Lawyers
James M. Parker - Shareholder
I practice in the following areas:
Business, Corporate and Partnerships, Employee Benefits and ERISA, Estate Planning, Federal Taxation, Healthcare
Practice
Mr. Parker concentrates his practice in federal taxation, estate planning and health care law. A large part of his practice relates to representation of small businesses and professional practice groups and the design of qualified and non-qualified retirement plans.
Speeches/Presentations
Mr. Parker has made presentations at numerous professional meetings and at the annual convention of the State Bar of New Mexico. He has also been a speaker at seminars sponsored by the Enrolled Actuaries, the Southwest Pension Conference, and the New Mexico Society of Certified Public Accountants.In addition, he has made presentations for Family Business Succession - New Mexico, and the Estate Planning Counsel - November, 2006.
Professional Activities
Member, Chair (1971-1978) Taxation Section; Member, Chair (2000) Health Law Section; and Member of Real Property and Probate Section of the State Bar of New Mexico; Past Chair of the New Mexico Tax Institute; Member, Section of Taxation, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, and Section of Health Law of the American Bar Association; Member 1971-, Western U.S. IRS-Bar Association Liaison Committee; Member, New Mexico Employee Benefits Roundtable; Member, New Mexico Estate Planning Council
Civic Activities
- Vice President-Membership and Director of Small Business Council of America, www.sbca.net
- Co-founder and Director of the New Mexico Family Business Alliance www.nmfamilybusinessalliance.org
- Director of Samaritan Counseling Center
- Pro-bono work for a number of non-profit organizations
Honors
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Charter Fellow, American College of Employee Benefits Counsel
- Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel
- Selected as a Southwest Super Lawyer®, 2007-2008 (derived from a lawyer survey) in the areas of Business/Corporate, Tax, Employee Benefits/ERISA
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in Taxation, Corporate, Trust and Estates, Employee Benefits and Health Care Law (derived from a lawyer survey)and Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business in Corporate/MSA and Employment.
- Mr. Parker is"AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
Education
Oklahoma State University, B.S. Accounting, 1964
University of Oklahoma, LL.B. 1966
Bar Admissions
New Mexico and Oklahoma; United States Tax Court; United States District Court for the District of New Mexico; United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
