Harold Hancock is a partner at the global law firm, McGuireWoods. In addition to providing strategic legal counsel, Harold advises clients on strategy and business planning as a senior advisor to McGuireWoods Consulting, the firm’s public affairs subsidiary. Previously, Harold spent six years as tax counsel to the House of Representative’s Committee on Ways and Means, where he brought a unique, bipartisan perspective to several areas of tax law, including business deductions and credits, tax accounting, tax-exempt organizations, and estate and gift taxes. Harold served under three Ways and Means Committee chairs, including the current chairman, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), and Brady’s predecessor, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI). He was responsible for devising key provisions in major legislation, including the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015. Before joining the Ways and Means Committee staff in 2011, Harold was a writer and analyst for CCH, a leading provider of tax and business law resources for accountants, attorneys, and compliance professionals. He reviewed and analyzed tax legislation and guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service and the federal courts for online and print resources. Harold has a bachelor’s degree from University of California Santa Cruz, a juris doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a master of law from Georgetown University Law Center.
