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West Legal Directory Profile - Firmsite James E. Harris 
Little Rock, Arkansas
Partner, Trusts & Estates Practice Group Leader
phone (501) 370-1527
fax (501) 244-5317
email harris@fec.net

Areas of Practice:
Estate & Gift Taxation
Estate Planning
Foundations & Charitable Tax Planning
Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations
Partnerships
Probate & Estate Administration
Taxation Law
Trade Associations
Trusts
Year Joined Organization:
1976
Bar Admissions:
Arkansas, 1972
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, 1972
U.S. Tax Court, 1985
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1973
Education:
Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA , 1975
LL.M. Tax, Master of Law(s) in Taxation


University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Leflar Law Center, Fayetteville, AR , 1972
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Law Review: Arkansas Law Review, 1970 - 1972


Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 1969
B.S.E.E., Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering
Honors: Distinguished Military Graduate


Published Works:
Level Five Philanthropy: Designing a Plan for Strategic, Effective, Efficient Giving, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review, Volume 26, No. 1, 2003


Estate Planning for Forest Landowners Under the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Forest Landowner, Vol. 56, No. 5, 1997


The Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993: Considering the Election to Apply the New Law to Old Corporations, U. Ark. Little Rock L. J., 1994


Valuation of Closely Held Partnerships and Corporations: Recent Developments Concerning Minority Interest and Marketability Discounts, Arkansas Law Review (reprinted in Corporate Practice Commentary and Probate & Property), Volume 42, No. 3, 1989


Representative Clients:
Arkansas Children's Hospital and Foundation
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and Foundation
Baptist Health Foundation
Entergy Foundation
Fayetteville Community Foundation
Share Foundation
Regions Bank/Regions Morgan Keegan Trust
University of Arkansas Foundation
Honors and Awards:
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Arkansas State Chair 2001 - 2006)


Listed in The Best Lawyers in America under two categories: Trusts and Estates and Nonprofits/Charity Law


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Pulaski County Bar Association
Member


Arkansas Bar Association
Member, Sections on Taxation, Probate and Trust Law


American Bar Association
Member, Sections on Taxation and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law


Pro Bono Activities:
P.A.R.K. Foundation Board Member, 2007 - Present
Baptist Health Board of Trustees, Chairman 2004 - 2005
Arkansas Coalition for Excellence, Chairman, 2003 - 2004
Chapter Chairman, Central Arkansas Chapter, American Red Cross, 1999 - 2001
American Red Cross, Chapter Board Development Group 2000 - 2001
Arkansas Christian Charitable Foundation, Vice-Chair, 2001 - Present
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Society, Past Board Member
Metropolitan YMCA, Past Board Member
U.A.L.R. Center for Nonprofit Organizations Advisory Board
Birth Information:
December 8, 1947, El Dorado, Arkansas, United States of America

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