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Overview
AVVO Rating of 10 - Highest rating possible.
• 2018 - Selected as Utah Legal Elite, Estate Planning. Part of Utah Legal Elite for 16 years running.
• Rated AV, the highest rating from Martindale-Hubbell the pre-eminent lawyer ratings service for over 35 years.
Consistently featured in Top 100 Utah Lawyers, Utah Business Magazine
Assisted over 3000 clients in creating Trusts, Wills, Asset Protection, Business Succession; Assisted in protecting over $1 Billion in assets.
We build lasting relationships with clients; we listen carefully, plan mindfully, and use our knowledge and experience to work together to find solutions for the concerns of our clients.
• Business management experience and specialization in trusts, succession planning, estate administration, Asset Protection. Managed a mid-size law firm for nearly 20 years.
• Complex and simple estate planning, asset protection. Specializing in Estates and Businesses from $1.0 Million to $100 Million.
• Past speaker at conferences on business, trust, estate planning and tax planning workshops and seminars.
• Managed the largest private brownfield redevelopment and environmental remediation site in the country (former Geneva Steel near Provo, Utah) for nearly 5 years until I returned to full time law practice.
Specialties: Estate and Tax Planning, Wills and Trusts, Probate, Business Formation for Asset Protection and Tax Planning.
Former professor of Taxation at Washington College of Law, Masters in Tax program.
I love to backpack in the beautiful Utah and Wyoming mountains!
Avid motorcyclist!
Avid promoter of Grandchildren!
I am the former President of a Non-Profit - Community Development Corporation of Utah - proudly served on their Board for over 25 years.
Former Scoutmaster and proudly served scouting and youth for over 25 years.
Biography
AVVO Rating of 10 - Highest rating possible. • 2018 - Selected as Utah Legal Elite, Estate Planning. Part of Utah Legal Elite for 16 years running. • Rated AV, the highest rating from Martindale-Hubbell the pre-eminent lawyer ratings service for over 35 years. Consistently featured in Top 100 Utah Lawyers, Utah Business Magazine Assisted over 3000 clients in creating Trusts, Wills, Asset Protection, Business Succession; Assisted in protecting over $1 Billion in assets. We build lasting relationships with clients; we listen carefully, plan mindfully, and use our knowledge and experience to work together to find solutions for the concerns of our clients. • Business management experience and specialization in trusts, succession planning, estate administration, Asset Protection. Managed a mid-size law firm for nearly 20 years. • Complex and simple estate planning, asset protection. Specializing in Estates and Businesses from $1.0 Million to $100 Million. • Past speaker at conferences on business, trust, estate planning and tax planning workshops and seminars. • Managed the largest private brownfield redevelopment and environmental remediation site in the country (former Geneva Steel near Provo, Utah) for nearly 5 years until I returned to full time law practice. Specialties: Estate and Tax Planning, Wills and Trusts, Probate, Business Formation for Asset Protection and Tax Planning. Former professor of Taxation at Washington College of Law, Masters in Tax program. I love to backpack in the beautiful Utah and Wyoming mountains! Avid motorcyclist! Avid promoter of Grandchildren! I am the former President of a Non-Profit - Community Development Corporation of Utah - proudly served on their Board for over 25 years. Former Scoutmaster and proudly served scouting and youth for over 25 years.
Education
- Admission Details 1978, Utah 1978, U.S. District Court, District of Utah and U.S. Tax Court Law School Attended Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School Class of 1978 J.D. Law Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School Class of 1978 J.D. Focus on Tax Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School Class of 1978 J.D. Estates and Business Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School Class of 1978 J.D. cum laude University Attended Utah State University Class of 1975 B.S. Chemistry Utah State University Class of 1975 B.S. Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University Class of 1975 M.S. Chemistry Utah State University Class of 1975 M.S. Chemistry and Biochemistry Birth Information Born in 1953 Salt Lake City, Utah, June 3, 1953 Associations & Memberships American Bar Association Utah State Bar (Member, Sections on: Tax Estate Planning). Hobbies & Interests Dennis is an active outdoorsman, enjoying Utah's amazing scenery by running, biking, and skiing. He is very active with the Boy Scouts of America.
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