Brian advises clients in a variety of business matters, tax matters and estate planning and administration matters. He focuses his practice in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, corporate and partnership tax, federal tax, state and local tax, and tax exempt organizations.
Brian represents clients in forming businesses (such as limited liability companies, partnerships and corporations), advising businesses with respect to tax and business matters, and implementing partnership and limited liability company transactions, including mergers and acquisitions. Brian also has experience advising clients with respect to tax and other economic incentives in Tennessee including Payments In Lieu of Tax Agreements (PILOT). Brian also has experience involving federal tax exemption issues associated with non-profit entities as well as state and local tax planning and controversy matters.
In addition to Brian’s business practice, he represents individuals and families in structuring their estate plans to meet their needs and to minimize taxes and represents personal representatives in the probate and estate administration process, including the preparation of federal estate and state inheritance tax returns.
Brian works with clients in a variety of business and tax matters. He focuses his practice in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, corporate and partnership tax, federal tax, state and local tax, and tax exempt organizations.
Brian primarily represents (1) individuals and families in structuring their estate plans to meet their needs and to minimize taxes and (2) personal representatives in the probate and estate administration process, including the preparation of federal estate and state inheritance tax returns.
In addition, Brian represents clients in forming businesses such as limited liability companies, partnerships and corporations; advising businesses with respect to tax and business matters; and implementing partnership and limited liability company transactions, including mergers and acquisitions. Brian also has experience advising clients with respect to tax and other economic incentives in Tennessee including Payments In Lieu of Tax Agreements (PILOT). He deals with issues involving federal tax exemption associated with nonprofit entities as well as state and local tax planning and controversy matters.
Brian holds an advanced degree in taxation from the University of Florida. While working on his master’s degree (LL.M.) in taxation at the University of Florida, he served as an editor on the Florida Tax Review and also received the book award for his scholarship in the area of Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates. Brian received his law degree from the University of Memphis School of Law. While working on his law degree, he served as Articles Editor of the University of Memphis Law Review and received book awards for his scholarship in the following areas: Secured Transactions, Civil Procedure III and Debtor/Creditor. Brian earned his Bachelor’s of Business Administration degree, cum laude, from Mississippi State University.