Background
Shearer, Junior, William B. was born on August 25, 1942 in Henderson, North Carolina, United States.
Shearer, Junior, William B. was born on August 25, 1942 in Henderson, North Carolina, United States.
Presbyterian College (Bachelor of Science, 1964). Mercer University (Bachelor of Laws, 1967). New York University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1971).
Worked at Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in Tax Law, Corporate and Corporate Finance Law. Admitted to the bar, 1966, Georgia. 1971, United States. Tax Court.
1972, South Carolina.
Phi Delta Phi. Member, 1965-1967 and Editor, 1966-1967, Mercer Law Review. Member, Board of Visitors, Presbyterian College, 1982-1985.
President, 1981-1982, Chairman, 1982 and Member, 1977-1983, Board of Directors, International Association for Financial Planning. Member, North American Securities Administrators Association Committee on Registered Investment Advisors, 1983-1984.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Insurance, Georgia State University, 1985.
Special Advisor to Georgia Secretary of State on Financial Planning and Investment Advisor Regulation, 1985-1988. Member: Atlanta, Decatur-DeKalb (Chairman, Section of Taxation, 1977-1978) and American (Member, Section of: Taxation. Real Property, Probate and Trust Law.
Member, Executive Committee of Task Force on Legal Financial Planning, 1987-1988.
Chairman, Regulatory Committee of Task Force on Legal Financial Planning, 1987-1988) Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia.
South Carolina Bar. Lawyers Club of Atlanta.
Atlanta Estate Planning Council. Atlanta Tax Forum.
Member, 1965-1967 and Editor, 1966-1967, Mercer Law Review. Member, Board of Visitors, Presbyterian College, 1982-1985. President, 1981-1982, Chairman, 1982 and Member, 1977-1983, Board of Directors, International Association for Financial Planning.
Member, North American Securities Administrators Association Committee on Registered Investment Advisors, 1983-1984.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Insurance, Georgia State University, 1985. Special Advisor to Georgia Secretary of State on Financial Planning and Investment Advisor Regulation, 1985-1988.
Member: Atlanta, Decatur-DeKalb (Chairman, Section of Taxation, 1977-1978) and American (Member, Section of: Taxation. Real Property, Probate and Trust Law.
Member, Executive Committee of Task Force on Legal Financial Planning, 1987-1988.
Chairman, Regulatory Committee of Task Force on Legal Financial Planning, 1987-1988) Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia. South Carolina Bar; Lawyers Club of Atlanta.
Atlanta Estate Planning Council.
Atlanta Tax Forum.