Victor J. Ferguson
Columbus Office
Mr. Ferguson is a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the probate and tax group. He practices in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, litigation involving estates and trusts, and representation of tax-exempt organizations.
Career highlights include:
- Extensive experience formulating and implementing estate plans designed to minimize estate taxes and most efficiently manage family wealth
- Counseling business owners, physicians, professionals, and their families in designing comprehensive estate and business succession plans
- Serving as counsel to fiduciaries for a large number of estates, trusts, and guardianships
- Representing both beneficiaries and individual and corporate fiduciaries in a wide variety of litigation involving estates and trusts
- Organizing numerous nonprofit corporations and qualifying them for tax exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service
- Regularly providing tax advice to tax exempt organizations, including family foundations, universities, health care networks and trade associations
Mr. Ferguson is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Columbus Bar Association.
Mr. Ferguson has been a frequent guest as a “Legal Eagle” correspondent on WCMH TV 4. He has also conducted seminars on estate planning and tax exempt organizations.
Mr. Ferguson received his J.D. magna cum laude from The University of Akron School of Law where he was the Editor-in-Chief of the University of Akron Law Review and the University of Akron Tax Journal. He received his B.A. from Wittenberg University in 1994.
Publications
- “Law You Can Use: Make Sure Your Assets Go To Intended Beneficiaries,” Ohio State Bar Association Publication, December 5, 2006
- “What You Should Know about Powers of Attorney, What is a Health Care Power of Attorney?,” Ohio State Bar Association Publication, May 1, 2006
- “Understanding the Different Forms of Bank Account Ownership,” Ohio State Bar Association Publication, May 1, 2006
Honors and Awards
- Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Estate Planning and Probate, 2005-2007