Attorney Profiles > James E. Kane
JAMES E. KANE
RICHMOND OFFICE


Direct Dial: (804) 916-9036
Direct Fax: (804) 916-9136
Email: jkane@gregkaplaw.com

Concentration
Commercial Litigation, General Business Representation, Estate Planning and Administration, Creditors Rights and Bankruptcy

Education
T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, J.D., 1989
George Mason University, B.A., with distinction, 1985

Memberships
Virginia State Bar
Bar Association of the City of Richmond

Honors/Awards
University of Richmond Law Review

Practice Experience

Jim is one of the leaders of the firm’s litigation section with extensive experience in a diverse array of legal matters. He has engaged in an active trial practice for 17 years before federal and state courts in Virginia. Jim began his career with the firm of Rust & Rust in Fairfax, Virginia, ultimately serving as a partner in the firm’s Litigation and Estate Planning Section. He later joined the firm of Chaplin, Papa & Gonet in Richmond, Virginia, where he served as President and as a Director of its Litigation and Bankruptcy Sections.

As a commercial litigator, Jim has tried numerous cases to verdict as well as taken clients through successful arbitration and mediation proceedings. He has substantial expertise and experience in commercial lending and leasing cases.

Jim also has extensive experience in complex estate planning and administration. With particular emphasis on tax-motivated estate planning for high net worth individuals, Jim focuses on estate tax shelters, including credit shelter trusts, family limited partnerships, and family limited liability companies.

Additional Information
Jim is admitted to practice before all Virginia state courts as well as the United States Court of Appeals of the Fourth Circuit, United States District Court for The Eastern District of Virginia and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia.

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