George W. Benson is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Chicago office. George focuses his practice 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 was recognized as one of the leading tax controversies lawyers in the United States in the 2011 edition of The Legal 500 United States.
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
