Practice Areas
- Federal Tax Matters
- Qualified Retirement Plans
- Estate and Gift Tax Planning
- Asset Protection Planning
- Health Plans, Cafeteria Plans and Other Fringe Benefits
- Formation or Expansion of Business
- Business Succession Planning
- 2018 Federal Tax Reform for Individuals and Business
- 2020 Federal SECURE Act
- Education Law: Higher Education
- Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills
- Fiduciary Representation
- FinTech
- Labor and Employment
- Qualified Opportunity Zones
- Tax
Education
J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (2009)
- National Team, Moot Court
M.B.A., West Virginia University (1999)
B.A., Anthropology and Sociology, West Virginia University (1998)
Admissions
- Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
- Kentucky Supreme Court
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
Emily Lambright focuses her practice on federal taxation, employee benefits and qualified retirement plans, estate and gift tax planning, and tax-exempt organizations and nonprofit law. She is a certified public accountant.
Emily represents individuals and businesses by counseling them on income and estate tax issues, business succession planning, entity formation and selection, and transactional tax matters. She also provides guidance on benefits matters and executive compensation to clients.
She received her law degree in 2009 from the West Virginia University College of Law, where she was a member of the Moot Court’s National Team and a recipient of the Order of the Barristers. Emily earned her bachelor’s degree and a master’s in business administration degree (MBA) from WVU.
Professional Highlights
- President, West Virginia Tax Institute
Honors
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Recognized by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers (Tax)
- Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America in Employee Benefits (ERISA Law), since 2025
- Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch (Tax Law), 2022 - 2023
- Selected to the West Virginia Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers, 2019
- West Virginia University College of Law Order of the Barristers
Emily R. LambrightRated by Super Lawyers
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News
- June 5, 2026
- August 19, 2022
- April 17, 2019
- January 2, 2018
- December 30, 2015
Presentations & Events
- Presentation: WE Mean Business – Opportunities in West Virginia for Women Executives and Entrepreneurs by Emily R. Lambright and Shannon P. CombsWest Virginia Society of Certified Public AccountantsWebinar, June 17, 2020
- Presentation: Update on the Affordable Care Act and Other Benefit Plan Developments, by Jill E. Hall and Emily R. LambrightWV Society of CPAs annual conferenceThe Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, June 14, 2017
- Presentation: ABCs of Tax-Exempt Entities by Emily R. LambrightWest Virginia Housing ConferenceCharleston, West Virginia, September 2016
Articles & Alerts
- June 16, 2022
- June 26, 2020
- "The SECURE Act: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," by Emily R. LambrightWest Virginia Banker Magazine, Spring 2020
- March 31, 2020
- March 17, 2020
- Benefits e-Alert, August 27, 2018
- Federal Tax Reform: How Will Donors and Tax-Exempt Organizations be Impacted?Based on presentation by Emily LambrightFoundation Focus: The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Newsletter, Winter 2018
- How Will New Federal Tax Laws Impact You or Your Business? Bowles Rice Breaks it Down.January 8, 2018
- Benefits Alert, October 18, 2017
- Employee Benefits AlertEmployee Benefits Alert, November 12, 2015
- West Virginia Farm Bureau News, November 2014
- West Virginia Farm Bureau News, April 2014
- Banking Alert, 2012
- "The West Virginia Legislature Enacts the Uniform Trust Code," by Emily R. LambrightWest Virginia Banker Magazine, Summer 2011
Views & Visions
- August 29, 2018
- Prescriptions for Health CareFall 2009
Professional Affiliations
- Kentucky Bar Association
- West Virginia Society of CPAs
- Board of Directors, West Virginia Pensions Oversight Board
- Charleston Estate Planning Council
- President, West Virginia Tax Institute
- Vice Chair, Taxation Committee, West Virginia Society of CPAs
- Member, Tax Committee, West Virginia State Bar
Community/Civic Activities
- YWCA (Young Women's Advisory Group)