James A. Rutledge
Jim Rutledge is a partner with Bricker & Eckler and a member of the Business Law group and former chair of the law firm’s Federal Tax group. He focuses on solving problems of business owners and their businesses, with a broad business law and tax practice. He advises private companies and their owners in sales, acquisitions and other transactions having income tax, estate tax and gift tax consequences. He is experienced in business planning, partnership and limited liability company law and taxation, business organization and operations, business succession and exit planning for C...
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Community Service
Presentations & Published Works
- Lectured at numerous tax planning and business law programs including:
- "Family Limited Partnerships vs. Family Limited Liability Companies" Ohio Wealth Preservation Conference
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"Exit Strategies for Owners of Closely Held Businesses," Ohio Advanced Federal Tax Symposium
- "Choice of Business Entity," Ohio Tax Planning Institute
- "Use of ESOPs by the Closely Held Corporation," Columbus Tax Conference
- "Business Succession Planning," Capital Law School Graduate Tax Program
Bar Admissions & Activities
- Former Chair. Columbus Bar Association Business Tax Committee and Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Committee
- Chair, Columbus Bar Association Pension Advisory Committee (1989-present)
- Member, American, Ohio State and Columbus Bar Associations
Awards & Recognition
- Recipient, 2010 Columbus Bar Association Award of Excellence
- Listed, Best Lawyers in America, (corporate law) 2009-2011
Education
- University of Dayton (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974)
- The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1977)