John Furniss III is a member of Bricker & Eckler LLP Tax, Trusts & Estates Department. He practices in the areas of estate planning; estate and trust administration; estate and gift taxation; charitable giving; non-profit and tax-exempt organizations; business succession planning; tax audits and controversies; fiduciary litigation; and incompetency planning.
Community and Professional Activities
Member, Columbus Bar Association; Estate and Gift Tax Committee; Probate Court Committee
Member, Ohio State Bar Association; Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law Section Council
Member, American Bar Association; Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Section of Taxation
Member, Estate Planning Council Group II
Member, Central Ohio Planned Giving Council
Member, National Council on Planned Giving
Fellow, Ohio State Bar Foundation, Class of 2007
President, Kenyon College Regional Association of Columbus
Member, Board of Trustees, Jazz Arts Group
Vice-President, The East Wing Association
Past Member, Kenyon College Alumni Council
Volunteer, Fairfield Heritage Association
Publications and Presentations
Author, "College Savings: Ohio's Plan", Columbus Bar Briefs, May 2002 (Special Edition)
Author, "Balancing Estate Planning and Retirement Planning with Planning for Higher Education Expenses Through 529 Plans", Business First of Columbus
Co-Presenter, "Running a Non-Profit Association in the Internet Age", Ohio Society of Association Executives, Columbus, Ohio, 2003
Co-Presenter, "Estate Planning: Mastering the Basics", Sterling Education Service, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, 2004
Presenter, "Overview of Intermediate Sanctions", Columbus, Ohio, 2005
Presenter, "Family Limited Partnerships", Estate Planning and Wealth Management Seminar, Mount Vernon, Ohio, 2006
Awards and Recognition
Listed, Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2005 and 2006
Education
Kenyon College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1997); Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Member, Pi Kappa Sigma, the national political science honor fraternity; Awarded distinction for senior exercises in political science; Studied at St. Catherine's College of Oxford University
University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2000); Managing Editor, Journal of Law & Politics.
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