OUR SPECIALIZED LAWYERS

Armed with a wealth of experience, our team can help you achieve your goals.

Cris Wenthur
Managing Partner
LL.M. in Taxation 
As the founder of Wenthur Law Group, LLP, Cris Wenthur celebrated 40 years as an attorney in 2023. Cris also has an LL.M. in Taxation from John Marshall Law School in Chicago. Cris has a vast experience in vessel transactions from nearly all technical perspectives including tax planning, crew matters, regulatory, entity structure, and flagging. Cris also specialize in tax and structural planning for aircraft and vintage car acquisitions and remains actively involved in trust preparation and estate planning for our large client base.

Cris Wenthur

Managing Partner
LL.M. in Taxation 
As the founder of Wenthur Law Group, LLP, Cris Wenthur celebrated 40 years as an attorney in 2023. Cris also has an LL.M. in Taxation from John Marshall Law School in Chicago. Cris has a vast experience in vessel transactions from nearly all technical perspectives including tax planning, crew matters, regulatory, entity structure, and flagging. Cris also specialize in tax and structural planning for aircraft and vintage car acquisitions and remains actively involved in trust preparation and estate planning for our large client base.
Dane Wenthur
Partner
LL.M. in Taxation 
A native of San Diego, Dane has worked at Wenthur Law Group, LLP since 2008 and became a licensed attorney in California in 2016. Dane also obtained an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of San Diego in 2020. Dane specializes in vessel and aircraft transactions primarily but also works in a variety of fields including property tax, sales/use tax, and income tax as relates to corporate and LLC structures.

Dane Wenthur

Partner
LL.M. in Taxation 
A native of San Diego, Dane has worked at Wenthur Law Group, LLP since 2008 and became a licensed attorney in California in 2016. Dane also obtained an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of San Diego in 2020. Dane specializes in vessel and aircraft transactions primarily but also works in a variety of fields including property tax, sales/use tax, and income tax as relates to corporate and LLC structures.
William G. McTaggart
Associate Attorney
 
Willliam G. McTaggart began working with Wenthur Law Group, LLP in 2014 as a legal assistant, worked diligently through law school and ultimately became an attorney with Wenthur Law Group, LLP in 2023. William is an integral part of Wenthur Law Group and focuses on vessel transactions from a tax perspective for deals, both domestic and international.

William G. McTaggart

Associate Attorney
 
Willliam G. McTaggart began working with Wenthur Law Group, LLP in 2014 as a legal assistant, worked diligently through law school and ultimately became an attorney with Wenthur Law Group, LLP in 2023. William is an integral part of Wenthur Law Group and focuses on vessel transactions from a tax perspective for deals, both domestic and international.

ABOUT US

Wenthur Law Group, LLP specializes in vessel, aircraft, and vintage car acquisitions strategies worldwide, with a keen focus on local, federal and state tax issues. We strive to serve our clients through the negotiation stages of a transaction all the way to completion. Our firm takes pride in being at the cutting edge forefront of our industry and we are perhaps most notable for our senior partner Cris John Wenthur’s creation and popularization of the Single-Vessel Offshore Delivery and the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement. Additional services include corporate formation, business planning, and our thriving trust and estate planning business which is our most vital service.

Our office is nimble enough to accommodate a wide range of legal needs for our clients without sacrificing service quality and customer friendliness, yet large enough that our expertise is constantly shared among our attorneys and our staff. We invite you to consult our office regarding any number of issues related to the fields of vessels, aircraft, vintage cars, business planning, and trust and estate planning, whether large or small.

We believe we see the "big picture” when navigating complex acquisition or estate planning procedures, not only from an efficiency and practicality perspective but also from a tax and business perspective. We constantly reevaluate our commitment to serving our clients zealously beyond what may be normal or expected in our industry. Our massive client base is attributable to our relentless customer-first approach and our strong sense of work ethic. Please feel free to explore our page and be sure to reach out to our attorneys or any of our staff so that we may assist you most quickly.