James Thomas III is a member of the Business Transactions and Tax & Estate Planning Practice Groups in the Kansas City, Missouri office of Husch & Eppenberger, LLC.
James' practice emphasis is in advising businesses, business owners, and individuals on various tax and business issues as well as estate planning and business succession planning issues.
Practice Areas:
Commercial Finance, Corporate, Tax & Estate Planning
Education:
J.D., University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law (1990, with Distinction); University of Missouri - Kansas City Law Review (Business Editor).
LL.M., Taxation, University of Missouri - Kansas City (1991); Arthur Mag Fellowship.
B.S., William Jewell College (1987, magna cum laude).
Admissions:
Missouri (1990).
Legal Associations:
The Missouri Bar (Member, Tax Committee and Member, Task Force for Limited Liability Companies); The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (Member, Tax Committee); Kansas City Chapter of Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants (Past-President, Kansas City Chapter and Past-Chair, Tax Committee); Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants (Chair, Tax Committee and Member, Task Force for Limited Liability Companies).
Civic Organizations:
KCI/Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce (Past-Chair, Planning and Development Committee and Past-Chair, Small Business Committee); Park Hill School District Educational Foundation, Inc. (Past-President); Platte County Economic Development Council (FastTrac II Steering Committee).
Publications:
Co-author, "The Limited Liability Companies Guide: Planning and Compliance for Today's Practitioner," published by Harcourt Brace Professional Publishing;
Entrepreneurs: You Can't Afford the School of Hard Knocks chapter, Center for Business Innovation Press, Vol. 1.
Speaking Engagements:
James is a frequent speaker on limited liability companies and various tax and estate planning topics. |