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James C. Gooch

James C. Gooch

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Nashville
(615) 742-6247
jgooch@bassberry.com
https://www.bassberry.com/professionals/gooch-james-c/

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Applying his nearly 50 years of experience, James Gooch helps individuals and families design business succession plans, gifting strategies and other estate plans in a tax efficient manner. Planning for life transitions, such as exiting a business or an unexpected death or disability, is often increasingly complicated for high net worth individuals and their family members. Whether working with individuals, fiduciaries and/or beneficiaries of an estate, James helps clients make critical – and often emotional – decisions about the protection and administration of trusts and estates.

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Memberships

Nashville Bar Association

Tennessee Bar Association — Tax Section, Chairman (1983)

American Bar Association — Taxation Section

Nashville Symphony — Board of Directors, Chairman

Nashville Public Radio — Board of Directors

Representative Experience

  • Lochinvar Corporation Acquired by A.O. Smith

    Represented Lochinvar Corporation, a family-owned manufacturer of commercial and residential boilers, in its $420 million acquisition by A.O. Smith Corporation

    We represented Lochinvar Corporation, a family-owned manufacturer of commercial and residential boilers, in its $420 million acquisition by A.O. Smith...
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    Client Type: Private Company

Publications

Media Mentions & Firm News

Accolades

Chambers High Net Worth Guide — Private Wealth Law, Senior Statesperson (2018-2020)

The Best Lawyers in America© — Trusts and Estates (1983-2021)

Best Lawyers® — Nashville Trusts and Estates “Lawyer of the Year” (2010)

Lawdragon 500

Lawdragon 3000 Leading Lawyers in America

Mid-South Super Lawyers (2006-2019)

Top 50 Nashville Super Lawyers (2014, 2016)

Top 100 Tennessee Super Lawyers (2011, 2014, 2016)

Nashville Business Journal “Best of the Bar”

Nashville Post “Nashville’s 101 Top Lawyers” (2011)

Nashville Post “In Charge” (2012)

Southern Federal Tax Institute — Board of Trustees (1993-2011)

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel — Fellow

Tennessee Federal Tax Institute — Board of Trustees (1980-1988); President (1986)

Vanderbilt Law Review — Case Editor (1966-1967)

Phi Beta Kappa

Phi Delta Phi

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Education

  • New York University School of Law - LL.M., 1968
  • Vanderbilt Law School - L.L.B., 1967

    Order of the Coif

  • Vanderbilt University - B.A., 1965

Admissions

  • Tennessee, 1967
Chambers High Net Worth Guide

James Gooch has an excellent reputation in Tennessee for his private client work. One source describes him as the "dean of estate planning,""a true delight" and "the man who created the practice." Another adds that he is "an exceptional estate planner" and "one of a kind." A third interviewee reports that "James is very wise, and he has been doing estate planning for a long time. He is very personable and works well with clients. He is also very creative with planning, he definitely wants to make sure that we come up with the best solution for the client."

From Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2020