Lawyers
John J. Wheir - Senior Counsel
I practice in the following areas:
Estate Planning, Federal Taxation, State and Local Taxation
Practice:
John J. Wheir has joined Modrall Sperling after serving as Deputy Chief Counsel for the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department from April 2008 to February 2010. He had a private practice in Amarillo, Texas from 1980 to 2008 where he concentrated his practice in the areas of Federal Income Tax and Estate Tax and Estate Planning.
Professional Activities:
- Deputy Chief Counsel, New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, April 2008 to February 15, 2010
- Private Practice - Amarillo, Texas, 1980 to 2008
- Attorney Advisor - Judge William Goffe, United States Tax Court, Washington, D.C., 1977 to 1979
- First Assistant District Attorney for the 47th Judicial District, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, July 1974 to May 1975
- Briefing Attorney for Seventh Court of Civil Appeals, Amarillo, Texas, March 1971 to December 1971
Education:
- J.D., 1970, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
- LL.M, 1976, (Taxation) Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
- B.S., Political Science, 1967, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Bar Admissions:
- New Mexico, Section on Taxation
- Texas, Section on Taxation
