Current Employment Position(s)

Director

Lawyer Overview

Bill is a director of the firm and currently serves as the Chair of the Trust and Estate Department and Chair of the Asset Protection & Wealth Management Group. Bill concentrates his practice in sophisticated estate planning, implementation and administration for executives and business owners, as well as federal and state tax planning and structuring for corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, individuals and non-profit organizations.

Areas of Practice

• Estate Planning
• Estate and Trust Administration
• Asset Protection
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Tax Planning

West Practice Categories

Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Trusts, Bankruptcy Law, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Taxation Law

Bar Admissions

• New Hampshire, 1978
• U.S. Tax Court, 1981
• Massachusetts

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Manchester Bar Association (Member)
• New Hampshire Bar Association, 1979 - 1983 (Member, Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law)
• New Hampshire Bar Association, 1980 - Present (Member, Section of Taxation)
• New Hampshire Bar Association, 1986 (Secretary)
• New Hampshire Bar Association, 1987 (Chairman)
• American Bar Association (Member, Section of Taxation)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Section of Taxation)
• New Hampshire Estate Planning Council, 1981 - Present (Member)
• New Hampshire Estate Planning Council, 1986 - 1993 (Director)
• New Hampshire Estate Planning Council, 1991 - 1992 (President)
• American Red Cross, Greater Manchester Branch (Member, Board of Directors)
• Allard Industries, Inc. (Member, Board of Advisors)
• Stage One Productions (Member, Board of Advisors)
• New Hampshire Bar Association (Past President, Section of Taxation)
• New Hampshire Bar Association (Member, Section of Corporate Law)

Honors and Awards

• The Best Lawyers in America
• Chambers & Partners America's Leading Lawyers for Business

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, Business and Tax Topics, Attorneys and Accountants and General Public

Education

• Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1978
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
• Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1983
  LL.M., Master of Law(s)
• Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1975
  A.B., Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: cum laude

Published Works

• Tax consequences of Recoveries For Personal Injury New Hampshire Bar Journal, Vol. 25, No. 3, 1984
• Understanding and Utilizing Structured Settlements in Personal Injury Litigation New Hampshire Bar Journal, Vol. 27, No. 2, 1986
• Income Taxation of Trust and Estates (Co-Author), The Journal of Taxation
• Introductory Guide for Incorporation of Tax Exemption for New Hampshire Arts and Other Non-profit Organizations (Co-Author)
• Shifts Assets to Trust for Minors After RRA '93, The Journal of Taxation, Vol. 79, No. 6, 1993

Address

City Hall Plaza
900 Elm Street
Manchester, NH 03101

Phones

(603) 628-1340

Faxes

(603) 625-5650

Emails

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Websites

http://www.mclane.com