Charles E McWilliams Jr.

Charles E McWilliams Jr.

Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh, PC
  • Estate Planning, Tax Law, Probate ...
  • District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia
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Chuck has practiced in Winchester and throughout northern Virginia since 2007. He is both a lawyer and a Certified Public Accountant (with an LL.M in Tax and Estate Planning) and worked in public accounting before attending law school. Chuck’s practice focuses on complex estate planning and administration matters, resolving tax disputes, business planning, choice of entity, conservation easements and other business matters. Chuck has extensive training in complex estate and business matters and his practice focuses primarily on business owners and families with more than $1 million in liquid assets. Chuck regularly works to resolve family disputes, establish business succession plans and protect spendthrift beneficiaries.

Practice Areas
Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Tax Law
Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
Probate
Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Real Estate Law
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Elder Law
Fees
  • Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
    Estate and business planning matters are often completed on a flat-fee basis. Other matters are billed hourly. The firm does accept credit cards, if needed, but reserves the right to charge processing fees on large transactions. In rare cases, we will accept contingent fee cases.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
District of Columbia
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Virginia
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West Virginia
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U.S. Tax Court
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
Shareholder
Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh, PC
Current
Member/Manager
Commonwealth Credit Exchange, LLC
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CCE serves as an accommodation party for land preservation tax credit sales in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Member/Manager
Winchester Property Management, LLC
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Provides property management services for complex and unusual asset classes such as commercial and industrial properties, land leases, billboards, farms, etc.
Education
Georgetown University Law Center
LL.M. (2015) | Taxation
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Honors: Certificate in Estate Planning
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George Mason University School of Law
J.D. (2007) | Estate Planning & Taxation
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George Mason University
B.S. (2004) | Accounting
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Certified Public Accountant
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Hampden-Sydney College
B.A. (2002) | Political Science
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Awards
Rising Star
Super Lawyers Magazine
Top Lawyers: Estate & Gift Taxation
Northern Virginia Magazine
Legal Elite: Taxes, Trusts, Estate & Elder Law
Virginia Business Magazine
AV Preeminent
Martindale-Hubbell
Professional Associations
Virginia State Bar  # 75186
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American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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Certifications
Certified Public Accountant
VSCPA
Websites & Blogs
Website
Contact & Map
Winchester Office
204 South Loudoun Street
Winchester, VA 22604
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Telephone: (540) 667-4912
Loudoun Office
One East Market Street
Third Floor
Leesburg, VA 20176
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Prince William Office
4310 Prince William Pkwy.
Suite 300
Prince William, VA 22192
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Arlington Office
2200 Clarendon Blvd.
Thirteenth Floor
Arlington, VA 22201
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