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John C. Ransmeier
E-mail: johnr@ranspell.com

John is the former Chair of the New Hampshire chapter of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Born Charlottesville, Virginia, August 20, 1943, John was raised in New Hampshire and is married to Judy. They have three children: Johanna (a 1997 Amherst grad now teaching English in Shanghai), Abbie (a Yale sophomore), and Peter (a senior at St. Paul's School). John is a Concord Rotary Club member, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Concord Public Library, a member of the Board of the Concord Chamber of Commerce, and otherwise a do-gooder locally. He has been a Form Director for his St. Paul's School Class (1991-96), President of the Amherst College class of '65 and at present is the alumni fund class agent for Amherst '65'ers. He has served as New Hampshire State Chair for the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel ("ACTEC"). Fun means tennis, squash, skiing, mountain climbing, jogging, and reading. When attaining more lofty goals seems too complicated, achievement means cutting grass, gardening, painting the house, cooking and washing the dishes.

Education:   St. Paul's School (1961); Amherst College (B.A., cum laude, 1965); University of Michigan (J.D., 1968). Boston University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1986). Associate Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1967-1968.

Bar Admissions: Admitted 1988. Member: Merrimack County, New Hampshire and American Bar Associations.

Professional Activities: Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

Concentration: Estate Planning Law; Corporate Law.