Leonard (Lyn) Odom
Tax and Estate Planning Attorney
South Carolina
SC
"5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 06/25/13 in Taxation"
About
In August 2016, Lyn returned to the classroom at the University of Miami School of Law and earned a LLM in Estate Planning in May 2017. Upon… read more graduation, he founded Odom Law LLC in Chapin, South Carolina.
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Practice Areas
Client Reviews
"5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 06/25/13 in Taxation"
"Martindale Peer Review Outstanding lawyer with experience working as a tax lawyer and as a staff attorney for the SC Senate Ethics Committee."
Work History
Odom Law LLC
Solo Practitioner
Jun 2017 - Present
I am a solo practitioner representing clients in areas of federal and state/local taxation, estate planning, probate matters and governmental matters. I have a LLM in Taxation from the University of Florida (2000) and a LLM in Estate Planning from the University of Miami (2017).
South Carolina Senate
Ethics Counsel
Jun 2009 - Dec 2016
As ethics counsel to the South Carolina Senate, I advised Senate members and candidates on campaign finance and ethics laws, audited campaign disclosure reports, investigated complaints filed against Senate members and candidates, presented evidentiary findings to the Senate Ethics Committee during hearings, and drafted ethics legislation.
Womble Carlyle
Of Counsel
Dec 2006 - Apr 2009
I handled complex multi-state and local tax planning and controversies, economic incentives, federal tax controversies and miscellaneous state and local government matters. I assisted clients with tax issues in over 30 states, including matters involving internet data centers, sales of commercial aircraft, telecommunications and “cloud” computing, nursing homes, and car rental companies.
South Carolina Department of Revenue
Counsel for Revenue Litigation
Nov 2002 - Dec 2006
I represented the Department in corporate and individual income tax, sales and use tax, and constitutional nexus related matters. I drafted final agency determinations, represented the Department in contested case hearings before the South Carolina Administrative Law Court, and handled related appeals before South Carolina’s Circuit Courts, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court.