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Bio:

 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Attorney and Counsellor at Law:
- Owner; Law Office of Bruce A. McKechnie, P.C., Port Royal, Virginia (1992-Present)
- Partner; Byrd, Mische, McKechnie, Bevis & Bowen, Fairfax, Virginia (1989-1992)
- Associate; Falcone & Rosenfeld, Fairfax, Virginia (1986-1989)
- Associate; Law Office of Ronald L. Walutes, Annandale, Virginia (1981-1986)
- Associate; Thomas & Sewell, Alexandria, Virginia (1977-1981)

Adjunct Professor of Business Law:
- Germanna Community College, Fredericksburg, Virginia (2009 -Present)

Lecturer:
- National Business Institute
- American Bar Association
- National Association of Tax Practitioners
- Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants
- Virginia State Bar Association
- Virginia Association of Realtors
- Dulles Area Realtors Association
- Roanoke Area Realtors Association
- Fredericksburg Area Bar Association
- Fairfax Bar Association
- Fredericksburg Area Council of Realtors
- Northern Virginia Association of Realtors
- Michigan State Board of Realtors
- Metropolitan Realty Group
- Most major real estate brokerage companies

Television and radio talk show guest

- “You and the Law” Channel 8 TV

- “Real Estate Practically Speaking” WPGC 1580AM

 

AREAS OF PRACTICE:
- Tax Law:  Representation of taxpayers in structuring sophisticated tax-oriented real estate transactions including reverse, reverse-construction, construction, and forward deferred like-kind exchanges; income, estate and divorce tax planning; and representation of taxpayers throughout all stages of IRS audit examination and appeal as well as collection procedures and tax litigation before the United States Tax Court.  Creation and representation of partnerships and closely held corporations, and creation and administration of trusts and estates.

- Real Estate Law:  Representation of developers and lenders in all phases of real estate development including acquisition and sales, construction and permanent financing transactions; commercial (shopping center and office building) and residential leases; interaction with local, state and federal agencies with respect to developmental and zoning matters; high-volume settlements, and mortgage foreclosures.  Representation of developer and unit owner/homeowner associations throughout all aspects of condominium and multi-unit subdivision development including legal creation of condominium of PUD projects; registration of condominium with state regulatory agencies; securing approval of condominium of PUD projects by local governmental agencies and secondary mortgages market agencies including FNMA, FHLMC, VA & FHA.

 

EDUCATION:
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. - Masters of Laws in Taxation (1986)
- Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York - Juris Doctor (1977)

Honors and Activities:
- Student lecturer in real estate tax shelter seminar
- Fellowship research assistant of Prof. Samuel J. M. Donnelly (1977), Prof. Daniel M. Migilore (1976-1977), and Prof. Richard I. Goldsmith (1976)
- Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia - Bachelor of Arts in Physics (cum laude, 1973)

Honors and Activities:
- Dean’s List
- President – Sigma Pi Sigma Honors Physics Society
- Sigma Nu Social Fraternity

 

JURISDICTIONS ADMITTED TO PRACTICE:
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit – 1979
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia – 1981
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia – 1986
United States Tax Court – 1979
Commonwealth of Virginia (All Courts) – 1979
State of Georgia (All Courts ) – 1978

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
- American Bar Association
- Chairman, Committee on Federal Tax Aspects of Real Estate Transactions, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, 1987-1992
- Member, Real Estate Committee, Section of Taxation, 1987-2001
- Chairman, S Corporation Task Force, 1987-1989
- Member and Editor, Proposed Regulation Comment Project Under §453A, 1988-1990
- Member, Comment Project on Technical Corrections Act of 1988, 1988
- Chairman, Reporting Requirements Subcommittee, 1989-1992
- Chairman, Ownership and Disposition of Personal Residences, 1992-1998
- Chairman, Comment Project on Proposed Regulation §6045-4, 1990-1998
- Member and Director, Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, 1991-1992
- Virginia Bar Association, Member, Real Estate Tax and Exchange Committee, Real Property Section, 1991-Present
- Fredericksburg Area Bar Association

 

PUBLISHINGS:
- “Practical Applications of §1031 Like-Kind Exchanges,” Tax Practicioners Journal, Volume 4, No.1, Spring 1997
- “Non-Simultaneous Like-Kind Starker Exchanges”