Courtney E. McCandless
Courtney is a partner at Simmons Freeman/NV Trust Lawyers. She focuses her practice on the areas of estate, business and asset protection planning. Together with each client Courtney enjoys designing a comprehensive estate plan to meet each client’s unique goals, which may include minimizing gift, estate and income taxes, avoiding court involvement and helping families stay on the right path to achieving their goals in the future.
Awards, Recognition, Certifications
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch in Tax Law & Trusts and Estates - 2020 & 2021
Rising Star in Estate Planning and Probate – 2020 & 2021, Mountain States Super Lawyers
Bar Admissions
Nevada Bar, 2015
Professional Involvement
Southern Nevada Estate Planning Council
Speaker, AICPA – 2019 Advanced Estate Planning Conference - Decanting
Speaker, AICPA - 2018 Advanced Estate Planning Conference - Modifying an Irrevocable Trust with Decanting and Other Alternatives
Speaker, AICPA - 2017 Advanced Estate Planning Conference - Pre-Mortem Planning
Previously held Series 7, 66, 9 and 10 FINRA securities licenses (no longer active)
Education
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, 2014
Judicial Extern - Honorable Gloria J. Sturman of the Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County, Nevada
Judicial Extern – Probate Commissioner Wesley Yamashita of the Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County, Nevada
Wills, Trusts & Estates Research Assistant
Guardianship Community Service Program Course Instructor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Finance, 2004
Articles
Nevada Lawyer, December 2018 - Nevada Asset Protection Trust: The Go-To Estate Planning Tool in the Post-2017 Tax Act Era