Peter A. Arntson

Peter A. Arntson, for many years a principal with the firm and its predecessors, and now a Senior Counsel, has over 40 years of legal experience. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in history and after two years in the Army, one year of which was in France, he attended the University of Virginia School of Law where he obtained his L.L.B. (now J.D.). He later obtained an L.L.M. in taxation from Georgetown National Law Center. He began his practice in Arlington with Philips, Kendrick, Gearhardt & Aylor in 1965, becoming a partner in 1970. In 1975 he became a partner in this firm.

Probate

Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests

• Taxation
• Trusts and Estates
• Wills

Virginia

Since 1965

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1973

U.S. Tax Court

Since 1972

Senior Counsel

McCandlish & Lillard, P.C.

Current

Deputy Commissioner of Accounts

Fairfax County

1993 - 2006

University of Virginia

B.A.

Activities: Phi Alpha Delta

University of Virginia School of Law

J.D.

Georgetown University Law Center

LL.M. | Taxation

Fairfax Bar Association

Member

Current

Virginia Bar Association

Member

Current

American Bar Association

Member

Current

Virginia State Bar

Member

Current

Virginia State Bar

Chairman, Tax Section

1978 - 1979

Author: "Still Short of its Goal: A Critical Look at Individual Retirement Accounts," Vol. 34, No. 1, Washington & Lee Law Review, Winter, 1977

Author: "The Virginia Land Trust—An Overlooked Title Holding Device for Investment, Business and Estate Planning Purposes," Vol. 30, No. 1, Washington & Lee Law Review, Spring, 1973

Listed in: "The Legal Elite," Estates and Trusts, Virginia Business

Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America