James E McNair III

Jim is a partner in the firm's Tax, Benefits & Wealth Planning Group. He counsels clients on federal taxation matters, with an emphasis on estate planning and developing strategies for succession in the management and ownership of closely held businesses. Nationally recognized for his sophisticated wealth preservation practice, Jim has one of the largest wealth preservation practices in the mid-Atlantic region. He also handles real estate and corporate transactions, and advises clients regarding the financial and tax implications of those transactions.

Jim assists clients in a broad range of industries, including real estate - where he represents developers, investors, general contractors, subcontractors, home builders, property managers and hotel management companies. He regularly advises emerging technology clients, government contractors, retailers, automobile dealers and many other traditionally family-owned businesses.

He focuses on enabling clients to preserve and maintain control over their business interests and investments, while minimizing applicable gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. He employs a number of creative techniques to accomplish his clients' goals, including estate "freezing" transactions, a variety of trusts, insurance arrangements, succession planning for closely held businesses and charitable planning. Jim often represents fiduciaries in litigation involving trusts and estates. He also has an extensive transactional practice, which addresses choice of form of organization; preparation of partnership, limited liability company and corporate organizational documents; corporate and partnership reorganizations and recapitalizations; and financing transactions and associated matters.