William J. Yaeger Jr.

Senior Partner

Bill is the senior partner of Herndon, Morton, Herndon & Yaeger where he began practicing in 1975 with founding partners, the late Richard G. Herndon and Judith A. Herndon. He has extensive experience in estate and gift planning, tax matters, trust administration, mergers and acquisitions, investment and financial matters, corporate and commercial transactions and has advised large and small businesses, professionals and other individuals in many areas that impact their business, life and families.

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On behalf of his clients, Bill has negotiated and executed purchases and sales of multi-million dollar businesses and has been a longstanding and trusted advisor to large non-profit and for-profit organizations. Medical, legal, accounting and other professionals have sought Bill’s advice in estate planning, forming and growing their practices and dissolution.

Bill provides counsel on corporate and individual tax matters, strategic legal counsel to public and private businesses and advises clients in day-to-day corporate governance and compliance issues. He has experience in a wide range of issues bearing on business succession planning, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, taxes, corporate matters and oil and gas leasing.

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Education

1976 J.D., West Virginia University College of Law
1972 B.S., Accounting, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois

Professional Affiliations

West Virginia State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Ohio County Bar Association, President 2011-2012
Estate Planning Council of the Upper Ohio Valley, Co-Founder

Civic & Charitable Affiliations

The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley, Inc.
Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
Welty Home for the Aged, Inc.

Professional & Court Admissions

Admitted to practice in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, United States Tax Court and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.