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Mr. Pearson generally practices in and represents clients in a wide variety of matters, including tax, corporate and business planning, mergers and acquisitions, and estate planning. He analyzes, structures and documents taxable transactions, including stock and asset purchases, and tax-free transactions, including all types of mergers and reorganizations. These transactions involve closely-held, private, and publicly-held companies. Mr. Pearson is involved in the sale and purchase of various types of professional entities, including dental practices, medical practices and CPA firms. Mr. Pearson also consults clients concerning and drafts business organization and structuring documents, stock transfer documents, buy-sell agreements, lease agreements, employment agreements, licensing and various distribution agreements, e-commerce and internet documents and all types of agreements and contracts necessary to a company's business operations. Mr. Pearson's estate planning practice involves not only the drafting of wills, revocable trusts and general estate planning documents, but it also includes counseling and assisting clients in utilizing many types of estate planning techniques. These include family limited partnerships and limited liability companies, charitable remainder trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, succession planning and other income and estate tax-reduction mechanisms. Mr. Pearson maintains an AV rating with Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating awarded to attorneys for professional competence and ethics. He has also been voted by his peers throughout the state as one of Utah’s Legal Elite in the category of Corporate Law (as published in Utah Business Magazine).
EDUCATION
Boston University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 1995
Brigham Young University, J.D., 1990
Brigham Young University, B.S., Accounting, 1987
PRACTICE AREAS
Business Formation, Planning and Transactions
Mergers and Acquisitions
Tax Planning and Tax Controversies
Estate and Trust Planning and Administration
Health Care Law
PRIOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Richards, Brandt, Miller & Nelson (5/95-1/98)
U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, Law Clerk (1990-1994)
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
Supreme Court of Utah and all Utah State Courts
Supreme Court of Texas and all Texas State Courts
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Utah State Bar
State Bar of Texas
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws: The Quest to Control Nonmarket Economy Countries, BYU LAW REVIEW 717 (1989) | 