• U.S. News
  • Lawyers »
  • Legal Topics
  • Legal Advice
  • Find a Lawyer
  • For Lawyers
  • FAQ
  • Lawyers
  • Legal Topics
  • Find a Lawyer
  • Find Legal Advice
  • For Lawyers
  • FAQ
  • Login

  • More from U.S. News
  • News & Opinion
    • BACK
    • News & Opinion
    • News
    • Opinion
    • Photos
    • Best Countries
    • Best States
    • The Report
  • Education
    • BACK
    • Education
    • Higher Education
      • Rankings
      • Colleges
      • Grad Schools
      • Online Programs
      • Global
      • Advice
    • High Schools
      • Rankings
      • Advice
  • Health
    • BACK
    • Health
    • Wellness
      • Best Diets
      • Food
      • Fitness
      • Family
      • Mind
      • Aging
      • Health Living
    • Healthcare
      • Doctors
      • Hospitals
    • Senior Care
  • Money
    • BACK
    • Money
    • Careers
      • Best Jobs
      • Applying
      • Interviewing
      • Salaries & Benefits
      • Work Culture
    • Investing
      • Rankings
      • Stocks
      • Mutual Funds
      • ETFs
      • Financial Advisors
      • 529s
      • Advice
    • Personal Finance
    • Real Estate
      • Places
      • Agents
      • Advice
    • Retirement
  • Travel
    • BACK
    • Travel
      • Vacations
      • Hotels
      • Cruises
      • Rewards
      • Advice
  • Cars
    • BACK
    • Cars
      • Rankings
      • New
      • Used
      • Financing
      • Advice
  • Real Estate
  • Contact
  • Employment
  • Advertising
  • Terms & Conditions / Privacy Policy
  • Home
  • Lawyers
William C. Hussey's Profile Image

William C. "Bill" Hussey II

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2016.
Three Logan Square, Fifth Floor, 1717 Arch Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
(215) 568-2000
 | 
Firm: Kleinbard LLC
 |  Website
  • LinkedIn
  • Cancel
 
Edit Profile
  • Overview
  • Services
  • Bar Admissions
  • Education
  • Contact
  • Client Reviews & Commendations
  • More ▾
  • Overview
  • Services
  • Bar Admissions
  • Education
  • Contact
  • Client Reviews & Commendations
Edit Your Profile
To edit your Lawyer Directory information, please login to your
Best Lawyers® Admin Account.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact us at info@bestlawyers.com or 803.648.0300.
Overview
Firm

Kleinbard LLC


Years In Practice

26


Phone Number (215) 568-2000

William Hussey focuses his practice on matters of federal, state, local and international taxation.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, Bill counsels clients in structuring their business and investment affairs in a tax-efficient manner, from the selection, formation and operation of business entities to the disposition of those entities. Bill provides guidance on the ongoing tax obligations and opportunities available to clients in all manner of their domestic and international operations. Bill regularly assists other members of the Business Department in structuring taxable and non-taxable acquisitions, mergers and divestitures to maximize the economic potential to clients in those transactions. He also assists clients in resolving tax controversies that may arise at the federal, state and local levels. He is also familiar with the strategic use of qualified and non-qualified employee benefit and retirement plans to assist businesses in retaining and rewarding their employees and executives, including Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs).

Another focus of Bill's practice is counseling individual clients on all phases of estate and wealth transfer planning. He primarily concentrates his estate planning practice on business succession, wealth transfer and asset protection planning for high net worth individuals, including business owners, executive employees, medical professionals and their families. From wills, powers of attorney and Living Wills, to more complex estate planning devices such as life insurance and other trusts, charitable and lifetime gifting and family partnerships and LLCs, Bill is able to advise a client on selecting the appropriate tools to carry out the desired disposition of his or her estate, while minimizing the burden that death taxes can have on those plans.

Bill also advises non-profit clients on issues regarding the qualification and maintenance of tax-exempt status. In particular, he is actively engaged with members of the firm’s Education Law Group in advising institutions of higher education in designing employee compensation and other programs that comply with state and federal laws.

He has frequently lectured and publishes articles regularly on tax and estate planning topics of current interest.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

  • Successfully appealed Pennsylvania Capital Stock Tax assessment against a national banking association at both Commonwealth Court and Supreme Court levels
  • Provided state and local tax planning services to national wholesale distributor to ensure proper compliance and achieve significant marginal tax savings
  • Advised closely-held corporation in structuring new business venture with operations in Asia, Central America, Europe and the United States to minimize aggregate global tax burden for the corporation, its U.S. subsidiaries and shareholders
  • Assist numerous high net worth individuals and their families to devise, implement and execute advanced estate planning and business succession strategies that significantly reduced their federal and state death and income tax burdens

RECOGNITION & INVOLVEMENT

Bill has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America in the practice areas of Tax Law and Trusts and Estates in 2016 and 2017. He was also was named in a survey of his peers as a Pennsylvania "Rising Star" lawyer by Law & Politics magazine in 2006 and 2007.  

Bill also serves as pro bono counsel, event chair, board member and president for a number of charitable organizations outside of his professional endeavors.

In his free time, Bill enjoys spending his time with his family, playing golf and participating in triathlons and other endurance sport events.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
What is the scope of this lawyer's practice?
 
Tax Law - 50%
 
Trusts and Estates - 50%
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
Admitted in 1997
Education
Temple University, J.D.
Graduated 1997
Temple University, LL.M
Graduated 2001
University of Pennsylvania, BS
Graduated 1989
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (215) 568-2000
Three Logan Square, Fifth Floor, 1717 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
See Location
Address for William C. Hussey II
Client Reviews & Commendations

Get Legal Advice

What To Do When Someone Dies at Home

Legality and Usage of Asbestos in the U.S.

Juvenile Court Proceedings: How It Differs from Adult Court

Obtaining a Patent: Everything You Need To Know

Can I Sue an Airline for Mistreatment?

How To Write a Will

Write a Client Review
{{ error.Text }}
Your client review was submitted successfully!
We've encountered an error while submitting your client review. Please try again later.
This comment will be sent to the attorney for review prior to publishing.
Disclaimer and a note about Find a Lawyer and Legal Advice »

SEARCH BY STATE

▼
  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • District of Columbia
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming
U.S. News
  • About U.S. NewsAbout
  • Contact
  • Best Lawyers
  • Press
  • Advertise
  • Jobs
  • Copyright 2023 © U.S. News & World Report L.P.
  • Terms & Conditions / Privacy Policy
Login
Forgot your password?
*If you are having any difficulty accessing your account, please contact us at info@lawyerregister.com.
Premium Profiles
Expand Your Presence
Access Exclusive Tools
And Much More...
Learn More
*If you are having any difficulty accessing your account, please contact us at info@lawyerregister.com.
https://www.bestlawyers.com Best Lawyers Best Lawyers +1-803-648-0300
801 Broad Street, Suite 950 Augusta, GA 30901
  • https://twitter.com/bestlawyers
  • https://www.linkedin.com/company/137775
  • https://www.facebook.com/bestlawyersllc