J.M. Ramey is a shareholder and member of the firm’s Business Section and Real Estate Securities Practice Group. His practice is focused primarily in real estate taxation and real estate securities transactions. J.M. is particularly experienced in the area of Section 1031 and in private placements of real estate investments. In 2005, J.M. assisted clients in raising in excess of $600,000,000 of equity through private placements of real estate securities. In addition, J.M. assists clients in structuring legal entities for real estate, tax and a variety of other business transactions and advises clients on a wide variety of other real estate, corporate and partnership tax issues. J.M. has clients throughout the United States and also is a regular writer, lecturer and panelist for real estate publications, educational seminars and at real estate conferences nationwide.

Education

• University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law, JD, 1996
• University of Virginia, BA, 1992

• Virginia State Bar
• U.S. District Court, EDVA
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court, EDVA
• ABA, Business Section & Tax Section
• Vice-Chair, Syndications Sub-Committee, Real Estate Committee of the ABA Tax Section
• Virginia Bar Association, Business & Tax Sections
• Richmond Bar Association
• Tenants-In-Common Association
• Chair, Legislative & Regulatory Committee 2006
• Secretary, Legislative & Regulatory Committee 2006-2007
• Member of the Board of Trustees TICA PAC 2005-2006

• TICA – 2005
• OMNI Brokerage Fall Conference 2006
• OMNI Brokerage Fall Conference 2005
• Institute of International Research Second Annual Summit of Tenant-In-Common Transactions 2006
• Real Estate Tax Issues 2006, 2005, 2004
• Like-Kind Real Estate Exchanges 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
• Advanced Like Kind Real Estate Exchanges 2005, 2004
• LLCs: Advising Small Business Startups and Larger Companies 2004, 2003
• Information Management Network New York TIC Conference Nov 2006
• TICA Sponsors Forum Fall 2006

• Revocable Trusts and the Death of a Spouse: Is the Decedent’s Trust Accredited?
• Time Limits and Identification Issues in 1031 Exchanges: What Tenant In Common Syndications Have to Offer
  Co-authored with Deborah Schwager Froling
• Traps for the Unwary in TIC Deals
  Co-authored with G. Wythe Michael
• Tax Watch: Silo Transactions
  Co-authored with Paul E. Hoelschen, Jr.
• Internal Revenue Code Section 470: Implications for Section 1031 Exchanges
  Co-authored with Paul E. Hoelschen, Jr.
• REITs in Development: Avoiding Qualilifacation Woes
  Co-authored with Richard P. Cunningham, Jr.
• Greater Richmond Association of Commercial Real Estate Dec 2006

Telephone:

804.771.9541

Fax:

804.644.0957