Matthew 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. Additionally, in 2025, Matt was elected a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), one of the most prestigious distinctions in the trusts and estates profession.
Matt’s 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. Matt is an active member in the Greenville community where he lives with his wife and two daughters.