James A Kraehenbuehl

James A. Kraehenbuehl is an experienced business attorney, tax lawyer, and executive who has represented hundreds of clients, from individuals with simple tax preparation to global companies with complex legal issues. He started Mid-Atlantic Law and Tax so that he may partner with clients to help them grow and achieve their goals by addressing the annual need for tax preparation, assisting clients in mitigating and managing legal risk, and using financial data to help clients manage and improve their businesses.

James’ experiences and the foundation of his family’s accounting business, which has prepared taxes for clients and advised clients on tax issues for over forty years, have enabled him to become this strategic and valuable partner. As a tax attorney, he has worked with clients to prepare simple to complex returns as well as resolve various inquiry letters or tax audits from the IRS and state equivalents.

Moreover, in his prior experience as general counsel and executive for a U.S. defense prime contractor, Fincantieri Marine Group, James has directly managed and assisted his clients manage the wide variety of legal risks that businesses face. This includes issues such as managing contracting risk through negotiation and building good templates, investigating and resolving personnel-related risks,  managing corporate structures and formalities, as well as managing environmental issues identified in industrial manufacturing settings.

James started practicing law at Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, a nationally known and respected litigation firm. Here, he represented a variety of individuals and major corporations in matters before regulatory agencies and litigated commercial and governmental disputes before a variety of state and federal courts.

Prior to the law firm, James served as a law clerk to Judge D. Brooks Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He graduated from the University of Chicago Law School with Honors and of the Order of the Coif. While there, he served as Managing Editor of the University of Chicago Law Review and won the school’s moot court competition.