James A. Butts, IV, who is better known as “Alfie”, graduated from the Mercer University School of Law in 1995 and earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation at the University of Florida in 1996. He is a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College. Alfie often has public speaking engagements and has lectured on topics including: The Life of an Estate; and Advanced Estate Planning and Administration for Virginia Continuing Legal Education, which provides seminars and publications for lawyers seeking advanced or specialized legal training. He is a member of the Northern Neck and Virginia Bar Associations and is admitted to practice in Virginia and before the United States Tax Court.
Alfie’s first few years as an attorney were spent in a general practice firm with his father, great uncle and cousin in South Hill, Virginia. In the year, 2000 Alfie moved to the Northern Neck of Virginia and joined the firm of Rumsey & Bugg where he later became partner to the late Dexter C. Rumsey, III (2015), and focused his practice in the areas now covered by TT&E. In 2007 Alfie was recognized as one of Virginia’s Top Lawyers in the Rising Stars category by Richmond Magazine. Although TT&E and Rumsey & Bugg are now separate firms, both are located in the same building in the heart of Irvington, Virginia.