James E. Hickmon
Mr. Hickmon is a shareholder in Hickmon Law, PC. His practice involves the design and administration of qualified retirement plans, including 401(k), employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), defined benefit pension plans, 403(b) arrangements, 457 deferred compensation plans, welfare benefit plans and fringe benefit programs. Mr. Hickmon represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor and other governmental agencies. He helps clients obtain rulings and determinations from those agencies, and helps them to resolve regulatory audits and examinations.
Mr. Hickmon assists individuals, families and closely held business owners design and implement effective estate and business succession plans, including the settlement of estates and the establishment of trusts. In addition, Mr. Hickmon assists clients with choice of entity and tax related issues, including the establishment of corporations, limited liability companies and family limited partnerships.
Practice Areas:
- ERISA Compliance
- Employee Benefits
- Executive Compensation
- Tax
- Business Planning and Formation
- Estate Planning
- Estate Settlement
- Estate and Gift Taxation
- Trusts and Estates Taxation
Biography: Author: “Sarbanes-Oxley Produces Complex Blackout Notice Requirements and Imposes Personal Civil Liability for Plan Administrators,” Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, July 2003; “Current Considerations in Adopting New Employee Benefit Plan Claims Procedures,” Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, May 2002. Associate, Williams Mullen, Richmond, Virginia, 2001-2003; Associate, McGuireWoods LLP, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2003-2006, Vice President, First Citizens Bank & Trust Company, 1995-1998, Trust Officer, Wachovia Corporation, 1993-1995; Certified Financial Planner, 1996.
Admitted: 2001, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 2002, U.S. Tax Court; 2004, North Carolina.
Law School: Wake Forest University, 2001
College: University of North Carolina, Wilmington, B.S.B.A., 1992 East Carolina University, MBA, 1996
Member: North Carolina, Virginia and Mecklenburg County Bar Associations (Member: North Carolina Bar Association Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section Legislative Committee); American Bar Association (Member: Estate Planning Committee, Employee Benefits Committee); Financial Planning Association.