James H. Cundiff

James H. Cundiff


McDermott Will & Emery

Recognized since 2023

Chicago, Illinois

Practice Areas

Trusts and Estates

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James H. Cundiff advises clients on family wealth and business planning, federal estate, gift and generation-skipping tax planning, and estate and trust administration. James represents entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and other business leaders and wealthy individuals on estate and tax planning matters.

Counseling closely held businesses and family members, James is actively engaged in the structuring of family businesses as well as business control and succession planning, multi-generational wealth transfer planning, and estate plan design and implementation. James works with several single-family offices on the creation and administration of private investment pools and private trust companies. As a certified public accountant, James bridges the gaps between financial, tax and legal issues. James frequently writes and speaks on a variety of tax and estate planning subjects.

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Location
  • 444 West Lake Street
    Chicago, IL 60606-0029
Education
  • Southern Illinois University School of Law, J.D., graduated 1995

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Trusts and Estates

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