Mr. Whitesell joined Steptoe & Johnson in August, 2002 as an associate in the firm’s Morgantown and Clarksburg offices. He concentrates his practice in the area of taxation and estate planning.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

Taxation
Mr. Whitesell is involved in all aspects of taxation including the preparation of wills, trusts and other pertinent estate planning documents; counseling clients on Federal estate, gift, generation skipping transfer and income tax matters; assisting personal representatives in the settlement of estates and advising them on tax considerations associated therewith, including valuation; representing taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service and state tax departments; and creating family owned entities.

Business and Commercial Planning
Mr. Whitesell is involved in tax and business planning with regard to profit and non-profit business organizations such as creation, operation and dissolution of proprietorships, corporations (Sub S and Sub C), partnerships (limited and general) and limited liability companies; representation of buyers and sellers in the transfer of business interests; preparation of Buy-Sell Agreements; and valuation of businesses including closely held organizations.

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS

Mr. Whitesell is a member of the West Virginia Bar Association.

EDUCATION

Mr. Whitesell received his law degree from West Virginia University in 2001, where he was awarded the Tom M. Chamber Award in Taxation. He subsequently received a Masters of Law in Taxation from the University of Florida in 2002. Mr. Whitesell graduated magna cum laude from West Virginia University in 1998 with Bachelor of Science Degrees in Accounting and Finance.