from his clients in the course of his more than 27 years of estate planning practice. It provides a practical, down-to-earth overview of complex questions, but should not be used as a substitute for qualified legal advice. Instead, the attorney should use the book as a reference for his or her clients and the layperson should use the book as a guide to be better prepared when seeking help from his or her estate planning lawyer. Simply put, this book contains the answers to the questions that most people are asking - thus the answers are phrased in terms of “WDRPD - What Do Real People Do.” The questions and answers are written conversationally and simply. The book is not packed with a lot of legalese, and includes concrete examples and diagrams where they are helpful. It is not written to be read like a novel or a textbook. It is written with the premise that most people will look up specific topics or specific questions. The Book of Estate Planning Questions & Answers, Third Edition is just what its name implies - a straightforward, conversational resource for the most common estate planning questions that virtually everyone asks. It is unintimidating yet insightful. But most of all it is practical, and it is the perfect starting point for planning one's estate, whether large or small., Co-Editor, Book of Estate Planning Questions and Answers, 3rd Edition, 2016
- Estate Planning in South Carolina, Second Edition is a comprehensive six-volume set authoritative to this complex, challenging, and rewarding area of practice. Each Volume is written as a stand-alone resource.Volume III of the Second Edition of Estate Planning in South Carolina, edited by Andrew W. Chandler and M. Jean Lee, and co-authored by 11 of South Carolina's most experienced and well-respected Estate Planning and Tax Law Practitioners and Specialists, focuses on practical advice and guidance for the South Carolina practitioner who seeks to undertake the challenges, rewards, and benefits of estate planning. Written with the practicing attorney in mind, these excellent volumes give solid, clear advice, practical insight, and unerring guidance. Topics addressed in Volume III include: planning for closely-held businesses, planning for needs-based government benefits, choosing fiduciaries, transferring assets outside of probate, execution and safekeeping of documents, and terminating the representation, Co-Author, Estate Planning in South Carolina, Second Edition, 2016
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Co-coordinator of the South Carolina Bar Estate Planning Seminar (the Al Todd Estate Planning Workshop) held at Kiawah Island, 2013
- Organizer and break-out group leader of the South Carolina Bar Estate Planning Seminar (the Al Todd Estate Planning Workshop) held at Kiawah Island, 2013, 2015, and 2017
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2013, 2015 - 2018, 2020 - 2022
