Specializing in estate planning, business formation, shareholder/ownership disputes and tax law, James “J.V.” Anderton advises clients in a variety of tax-related fields.

Mr. Anderton was the lead author for an article related to the special allocation of gains between partners in 1031 transactions published by the Journal of Real Estate Taxation in 2010. Mr. Anderton won the 2007 Tax Writing Competition at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School for his article on non-spousal rollovers under the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

He has spoken on various topics related to estate planning and fiduciary issues, as well as 1031 tax-deferred exchanges. Mr. Anderton received an LL.M. in taxation from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2008.

Practice Areas

• Tax Law
• Business and Corporate Law
• Estate Planning and Probate Law
• ERISA
• Real Estate Law
• Health Care Law
• Elder Law & Medicaid Planning

Professional Memberships

• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of Michigan
• Member, Ingham County Bar Association
• Member, U.S. Tax Court Bar

Recognition And Public Service

• Co-author, "Special Allocations of Gain Between Partners in Section 1031 Transactions" Journal of Real Estate Taxation, Volume 37, Number 2, 1st Quarter 2010 (Thompson/RIA)
• "Nonspouse Rollovers Under the Pension Protection Act of 2006" Michigan Tax Lawyer, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2, Summer 2007
• Winner of Tax Student Writing Award by State Bar of Michigan, 2008
• Co-founder, Member of the Board of Directors, and officer of The First Tee of Mid-Michigan
• Member, Mid-Michigan Innovation Club for Entrepreneurs

Education

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, LL.M. in Taxation, 2008
• Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., 2004
  (magna cum laude and Order of the Coif)
• Cornell University, B.A., 2001
  Economics and Philosophy