American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
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Los Angeles, CA 90034
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Unique insights into the legislative process behind estate tax reform and related transfer tax deliberations of the United States Congress and administrative developments at the Treasury and IRS. by Ronald D. Aucutt
Ron Aucutt is an ACTEC Fellow in Virginia and the District of Columbia and is a partner in McGuireWoods LLP. He was attracted to the field of estate planning while analyzing the effects of the estate and gift tax changes in the Tax Reform Act of 1976 and subsequently contributed on behalf of clients to the legislative history of the technical changes enacted in 1978. Ron has been an observer of the formation of tax policy ever since.
Ron has chaired ACTEC’s Business Planning Committee, and he served as President of ACTEC in 2003-04. He has also served on the Executive Council of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law and as a Vice Chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Taxation. He and Fellow Howard Zaritsky are the co-authors of Structuring Estate Freezes, published by Warren, Gorham & Lamont.
Ron received B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota, and he has been a lecturer in law at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Ron and Bunny have two adult sons, David and Jamie.
