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George W. Benson is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in its Chicago office. As a member of the Firm’s Tax Department and partner-in-charge of the Chicago tax practice, his practice is focused on federal income tax planning, tax controversy and tax litigation matters. George works with both public and private corporations (including S corporations), partnerships and limited liability companies and with individual taxpayers on a broad range of federal income tax issues.
In addition, George has done considerable work for cooperative organizations of all kinds, both exempt and non-exempt, engaged in marketing agricultural products, wholesale distribution of products (such as farm supplies, hardware, groceries, office products and hospital supplies), manufacturing, transportation, providing credit and other financial services, electricity and housing.
George has been particularly active in representing cooperatives involved in federal income tax controversies. He is a member of the Legal, Tax and Accounting Committee of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives and of the Tax Committee of the National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives. He frequently writes and lectures on cooperative tax matters and is editor of the TAXFAX column in The Cooperative Accountant.
George is a member of the bars of the State of Illinois, the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit and for the Seventh Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Education:
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1973.
Williams College, B.A., 1970. | 