+ Matt Edwards

As a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law and a Certified Specialist in Taxation Law, Matt Edwards is one of only 17 attorneys in South Carolina who is dual certified. Matt became a principal at Thomas, Fisher & Edwards in 2015, the same year Greenville Business Magazine© first recognized him as a Legal Elite of the Upstate. He has received this honor every year since. In addition, Matt has been honored by The Best Lawyers in America® every year since 2019. His focus areas include taxation, business formations and commercial law, complex estate planning, probate and trust law, business sales, mergers and acquisitions, and non-profit/charities law. For his work in tax law, The Best Lawyers in America named Matt the “Lawyer of the Year” in Greenville, South Carolina in 2022. He has served as a board member of the Taxation Law Specialization Advisory Board of the Supreme Court of South Carolina; as a council member of the tax section of the South Carolina Bar Association, where he is an ongoing member; and in multiple positions including President on the Greenville Estate Planning Council. Matt also works closely with the Greenville County Bar Association and the Greenville Estate Planning Study Group. He has been published multiple times in SC Lawyer magazine and presented on tax and estate planning topics at the 2023 South Carolina Bar Convention Continuing Education seminar.

Matt’s expertise extends beyond his private practice and professional affiliations to the Greenville community. He has fulfilled multiple roles with the Christian Learning Centers of Greenville County, the Neighborhood Cancer Connection (formerly the Cancer Society of Greenville County), and the Greenville Rotary Club.

+ David Thompson

David’s practice is focused on the areas of Taxation, Estate Planning, Business Organizations, and Probate.

David and his wife, Sadie, enjoy spending time with their friends and family and being outdoors with their dog. Prior to attending law school, he was a baseball player on the Anderson University baseball team.

+ Jordan Goewey

Jordan Goewey is a Shareholder at Thomas, Fisher & Edwards, P.A., and works out of the firm’s Greenville and Spartanburg offices. He has been recognized as a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate law by the South Carolina Supreme Court, and his practice areas include estate planning, probate and trust administration, business advising, and mergers and acquisitions, all with a focus on taxation. He is licensed in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee, giving him the ability to assist a wide range of clients across the southeast.

Jordan contributes to the South Carolina legal community by way of membership in the Greenville Estate Planning Council, the Greenville Estate Planning Study Group, and the Greenville Bar Association. He has also given multiple presentations for CLE and specialization credit and been published in the May 2024 volume of SC Lawyer. He has been honored by Greenville Business Magazine© in Legal Elite of the Upstate each year since 2022 (most recently in five categories: Corporate Law – Mergers & Acquisitions (top vote recipient), Corporate Law – Business Organizations, Tax and Estate Planning, Estate & Trust – Planning, and Estate and Trust - Litigation) and as Best & Brightest – 35 and Under (2025).

Jordan is a proud graduate of Wofford College (B.A., Accounting and Finance, 2016) and the University of Alabama School of Law (J.D. and LL.M in Taxation (cum laude), 2019). He remains an active member of the Wofford community with his involvement in the Wofford Alumni Club of Greenville. He is also the Treasurer of the Greenville & Spartanburg, South Carolina chapter of The University of Alabama’s National Alumni Association.

+ Michelle King

Michelle focuses her practice on complex estate planning and business strategy. In the area of tax, her experience includes handling matters involving issues of portability, the Generation Skipping Tax, and special needs trusts. On the corporate side of her practice, Michelle advises clients on a range of business issues including formation of entities, business succession planning, business sales and acquisitions, and corporate reorganizations.

Outside of the office, Michelle and her husband, Tyler, enjoy spending time outdoors with their daughter, Claire.

+ Moderator: Hall Provence IV

+ John M. Hine

John M. Hine received his Master of Laws in Taxation (LL. M.) from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Prior to attending the University of Florida, John earned his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law and his Bachelor of Science from Clemson University.

John's main areas of focus are Complex Estate Planning (which includes wills, revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts, durable powers of attorney, and health care powers of attorney), Business Law, LLC formations, Tax (including Tax Exempt Organizations), and Probate Administration and Litigation.

When John is not practicing law or lecturing, he is busy with his wife Maria raising their two children. John and his wife are members of Taylors First Baptist Church where they are highly involved in their Life Group.

+ The honorable Chad Groover

Judge Chad Groover was born in Florence SC to Roy and Diane Groover. Because his father was active duty with the U.S. Air Force, the family traveled all over the world. Judge Groover came back to South Carolina for college earning a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC in 1994. He then obtained a Juris Doctorate from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in Macon, GA in 1998. Judge Groover is a member of the South Carolina Bar and the Virginia State Bar.

Prior to his election as Greenville County Probate Judge in 2022, Judge Groover spent over 14 years in private practice, first in his own firm and then as the managing partner at Upstate Elder Law, P.A. In private practice, he primarily assisted clients with estate planning, probate and trust administration, guardianship/conservatorship cases, special needs planning, and Medicaid qualification.

Before private practice Judge Groover served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa where he served on an Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) prosecuting federal narcotics and gun crimes.

Prior to serving as a federal prosecutor, Judge Groover was Senator Charles Grassley’s (R-IA) staff Counsel on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Crime Subcommittee from 2001 to 2006. In that position, he drafted and vetted legislation, planned hearings, wrote committee and floor statements, worked on federal judicial nominations (including the nominations of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court), and conducted oversight of the Department of Justice (USDOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), and the Department of Homeland Security (USDHS).

Judge Groover is a member of several professional organizations including: the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the SC Bar Elder Law Committee, the Greenville Estate Planning Study Group, the Greenville Estate Planning Council, and the Greenville County Bar Association.

Chad is married to Gwen Groover and they have two children, Ava and Willes, and a miniature Bernedoodle puppy named Fergie. The Groovers are active members at Cornerstone Baptist Church were Chad serves as Deacon and small group leader.

+ The honorable Amanda Morgan

+ The honorable Elizabeth Wiygul

Elizabeth Wiygul has been an Associate Probate Judge with the Greenville County Probate Court since 2016. She maintains a private criminal defense practice representing both adults and juveniles. She received her associate’s degree from Greenville Technical College and her BS and JD degree from the University of South Carolina. She also clerked for the Honorable G. Ross Anderson prior to beginning the practice of law.

+ Moderator: William Neinast