Robert C. Nusbaum

Bob Nusbaum has been actively practicing law since August 1948, and with the same firm. With the late revered Alan Hofheimer as his mentor, Bob has become recognized as a competent real estate lawyer, estates and trusts lawyer, tax lawyer, corporate lawyer, and on occasion a litigator. He is listed in four categories in Best Lawyers in America.

Bob has served on many committees, including the Executive Committee of the Virginia Bar Association. He has been President of the Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association. He has been elected to membership in the Virginia Law Foundation, the American Bar Foundation, the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, and the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

Bob's outside activities include eight years on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Norfolk International Terminals; 11 years as a Trustee of Virginia Wesleyan College; years of service on various boards of Sentara Health Systems and its predecessors; five years on the Board of Directors of the Virginia State Library, including a year as Chairman; and as an officer and director of the Tidewater American Red Cross, the Norfolk Forum, and Virginia Symphony; and more recently, the Foundation for the Howard and Georgeanna Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine and the Diabetes Institutes Foundation.

Practice Areas:

• Business
• Charitable Organizations
• Corporate
• Eminent Domain
• Estate Planning
• Litigation
• Real Estate
• Taxation

Education:

• LLB, University of Virginia (1948)

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Hofheimer Nusbaum, P.C.
PO Box 3460
Norfolk, VA. 23514

Robert E. Lee

Bob specializes in estate planning, primarily for closely-held businesses and business executives, tax litigation and representation before the Internal Revenue Service.

Bob received his B.S. in accounting from St. Joseph’s University, summa cum laude, in 1964 and his LLB from Harvard Law School in 1967. His experience includes seven years as a trial attorney for the Internal Revenue Service and service as a former Chair of the Tax Section of the Virginia State Bar.

He is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and the American College of Tax Counsel. He is also an adjunct faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth University.

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McCandlish Kaine & Grant
1111 East Main Street, Suite 1500
Richmond, VA 23219

David B. Wilks

DAVID B. WILKS, born in Staunton, Virginia on May 4, 1963, admitted to the bar 1988 Virginia, 1989 United States Tax Court.

Education:

Duke University (B.A., 1985); Washington & Lee School of Law (J.D., 1988); Marshall-Wythe School of Law of the College of William & Mary (LL.M. Tax, 1989).

Affiliations:

Member, Washington & Lee Law Review (1986-87); The Virginia Tax Reporter (Board of Editors, 1991-1995); American Bar Association (Tax Division); Virginia State Bar (Tax, Business, Will & Trust Sections); Virginia Bar Association (Tax and Will & Trust Sections);
Prince William County Bar Association; Northern Virginia Estate Planning Council; Estate Planning Council of Prince William County, Virginia (President, 1993-1998); Lake Ridge Rotary Club.

Firm Profile:

QUINTO & WILKS, P.C.: Located in Lake Ridge, Virginia, Quinto & Wilks, P.C. provides specialized legal services to its clients in a limited number of practice areas. Begun by two tax lawyers who individually have built strong practices and reputations for rendering sophisticated business and tax services to their respective clients, the firm was formed to fill a need in the business community for attorneys who concentrate solely on the business, tax, estate and real estate legal issues confronting the business owner and business executive. By intentionally limiting our practice to the specialized legal areas for which out attorneys are recognized experts, the firm is in a unique position to render comprehensive business, estate planning and tax services to our clients with
personal attention and discretion.

While located in a suburban setting, our office provides easy access to major highway corridors that allow us to serve clients in all of Northern Virginia. Our suburban setting and ample unrestricted parking also contribute to the comfortable atmosphere our office provides to our clients.

The expertise of our attorneys, combined with their experience, integrity, loyalty and understanding, are the elements which not only describe our firm, but distinguish our firm as the source of legal
services for the individual or entity seeking tax and business advice.

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Quinto & Wilks, P.C
3441 Commission Court
Woodbridge, VA

Patrick J. Vaughan

Areas of Speciality:

Lifetime and testamentary estate planning; probate and estate administration; contested trust and estate matters.

Education:

• Master of Laws in Taxation, Georgetown University Law Center, 1976
• Bachelor of Laws, University of Virginia School of Law, 1968
• Bachelor of Science in Accounting, McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia, 1965
• Wakefield High School, Arlington, Virginia, 1961

Memberships:

• American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
• Northern Virginia Estate Planning Council
• Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants
• Virginia State Bar
• State Bar of Maryland
• District of Columbia Bar

Other:

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
• Certified Public Accountant, Virginia, 1971
• Chartered Financial Consultant, 1985
• U.S. Army, 1968-70 (Vietnam Veteran)
• Football Team, University of Virginia, 1962-65
• Lecturer, Virginia State Bar CLE programs
• Author of articles on estate planning and estate administration
• Frequent speaker at estate planning seminars

ESTATE PLANNING AND ESTATE ADMINISTRATION

AP&R’s estate planning and estate administration attorneys are among the most experienced in the Washington metropolitan area. We focus particular attention on the design of estate plans to avoid probate complications, to minimize estate taxes and to fulfill our clients’ personal goals. Our lawyers will work closely with your accountants, financial planners, bankers, investment consultants and insurance advisors in an effort to achieve these objectives. We handle the administration of clients’ estates with proper sensitivity, speed and efficiency.

AP&R performs many different tasks within this practice area, including:

• Formulation of personalized estate plans
• Preparation of customized estate planning documents including: wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, durable powers of attorney, medical directives and living wills
• Formation of family partnerships
• Formulation of gifting strategies
• Retitling of assets
• Administration of estates
• Will contests and fiduciary litigation

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Adams, Porter & Radigan, Ltd.
1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 700
McLean, VA. 22102

M. Powell Peters

His law practice is focused in areas of advanced Estate Planning & Settlement, Business Law and Taxation. Powell’s efforts are geared toward assisting business owners and wealthy individuals with tax efficient ways to transfer assets.

Mr. Peters is a member of the Law Firm of Wolcott, Rivers, Wheary, Basnight & Kelly. The firm and its predecessor firms have been in the continuance practice of law since 1895. The firm’s clients are comprised of businesses and individuals in Southeastern Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina.

Mr. Peters, a native of Elizabeth City, North Carolina and he is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.S. in Business Administration. He earned his Juris Doctorate and Masters in Business Administration at Wake Forest University.

He is admitted to the Bar in North Carolina (1986) and in Virginia (1992). Mr. Peters is admitted to practice before all Courts in the states of Virginia and North Carolina as well as United States Federal Courts.

In addition to the private practice of law, Mr. Peters professional experience includes five years as a Senior Tax Consultant for Ernest & Young and two years as the Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel for Approved Financial Corporation, a Nasdaq listed, Virginia Financial Institution.

In addition to the practice of law and speaking engagements, Mr. Peters is actively engaged in a number of civic, charitable and professional organizations. He has served as the Chairman of the Friends of the Jean Outland Chrysler Library, Chairman of the Virginia Beach Foundation’s Beach Fund, past President of the Thoroughgood Civic League and past President of the Hampton Roads Tax Forum. Currently, he serves as a Director for the Hampton Roads Estate Planning Council, the Volunteer Hampton Roads and the Boy Scouts of America - Tidewater Council. Powell is a member of the Leadership Hampton Roads Class of 2001 and serves as a Board Advisor for the Suffolk Industrial Development Authority.

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Wolcott, Rivers, Wheary, Basnight & Kelly, P.C.
One Columbus Center, Suite 1100
Virginia Beach, VA 23462-6765