Bruce L. James, Attorney at Law

About Us

Law You Can Understand

Administration of Decedent's Estates; Estate & Trust Planning; Tax Law; Wills; Probate; Charitable Organizations; Business Law; Corporate Law; Business purchase and sale representation; Advice and Consultations regarding distributions from 401(K) and IRA Plans.

Representing individuals, businesses and fiduciaries in tax matters, business matters, and decedent's will and estate administration. 33+ years experience in estate planning for a wide variety of clients, and in planning for the acquisition and disposition of corporate & partnership business interests. Practice includes the representation of majority and minority shareholders of family owned

businesses, representation of individuals and families desiring to dispose of real estate holdings, and representation of individuals in the practice areas noted herein.

Additional Information

J.D. (law degree) from the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University (now located in Raleigh, N.C.) - 1986
B.S. Accounting, University of North Carolina at Charlotte - 1983
Sworn in August 1986 by the Superior Court of North Carolina
Admitted to practice by the N.C Western District Federal Court in 1990.
Admitted to practice by the U.S. Tax Court in 1991.

Description of practice: licensed to practice law in North Carolina since 1986. Licensed North Carolina Certified Public Accountant (not practicing as such). Practice areas include decedent's estate administration, estate planning for individuals and families (including second marriages), advanced estate planning for individuals including those with business or real estate interests, gift tax planning, tax practice includes individual income & gift tax returns, trust income tax, estate income tax, and small business tax preparation for S corporations and partnerships, Federal Estate & Gift Tax return preparation, and general tax planning; selected representation before IRS and State of North Carolina. Also handle general business corporate and partnership compliance matters, representation of Buyer or Seller in business transactions. Also handle cash or seller financed real estate matters.