JOHN R. WILLIAMS
John's practice primarily involves taxation, with an emphasis in the corporate, partnership and estate planning areas. He received his undergraduate degree in accounting from Louisiana Tech University, his J.D. degree from Louisiana State University, and his LL.M. degree in Taxation from Georgetown University. John was admitted to practice in Louisiana in 1988 and in Texas in 1990.
John began his practice in the tax section of the law firm of Vinson & Elkins in Houston, Texas. John is a Board Certified Tax Law Specialist under the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization and a Board Certified Estate Planning and Probate Specialist under the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. John was appointed to serve on the Louisianan Tax Law Advisory Commission of the Louisiana State Bar Association and is on the Board of Directors of The Tax and Estate Planning Council of Shreveport.
Areas of Practice:
Business Law and Transactions
Corporate
Estate Planning
Partnership
Taxation
Certification/Specialties:
Board Certified Tax Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization
Board Certified Estate Planning and Probate Specialist, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Bar Admissions:
Louisiana, 1988
Texas, 1990
Education:
Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
J.D.
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia
LL.M.
Major: Taxation
Louisiana Tech University
Major: Accounting
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Louisiana State Bar Association
Texas State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Past Employment Positions:
Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., Houston, Texas (Tax Section)
John's practice primarily involves taxation, with an emphasis in the corporate, partnership and estate planning areas. He received his undergraduate degree in accounting from Louisiana Tech University, his J.D. degree from Louisiana State University, and his LL.M. degree in Taxation from Georgetown University. John was admitted to practice in Louisiana in 1988 and in Texas in 1990.
John began his practice in the tax section of the law firm of Vinson & Elkins in Houston, Texas. John is a Board Certified Tax Law Specialist under the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization and a Board Certified Estate Planning and Probate Specialist under the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. John was appointed to serve on the Louisianan Tax Law Advisory Commission of the Louisiana State Bar Association and is on the Board of Directors of The Tax and Estate Planning Council of Shreveport.
Areas of Practice:
Business Law and Transactions
Corporate
Estate Planning
Partnership
Taxation
Certification/Specialties:
Board Certified Tax Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization
Board Certified Estate Planning and Probate Specialist, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Bar Admissions:
Louisiana, 1988
Texas, 1990
Education:
Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
J.D.
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia
LL.M.
Major: Taxation
Louisiana Tech University
Major: Accounting
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Louisiana State Bar Association
Texas State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Past Employment Positions:
Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., Houston, Texas (Tax Section)
CONTACT
Tel: (318) 227-3311
Fax: (318) 227-3980
E-mail: johnwilliams@awsw-law.com
Fax: (318) 227-3980
E-mail: johnwilliams@awsw-law.com
PRACTICE AREAS
Business Law and Transactions
Corporate
Estate Planning
Partnership
Taxation
Corporate
Estate Planning
Partnership
Taxation
BAR ADMISSIONS
LOUISIANA STATE BAR
TEXAS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
Tax Law Specialist, Louisiana
Board of Legal Specialization
Board Certified Estate Planning and Probate Specialist, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
TEXAS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
Tax Law Specialist, Louisiana
Board of Legal Specialization
Board Certified Estate Planning and Probate Specialist, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
