Background
Douglass III, W. Birch was born on February 13, 1943 in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
Douglass III, W. Birch was born on February 13, 1943 in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
Hampden-Sydney College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1965). University of Richmond (Bachelor of Laws, 1968). Harvard Law School (Master of Laws, 1969).
Worked at McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, Limited liability partnership (Richmond, Virginia) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1968, Virginia. Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Member, McNeill Law Society.
Member, University of Richmond Law Review, 1967-1968. Author: "Generation-Skipping Planning is Essential When Using Split-Interest Trusts," Journal of Taxation, October 1996.
"The Separate Share Rule," Probate & Property, July/August 1995. Speaker: Creative Uses of Loans, Lead Trusts and Leverage, American Language Institute -American Bar Association, September 1993.
Split-Dollar and Other Insurance Planning Techniques, University of Richmond, April 1995.
Installment Sales and Other Estate Freezes, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, October 1993. Wealth Transfer Techniques, William and Mary, December 1994. Planning and Drafting Ideas to Minimize Taxes, American Bar Association, August 1995.
Member: Board of Associates, 1990 and Chairman Executive Committee, 1996-1998, University of Richmond.
Board of Directors, 1990 and President, 1995-1996, Hanover Tavern Foundation. Board of Trustees, Hampden-Sydney College, 1990.
Board of Directors, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation, 1995. Family Firm Institute, 1990.
William and Mary Tax Conference Advisory Council, 1989.
University of Richmond Estate Planning Advisory Committee, 1975. Director, Richmond Area Kappa Alpha Alumni Association, 1975. President, Estate Planning Council of Richmond, 1983-1984.
Chairman, Taxation Section, Virginia State Bar, 1983-1984.
Member: Taxation Section, 1980, Committees on: Fiduciary Income Tax, 1991-1993, Estate and Gift Tax and Exempt Organizations. Chair, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1985, Committees on South Corporations and Vice Chair, 1996 and Post Mortem Income Tax Planning, American Bar Association.
Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel (Member, State and Local Tax Committee, 1990). American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Member, Fiduciary Income Tax Committee, 1993).
McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, Limited liability partnership is among the largest law firms in the United States.
From its locations in Alexandria, Baltimore, Charlottesville, Jacksonville, Norfolk, Richmond, Tysons Corner, Washington, District of Columbia, Almaty, Republic of Kazakstan, Moscow, Russia, Brussels, Belgium, and Zurich, Switzerland, the firm serves the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast region and other United States. and foreign corporate centers. This concentration of lawyers in one of the fastest growing, most populous areas of the nation, coupled with a long tradition of excellence and individual attention, distinguishes the firm from most others
Member, McNeill Law Society. Member, University of Richmond Law Review, 1967-1968. Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel (Member, State and Local Tax Committee, 1990).
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Member, Fiduciary Income Tax Committee, 1993).