Overview
Lindsay A. Sutcliffe serves as counsel for the firm’s Corporate and Tax practice group. Licensed in both South Carolina and Georgia, her practice focuses on estate and trust planning and administration.
Prior to returning to private practice, Lindsay served for nearly four years as an Associate Probate Judge for Beaufort County, South Carolina. During her judicial tenure, her responsibilities encompassed a broad range of probate matters, including informal estate administration, contested estates, fiduciary disputes, and involuntary commitment proceedings. Lindsay has more than a decade of combined legal and judicial experience in estate and trust matters, with a background spanning the practical and procedural complexities of estate planning, fiduciary administration, and probate proceedings.
Lindsay has been involved in numerous professional organizations within the legal and judicial communities, including the South Carolina Probate Judges’ Association and the National College of Probate Judges. She has also presented on various topics involving probate law, fiduciary administration, and related legal issues.
Outside of the office, Lindsay enjoys spending time on the Intracoastal Waterway with her husband, Mike, two children, and Labrador mix.
Honors & Recognitions
- Listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Trusts and Estates (2023)
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Professional Activities
- Member, South Carolina Association of Probate Judges (2023–2026)
- Member, National College of Probate Judges (2023–2026)
- Member, Hilton Head Area Council of Estate and Financial Advisors, Inc. (2020–2022), Board Member (2022)
- Member, Rotary Club of Bluffton (2018–2022), Board Member, Public Relations Director (2018–2020)
- Member, Georgia Bar Association (2017–Present)
- Member, South Carolina Bar Association (2016–Present)
- South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division (2016-2026), 14th Circuit Representative (2019–2020)
- Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Program Graduate (2019)
Presentations
- Beaufort County Bar Association, Super CLE: Probate Court Overview and Hot Topics (2025)
- Community Conference: Heirs’ Property Overview (2025)
- Hilton Head Island – Bluffton Chamber of Commerce, Coffee & Counsel: Trusts for Business Owners and Beyond (2021)
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Lisa Jones
(843) 341-4905
ljones@burr.com