J. Hume Taylor is a founding partner of Taylor & Walker, P.C. Mr. Taylor’s practice is devoted to estate administration, estate planning, will and trust preparation, will contest and will interpretation matters. He has been the Commissioner of Accounts for the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk for a number of years, supervising fiduciary’s reports to the court. He has served as an expert witness in probate and fiduciary matters in state and circuit courts and before the IRS.

Education:

University of Virginia, LL.B., 1960
Planning Commission, City of Norfolk (Member), 1967-1974
Electoral Board, City of Norfolk (Secretary), 1971-1981
Circuit Court, City of Norfolk (Commissioner of Accounts), 1990

Admitted:

Virginia Bar, 1960
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1961
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1961

Professional Memberships:

Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association (President, 1988-1989)
Virginia State Bar (Executive Committee, Section of Wills, Trusts and Estates)
American Bar Association (Member Section on Real Estate Property and Probate)
Virginia State Bar (Chairman, Trusts and Estates Section, 1989-1990. Chairman, Senior Lawyers Section, 1994-1995)
Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" (Wills and Trusts)

Fellowships:

Virginia Law Foundation
The American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel