Frederick J. Tansill & Associates, LLC opened in late 1997. Fred Tansill has over 30 years of legal experience. Prior to starting his own firm, Fred was a partner at McGuire Woods and more recently Verner Liipfert. Fred launched his own practice focused on counseling professionals, entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and investors. Fred also represents the closely-held business and investment entities and estates and trusts in which they are involved, and trust companies and non-profit organizations. The firm is committed to listen and to provide highly customized and prompt attention, service and documents.
• Among the firm’s areas of expertise are:
Sophisticated Estate Tax and Gift Tax Planning/Wills & Trusts
Asset Protection Planning: Domestic and Offshore
Charitable Planning Including Lead and Remainder Trusts, Private Foundations
Expeditious and Economical Estate and Trust Administration
Advice to Fiduciaries and Beneficiaries/Disputes
International Estate Planning, Offshore Trusts
Planning for Closely-Held Business and Investment Entities
S & C Corporations, LLCs, LLPs, Family Limited Partnerships
Marital Agreements
Tax Planning and Disputes
• Some of the honors Fred has received throughout his career are:
Chairman, Trusts and Estates Section, Virginia State Bar
Chairman, Estates, Trusts and Probate Law Section, District of Columbia Bar
A Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estates Counsel (elected by peers)
Quoted regularly in The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal
Listed in Washingtonian magazine (twice) as one of "Best Lawyers in Washington" and currently listed in Best Lawyers in America
Co-Chaired Virginia Bar Committee which wrote Ethical Rules for Lawyers Serving as Fiduciaries
President, Northern Virginia Estate Planning Council
