About
John was a member of Manning Fulton’s corporate practice. He started at Manning Fulton in 1985 and retired at the end of February 2024. John worked with clients in the areas of ERISA and employee benefits, corporations (including professional corporations), estate planning and administration, and tax. His ERISA experience included advising clients on the selection and administration of qualified and non-qualified retirement plans and other employee benefit plans. He was experienced in working with profit sharing plans, 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), individual retirement accounts (IRAs), simplified employee pensions (SEPs), defined benefit pension plans, and non-qualified deferred compensation plans.
John advised many companies and professional corporations on corporate, tax, and regulatory compliance matters. He represented individuals in estate planning matters, from preparing wills and trusts for clients with modest assets to implementing complex estate plans addressing estate tax and other issues. John was also experienced in estate and trust administration matters and has litigated estate tax matters before the United States Tax Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He also provided technical support to litigation attorneys in the firm in the areas of ERISA and employee benefits and tax.
John was recognized by Business North Carolina magazine’s Legal Elite (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012-2013) in the area of Tax and Estate Planning and in Best Lawyers in America in the area of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (2017).