James Williams “Will” Janoush

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James Williams “Will” Janoush

Professional Experience

Will’s practice focuses on estate and trust planning, business planning, mergers and acquisitions, civil tax controversy and litigation, criminal tax defense, and estate and trust litigation. He represents clients in audits and administrative hearings before the IRS and the Mississippi Department of Revenue Board of Review, and in federal tax litigation before the United States Tax Court. He advises clients on business entity selection and formation, including tax-exempt organizations, and drafts trusts, wills, powers of attorney, and other estate planning documents.

Professional Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member of the Mississippi Bar, 2011
  • Member of the Estates & Trusts Section of the Mississippi Bar (2012-Present)
  • Member of the Taxation Section of the Mississippi Bar (2012-Present); Executive Committee (2019-2024); President (2023-2024)
  • 2018 “Top 50 Under 40” by the Mississippi Business Journal
  • American Jurisprudence Award for Accounting for Lawyers

Areas of Specialty

  • Estate & Trust Planning/Administration
  • Business Planning
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Federal & State Tax Audit/Litigation
  • Estate & Trust Litigation

Admissions

  • Licensed to practice before all Mississippi state and federal courts, the United States Tax Court, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Education

  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (2012)
  • Juris Doctorate (J.D.), Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, MS (2011)
  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English and Political Science, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS (2007)