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 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.  Anderton expects to receive an LL.M. in taxation from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2008.

Practice Areas

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

Professional Memberships

• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of Michigan
• Member, Ingham County Bar Association

Recognition And Public Service

• "Nonspouse Rollovers Under the Pension Protection Act of 2006" Michigan Tax Lawyer, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2, Summer 2007

Education

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, LL.M. in Taxation (Expected 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