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John Shoemaker

John Shoemaker

High Net Worth 2026

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 Butler Snow LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Private Wealth Law

Singapore

7 years ranked

Private Wealth Law

London (Firms)

1 year ranked

About

Provided by Butler Snow LLP

High Net Worth

Practice Areas

Estates & Trusts, Wealth Transfer Planning (International) and Tax

Career

John has 30 years’ experience in legal & regulatory compliance, and is a common law lawyer with educational emphasis on taxation, trusts & estate planning. He also has extensive experience in ensuring multi-jurisdictional compliance for product offerings (working with outside counsel & adapting products for sale in relevant jurisdictions), including product management skills to direct complex products from concept to fully operational status.

He completed his undergraduate education at The University of Kansas, earned his Juris Doctor from Washburn University School of Law and his Master of Law from the University of Alabama School of Law. He is a member of the Society of Trust and Estates Practitioners (TEP), Kansas Bar Association and an Associate Member of the Singapore Trustees Association.

Chambers Review

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Chambers High Net Worth

Private Wealth Law - Singapore

Band 3
Individual Editorial

John Shoemaker of Butler Snow deals with cross-border tax and estate planning matters for high net worth individuals. He is well regarded for his expertise in these areas within the Singapore market.

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Private Wealth Law - London (Firms)

Foreign expert in USA
Individual Editorial

John Shoemaker of Butler Snow is an expert on US-related tax, trusts and estate planning.

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Strengths

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  • John's great! I think one of the best presenters I have ever met: he is able to get on stage, talk tax and have people want to listen to him. He is also a sincerely and genuinely kind person.

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  • John he is good at cutting through the complexity and telling clients what the main thing he should be focusing on, especially in regulatory matters. What makes him standout his background on the regulatory side.

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  • John Shoemaker is very good, very approachable, very clear in his advice, and I very much enjoy working with him.

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  • John is excellent to deal with.

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  • John is one of the best US private wealth and tax lawyers in the business. He is very likeable, down to earth, and clients adore him.

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Ranked Individuals at Butler Snow LLP (5)

London (Firms)

Mississippi

Singapore

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