Business / Corporate Law
Forming, structuring, and protecting businesses with a tax attorney’s eye on every transaction. From entity formation and buy-sell agreements to business succession planning and employment contracts, we help business owners make decisions that protect them now and when it is time to step away.
Tax Dispute Resolution
When the IRS, Franchise Tax Board, California State Board of Equalization, or another tax authority challenges you, you need an attorney who understands tax law from the inside. Michael Brown’s combined background as an attorney and CPA gives our clients an advantage that generic legal representation cannot match.
Estate Planning
Wills, revocable living trusts, irrevocable insurance trusts, charitable trusts, family limited partnerships, and gifting strategies designed to transfer your wealth to the people you choose, with as little lost to taxes and probate as possible.
Asset Protection
The best time to protect your assets from future lawsuits and creditor claims is before a problem arises not after. We structure legal entities and personal planning strategies that put distance between what you have built and those who might try to take it.