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William Andersen
William Eric “Bill” Andersen (born September 28, 1954, in Bristol, Tennessee) is an attorney practicing Estate Planning, Estate Settlement, Estate Litigation, Asset Protection (on shore and offshore), and Elder Law.

EARLY LIFE AND CAREER

William Eric Andersen was born in Bristol, Tennessee on September 28, 1954 to John William Andersen and Betty Hammer Andersen. His father was Chairman and CEO of First Eastern National Bank. His grandfather was Chairman and CEO of Dominion National Bank. He graduated from Dobyns Bennett High School in Kingsport, Tennessee in 1972. He was active in track, cross country running and Boys Scouts where he was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. Senator Howard H. Baker, Tennessee nominated Andersen to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point. Andersen graduated from West Point in 1976 where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering.

While at West Point, he was elected by his classmates as Chairman of the Cadet Honor Committee where he presided over the worst cheating scandal in the Academy’s history. He received national attention appearing on the front page of the New York Times and in Newsweek and other news outlets across the country. Andersen had tried to change the single sanction of expulsion to include less harsh remedies and obtained a 62% affirmative vote of the Corps of Cadets. A 2/3 vote was required. Andersen’s proposals were implemented the next year. Andersen served on the Cadet Brigade Staff and upon graduation was awarded the Cleland Leadership Award.

Andersen was commissioned as an infantry officer and was awarded Airborne, Ranger, Air Assault, and Jungle Expert badges. He served in the 101st Airborne Division as a platoon leader in the 2nd of 502 Infantry Battalion and commanded B Company, 1st of the 503rd Infantry Battalion. He served as Aide de Camp to Brigadier General William C. Louisell, Assistant Division Commander of the 101st Airborne Division. He was then assigned to the Republic of Korea where he commanded B Company, 1st of the 23rd Infantry where his unit was deployed for part of his command to defend the American sector on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) which separates North and South Korea. He then served as Aide de Camp to Major General Robert C. Kingston, Commanding General, 2nd U.S. Division (Korea).

Andersen was featured in the book, The Challenge of Command, by Colonel Roger H. Nye which has been used in many leadership courses. The chapter on Company Command was entitled The Andersen Command. Andersen was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and the Army Commendation Medal.

In 1981, Andersen entered Vanderbilt University School of Law where he graduated in 1984. While at Vanderbilt, he became the Senior Managing Editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review. He returned to the Tri-Cities area of East Tennessee to practice law. He was well known for working with Louis Kelso, known as the father of employee stock ownership plans, and others to create an employee stock ownership plan at North American Rayon Corporation, a troubled textile manufacturer, in Elizabethton, Tennessee. He served on the Board of Directors of North American Corporation, North American Rayon Corporation, and North American Polyester.

In 1988, Andersen received the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in Tennessee in a three-way primary at age 34. He then faced Senator James R. Sasser, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, in the general election. Andersen’s fundraising in the State of Tennessee was successful but fell far behind with the Political Action Committees in Washington and was defeated by Sasser. Sasser was defeated in his next election by Bill Frist, a surgeon from Nashville, Tennessee whose family started Health Care of America (HCA). Frist was able to successfully match Sasser’s fundraising. Andersen went on to serve President George Herbert Walker Bush as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor under then Secretary Elizabeth Dole. He spearheaded the movement of Total Quality Management in the Department of Labor.

Andersen was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in 1984; Washington D.C. Bar in 1992 and the Florida Bar in 1996. In addition to a Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University School of Law, he also earned a Master’s of Law in Estate Planning from the University of Miami School of Law in 1996.

HONORS

Andersen has been practicing law since 1984. He holds the Martindale Hubbell rating AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5.0, awarded by his peers and judges for ethical standards and legal knowledge. Andersen was appointed by then Florida Governor Jeb Bush to serve on the Judicial Nominating Committee for the 16th Judicial Circuit.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Andersen founded The Andersen Firm, A Professional Corporation http://www.TheAndersenFirm.com which has office locations in New York City, New York; Washington D.C.; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Sarasota, Florida; Johnson City, Tennessee; and Key West, Florida. His practice areas are Estate Planning, Estate Settlement, Estate Litigation, Asset Protection (on shore and offshore), and Elder Law. The Firm is known for its focus on high net worth and ultra high net worth clients. He is licensed in Washington D.C., Florida and Tennessee. Andersen has served on multiple for-profit and not-for-profit Boards of Directors in the manufacturing, banking, health care and philanthropic arenas. Andersen served as Chairman of the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys and as Chairman of Florida Keys Council of the Arts.

He was instrumental in assisting AIDS Help, Inc. in replacing lost state funding through an annual fundraiser in Key West in 2003 called Fantasy Fest and was crowned King of Fantasy Fest. When the 2005 Hurricane Wilma struck the Florida Keys, Andersen gathered the Community Foundation, Rodel Foundation, Cook Communications and the Chamber of Commerce to create the disaster relief fund, My Key West Emergency Relief Fund, which raised more than $1.3 million and was dispersed through non-profit organizations for the benefit of Florida Keys residents in the weeks immediately following the hurricane.

MEMBERSHIPS

Bill Andersen is a member of Wealth Counsel and the National Network of Estate Planning Attorney's (NNEPA). He is a member of the Tennessee Bar, District of Columbia Bar, and Florida Bar. He has been appointed as an Accredited Estate Planner with the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils. He lectures frequently to other professionals and groups.

HOBBIES

Andersen is an avid fly fisherman – both fresh water and salt water. He has fished throughout the world in places such as Norway, Ireland, Wales, Argentina, Peru, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Although Andersen spends much of his time in the Fort Lauderdale and New York, he divides his weekends between Key West, Florida where he and his wife, Jane, also an attorney, own the Village on Whitehead, fly fishing for tarpon, bonefish and permit. Other weekends he returns to his home town of Bristol, Tennessee to fish for brown trout where he and his son, Will Jr., own the South Holston River Lodge http://www.SouthHolstonRiverLodge.com. The Lodge is situated on the South Holston River, one of the best trout rivers east of the Mississippi River.

He holds a Commercial Instrument pilot license with twin engine and ground instructor ratings. He has sailed extensively on the East Coast, Caribbean and Virgin Islands. Andersen is fluent in English and Spanish.

PUBLICATIONS

Collegium Press recently published the book, The Pocket Book of Trusts & Estates:  Understanding Estate Planning, Estate Settlement, Estate Litigation, Asset Protection and Elder Law in 2012 with James C. Collins and JoAnn K. Searles.

REFERENCES

The Andersen Firm (1991-current), http://www.TheAndersenFirm.com. Ftlauderdaletaf (talk) 20:02, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

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