Lauren Acquaviva
The Acquaviva Law Firm, LLC
A New Jersey native, Lauren graduated from Monmouth University in 2009 with a B.S. in Social Work. Immediately thereafter, Lauren moved to South Carolina to attend the University of South Carolina School of Law from where she graduated in 2012. During law school Lauren became a volunteer Guardian ad Litem in abuse and neglect cases and served as a volunteer GAL until 2019.
In September of 2012, shortly after graduating from law school, Lauren began working for the South Carolina Department of Revenue where she spent six years litigating alcohol licensing and tax matters on behalf of the Department. Lauren left the SCDOR in October 2018 to go into private practice with a small Mount Pleasant Law firm. In October 2019, Lauren opened The Acquaviva Law Firm, LLC d/b/a Viva Law Firm to focus her efforts on alcohol licensing matters, state and local tax controversy, and family law (including DSS cases). Lauren became a certified Guardian ad Litem in February 2019, which allows her to serve as a GAL in private family court matters.
Viva Law Firm has developed over time, narrowing its focus to provide the most efficient services to its clients. As such, Lauren now focuses on alcohol licensing matters and amicable family law matters.
First, we help businesses in the food and beverage industry get and keep their alcohol licenses so their business can stay alive and thrive.
Second, we help Charleston's hard-working women peacefully and efficiently resolve family law matters so they can focus on living their best life.
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law
- Family Law
- Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Paternity, Same Sex Family Law
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Alcohol Licensing
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Credit Cards Accepted
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Other Specialty Cards, ACH, eCheck
- New Jersey
- New Jersey Courts
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- South Carolina
- South Carolina Bar
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Principal Attorney
- The Acquaviva Law Firm, LLC
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- State and Local Tax Controversy Alcohol Licensing Family Law
- Associate Attorney
- Chillico & Associates, LLC
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- • Represented clients in family law matters, alcohol licensing matters, state and local tax matters, and some civil litigation matters • Prepared Complaints, Answers, Motions, Memoranda, Settlement Agreements, and Proposed Orders • Conducted discovery, including depositions and document review • Argued motions and tried cases in the Family Court, Court of Common Pleas, and Administrative Law Court • Worked with CPAs to help clients resolve tax issues • Assisted clients in resolving matters with the IRS • Served as a Guardian ad Litem in private family court matters
- Counsel for Litigation
- South Carolina Department of Revenue
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- • Prepared Department Determinations related to alcohol license application denials, alcohol license violations, income tax matters, sales tax matters, and property tax matters • Prepared motions, supporting memoranda, proposed orders, and settlement agreements • Conducted discovery, including depositions and document review • Represented the Department at contested case hearings before the Administrative Law Court • Prepared appellate briefs and represented the Department before the South Carolina appellate courts • Advised the alcohol licensing section regarding the application of the alcohol laws to various fact patterns • Worked with the State Law Enforcement Division in ensuring that the alcohol laws were properly enforced • Represented the State in select criminal tax matters
- University of South Carolina School of Law
- J.D. (2012) | Law
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- Honors: Recipient, Sherod H. Eadon Scholarship for Trial Advocacy
- Activities: Vice Chair, American Bar Association Law Student Division Secretary, Student Bar Association Justice of External Affairs, Mock Trial Bar Competitor, Georgetown White Collar Crime Invitational Semi-finalist, USC Law Mock Trial Internal Competition Student Member, John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court
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- Monmouth University
- B.S. (2009) | Social Work
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- Honors: Graduated Summa Cum Laude Minored in Sociology and Gender Studies Member, Omicron Delta Kappa – National Leadership Honor Society Member, Alpha Delta Mu – Social Work Honor Society
- Activities: Chief Justice, Student Government Association Philanthropy Chairperson, Alpha Xi Delta Sorority Study Abroad, Florence, Italy
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- South Carolina Bar # 100528
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- Charleston County Bar Association
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- South Carolina Bar Association
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- Activities: Family Law Section Tax Law Section
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- American Bar Association
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- Guardian ad Litem
- South Carolina State Bar
- Website
- The Acquaviva Law Firm, LLC
