Jon R. Eggleston

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150 South Champlain Street
Burlington, Vermont 05401
Phone: (802) 864-0880
Fax: (802) 864-0328
Email: jeggleston@primmer.com

Jon Eggleston has practiced in the areas of tax and corporate law since 1973. After graduating from the University of Denver in 1968 with a major in Political Science, and from Cornell Law School in 1971, he clerked for the Vermont Supreme Court. Thereafter, he served as a trial attorney in the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and during that time obtained his Masters of Taxation from Georgetown Law Center in Washington, D.C. Jon’s tax practice emphasizes mergers and acquisitions, tax litigation, international taxation, and estate planning, and he has lectured and written on these topics. His practice also encompasses a variety of corporate matters, including securities work, business entity planning and selection, and financial transactions. In the area of international law, he represents Canadian and other foreign corporations having U.S. subsidiaries or affiliates. Jon was President of the Vermont Bar Association during 1999-2000. He is listed among The Best Lawyers in America in the fields of taxation and trusts and estates. Jon is also recognized as one of the top corporate/commercial lawyers in Vermont by The Chambers USA Guide and New England Super Lawyers.

Areas of Practice:

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Tax Litigation
  • International Taxation
  • Estate Planning
Bar Admissions:

  • Vermont
Court Admissions:

  • U.S. Tax Court
  • U.S. Claims Court
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Education:

  • Cornell Law School, 1971 J.D.
  • Georgetown University Law Center LL.M., Taxation, 1975
  • University of Denver, 1968
Published Works:

  • “Post-Mortem Election of Subchapter S Can Benefit Estate With Closely-held Stock”,11 Estate Planning 104, March 1984
Representative Cases:

  • Hirsch v. Vermont Department of Taxes, 164 Vt. 321, 675 A.2d 1318 (Vt. 1995)
Honors and Awards:

  • Martindale-Hubbell AV rated
  • The Best Lawyers in America (25 years) in the fields of taxation and trusts and estates
  • Chambers USA – one of the top corporate commercial lawyers in Vermont
  • New England Super Lawyers – one of its Business/Corporate lawyers and Tax lawyers
Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • Chittenden County Bar Association (President 1991-1992)
  • Franklin/Grand Isle County Bar Association (President 2008-2009)
  • Vermont Bar Association (Board of Governors 1978-1981, 1994-2001, President 1999-2000)
  • American Bar Association, Section of Taxation