Abigail A. Courville

Abigail A. Courville is an associate with Moore & Van Allen in Charleston whose practice focuses on Wealth, Trust & Estate Planning. She counsels individuals and families on estate planning, trust administration, probate, and related wealth-transfer matters. Courville helps clients prepare wills, revocable trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives while also addressing planning needs involving young families, blended families, charitable giving, business succession, and transfers to future generations.

Courville earned a B.A. from the University of Georgia in 2020 and a J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2024. She was admitted to practice in South Carolina in 2024. Her legal education provides a foundation for analyzing estate-planning structures, fiduciary responsibilities, probate requirements, and the tax and family considerations that can influence how clients organize and transfer assets over time.

Courville also assists personal representatives, trustees, and beneficiaries with estate and trust administration. Her work includes probate filings, trust administration steps, beneficiary communications, and coordination with other professional advisors. These matters can require careful attention to governing documents, deadlines, fiduciary duties, and family dynamics. By working across both planning and administration, she helps clients prepare documents in advance and guides fiduciaries through the responsibilities that arise after a death or during ongoing trust management.

Abigail A. Courville provides estate-planning guidance designed to help individuals and families organize important legal and financial decisions. Her practice combines document preparation, wealth-transfer planning, probate, and fiduciary administration with an emphasis on clear coordination among clients and their advisors. By helping clients plan for future transitions and assisting fiduciaries with administration, she supports orderly asset transfers, informed decision-making, and practical management of trusts and estates in South Carolina.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Moore & Van Allen
• Member, South Carolina Bar

Licensed State

• South Carolina

Education

• University of Georgia School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Georgia
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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