John M. Jolley
Hilton Head Island, SC
Trusted business attorney serving Hilton Head Island.
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John M. Jolley is an attorney based in Hilton Head Island, SOUTH CAROLINA. The practice focuses on Business and Trusts. Currently practicing at Jolley Law Group.
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- Hilton Head Island, SOUTH CAROLINA
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- Business · Trusts
- Handles Business and Trusts matters from Hilton Head Island, SOUTH CAROLINA.
- Recognized with Lawyer of the Year — Trusts and Estates (Savannah) (2019).
About John M. Jolley: John M. Jolley is an attorney based in Hilton Head Island, SOUTH CAROLINA. The practice focuses on Business and Trusts. Currently practicing at Jolley Law Group.
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Practice focus
John M. Jolley represents clients in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina across the following areas of law. Each area links to other verified attorneys with the same focus.
Biography
About John M. Jolley
John is a Partner practicing in the firm's Hilton Head office where he focuses his practice on Estate Planning and Probate Administration law.
John is certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Administration and is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC).
John graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1998 and was admitted to the South Carolina and Virginia Bar in the fall of 1998. After graduation, John practiced in Richmond, Virginia and in Alexandria, Virginia before returning to South Carolina in the fall of 2000. John practiced in Columbia, South Carolina until joining McNair Law Firm in the fall of 2005.
John writes and speaks regularly to public and private groups about estate planning, estate administration, and South Carolina probate issues. He served on the South Carolina Bar committee studying the proposed Uniform Trust Code and on the South Carolina Bar Committee studying the ETHICS 2000 report of the American Bar Association. John serves on the South Carolina Bar committee to study and propose changes to the South Carolina Probate Code.
Credentials
Education
The University of South Carolina
J.D. · 1998
The University of South Carolina
B.A. · 1994
Jurisdictions
Bar admissions
South Carolina, Sout
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Virginia, Virginia S
ACTIVE
Recognition
Awards & honors
Lawyer of the Year — Trusts and Estates (Savannah)
2019
Best Lawyers in America — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Trusts and Estates
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Trusts and Estates
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Tax Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Readers’ Choice Awards, Hilton Head, SC/Bluffton, SC (2019)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — ; "Lawyer of the Year," Trusts and Estates, Savannah, SC (2019)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — (2016-2020)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent© Peer Review Rating
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Certified as a Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Administration by the South Carolina Supreme Court
2026
Locations
Office locations
Jolley Law Group
99 Main Street Suite 103
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina 29926
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John M. Jolley focuses on Business and Trusts.
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John M. Jolley primarily serves clients in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, with an office at 99 Main Street Suite 103.
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