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Lewis W. Webb III

Partner • Chair of Private Client Services Group

T (757) 624.3247
F (757) 624.3169
lwwebb@kaufcan.com

Lewis is the Chair of the Private Client Services Group at Kaufman & Canoles. In addition to the transmission of family businesses and wealth to next generations, the transmission of family values is often an additional significant desire of his clients. As such, in addition to the tax law, Lewis focuses on the interrelated dynamics of the family and any family business, addressing any existing conflicts or tension and working to ensure that the family assets ultimately support, and not negatively enable, the client’s heirs. All of this requires a thorough understanding of business and business entities, and the full range of estate and charitable planning tools available. His clients represent a wide range of professions including real estate developers, owners of manufacturing, retail, construction and food processing companies, as well as wealthy individuals from a variety of backgrounds.

Practice Areas

Representative Matters

  • Obtained early Private Letter Ruling on termination of charitable remainder trust and division of assets between current beneficiaries and charity
  • Created numerous Private Foundations drafted to reflect personal desires of clients
  • Aided transition of interrelated family of closely-held multi-industry businesses (S corporation, C corporation and LLC) from generation one to generation three
  • Completed multiple estate tax returns and audits involving estates in excess of $50,000,000 each
  • Created numerous GRATs with resulting distribution of significant assets to beneficiaries upon termination
  • Serves as trustee and executor on numerous client matters
  • Coordinated interrelated business succession and estate planning for numerous closely held businesses in the following areas: real estate development and leasing, beverage, auto dealership, importing, seafood, shipyard and dredging, farming, medical, investment management and contracting

Recognition and honors

  • Best Lawyers in America; Trusts & Estates Law, 2005-2010
  • Virginia’s Legal Elite; Virginia Business Magazine, 2004-2009
  • Editorial Board, Virginia Tax Review
  • Echols Scholar and Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics National Honor Society)

Associations

  • American Bar Association; Taxation and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections
  • Virginia State Bar; Former Member Board of Directors, Trust and Estates Section
  • Virginia Bar Association; Trust and Estates Section
  • Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association
  • Chrysler Museum of Art; Board of Trustees
  • Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center; Board of Trustees, Chair and Treasurer of 2004-2009 Capital Campaign, Chair of Endowment Committee; Executive Committee
  • Business Consortium for Arts Support; Board of Directors, Chair of Fund Distribution Committee
  • CHKD Children’s Health Foundation; Board of Directors
  • Old Dominion University Educational Foundation; Board of Trustees
  • Art of Glass II; Steering Committee
  • Tidewater Chapter of the American Red Cross; Former Chapter Chairman

Education

  • University of Virginia; B.A., 1983
  • University of Virginia School of Law; J.D., 1986

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