Awards, Recognition, Certifications
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Trusts & Estates
Estate Planning Law Specialist (EPLS), a certification by the Estate law Specialist Board, Inc., an organization accredited by the American Bar Association and affiliated with the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils
Accredited Estate Planner (AEP®), designation by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils
Super Lawyer in Estate Planning and Probate – 2016-Present, Mountain States Super Lawyers
Rising Star in Tax and in Estate Planning and Probate – 2008-2015, Mountain States Super Lawyers
Bar Admissions
Nevada Bar, 2003
Professional Involvement
Southern Nevada Estate Planning Council (Past President)
Speaker, AICPA – Advanced Estate Planning Conference
Speaker, 2016 Notre Dame Tax & Estate Planning Institute
Speaker, 2010 Annual Conference for Association of Advanced Life Underwriting
Education
The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., with honors, 2003
University of Oregon, B.A. in Accounting, 1999
Articles
Nevada Lawyer, January 2020 - Basis Bumping: A "Gift" from the Grave
Nevada Lawyer, May 2013 - Did the American Taxpayer Relief Act put a Nail in the Coffin of Estate Planning? Uses of Traditional Estate Planning for Non-Tax Purposes
Ultimate Estate Planner, 2014 - Top Ten Reasons Why People With Even Most Estates Need Estate Planning