Lauren Acquaviva
Viva Beverage Law
Lauren Acquaviva
Founder, Attorney
Lauren Acquaviva focuses her practice on alcohol licensing matters. Lauren has tried over one hundred tax and alcohol license cases at the South Carolina Administrative Law Court during her career. She also has handled appeals, including arguing before the South Carolina Court of Appeals and the South Carolina Supreme Court.
A New Jersey native, Lauren graduated from Monmouth University Summa Cum Laude 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 in the top third of her class. She was a member of the Mock Trial Bar where she honed her trial skills.
In September of 2012, shortly after graduating from law school with the desire to become a litigator, Lauren began working for the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SC DOR) where she spent six years litigating alcohol licensing and tax matters on behalf of the Department. Lauren left the SC DOR in October of 2018 and joined a Mount Pleasant Law firm. In October of 2019, Lauren opened The Acquaviva Law Firm, LLC.
In her spare time, Lauren enjoys painting, going to the beach, and playing with her dog.
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Admissions:
- South Carolina
- New Jersey
- US District Court for the District of South Carolina
Education:
University of South Carolina School of Law, JD, 2012
- Semi-finalist, USC Law Mock Trial Internal Competition
- Competitor, Georgetown White Collar Crime Invitational
- Student Member, John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court
- Vice Chair, American Bar Association, Law Student Division
- Recipient, Sherod H. Eadon Scholarship for Trial Advocacy
Affiliations:
South Carolina Bar Association
Charleston County Bar Association
Charleston Tax Council
Volunteer Work:
Charleston Cinderella Project Committee Chair, SC Bar YLD, 2019 – 2023
Guardian ad Litem, Richland County CASA, 2010 – 2019
Development Committee Chair, Richland County CASA, Inc., 2016 – 2018
Volunteer Judge, USC School of Law Mock Trial Team, 2012 – 2018
Middle School Mock Trial Coach, South Carolina Bar, 2012 – 2016
Sexual Assault Victim Advocate, Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands, 2010 – 2012
Classes / Seminars:
State and Local Tax, Charleston School of Law, Fall 2019
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