Lawyers / Professionals

 
William I. Sanderson       
Associate
One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219-4030
T: 804.775.4717
F: 804.698.2212
wsanderson@mcguirewoods.com
 

Mr. Sanderson is part of the firm's Fiduciary Advisory Services and Private Wealth Services groups. He represents both high-net worth individuals and families on a variety of sensitive and complex estate and business planning matters. His practice focuses on the areas of estate planning and estate and trust administration.


Practices & Industries
Honors
  • Raven Society
  • The Jefferson Literary and Debating Society

Publications
  • "Estate Tax Deferral, Planning Now and Being Prepared Later," Co-authored with Dennis I. Belcher, ABA Trusts & Investments Magazine, March - April 2008

Classes Taught
  • Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business, Federal Taxation Practice and Procedure, Fall 2008 and Fall 2010

Speaking Engagements
  • "1-2-3 GRAT! A practical look at three days in the life of an essential estate planning technique," Virginia Bar Association, VBA Annual Meeting, Williamsburg, Virginia, January 2010
  • "Putting Creativity into a Corporate Box: Selecting the Right Entity for Your Arts Business," Virginia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Lawyers for the Arts, Richmond, Virginia, April 2008; Charlottesville, Virginia, August 2008
  • "Navigating the Trustee's Duty to Disclose," ABA Joint Tax & RPTE Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, September 2008; Virginia CLE, Trusts and Estates Seminar, Richmond, Virginia, August 2008

Professional Affiliations
  • American Bar Association, Section of Real Property Trust & Estate Law
    • Co-Vice-Chair of the Estate Planning and Administration for Business Owners, Farmers and Ranchers Committee
  • Virginia Bar Association
    • Trusts & Estates Legislative Committee, Young Lawyers Division Member
  • Board of Directors, Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia, 2000-2003

Languages
  • German
 

EDUCATION

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, J.D., 2006

University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 2003-2004

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, B.A., 1998

 
 

ADMITTED

Virginia 2006

 

PLACE OF BIRTH

Richmond, Virginia