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Stephen J. Mayfield is an attorney at York Howell & Guymon, practicing in the areas of corporate law, asset protection, estate planning, federal tax law, charitable giving and trust and probate administration.  Stephen advises businesses and individuals on various tax issues within the context of corporate transactions, emerging entities, and estate plans. He assists entrepreneurs form limited liability companies and corporations, and he advises medical professionals with practice administration, compliance and restructuring. Stephen represents clients regarding mergers and acquisitions, leases, non-disclosure agreements, non-compete agreements, and purchase agreements.  He also assists companies and individuals with succession planning and preparation of buy-sell agreements.  Stephen has also successfully represented clients before the Internal Revenue Service.  Stephen is licensed in Utah and in Nevada where he practiced for a prominent Las Vegas law firm for five years before returning to Utah in 2013.  He continues to represent Nevada clients and others who seek to utilize Nevada’s favorable asset protection laws and devices.  Stephen currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Food and Care Coalition located in Provo, Utah.. Stephen is a graduate of the University of Utah and the Chicago-Kent College of Law (Illinois Institute of Technology).  He earned his LLM in Taxation from Denver University.  Stephen lives in American Fork, Utah with his wife and three children where his son Neil is currently a member of the nationally recognized American Fork High School Marching Band.  Stephen speaks Japanese having lived in Japan for three years, including one year studying on scholarship at the University of Shinshu in Nanago, Japan.  He is also an avid cyclist and skier.

Areas of practice include estate planning, estate administration and probate, taxation, exempt organizations and business law. Mr. Margetts counsels and assists clients with the design and implementation of comprehensive estate plans, utilizing simple and sophisticated techniques to meet their unique objectives. He also assists clients in all phases of estate and trust administration, including the appointment of guardians and conservators for incapacitated individuals, probate of decedents' estates, preparation and review of fiduciary accountings, and will and trust contests.. Mr. Margetts also advises and assists individuals and businesses in various state and federal tax matters and represents them in the resolution of tax controversies before the IRS and the Utah State Tax Commission. His business practice involves entity selection, formation, and acquisition, as well as the negotiation and drafting of related business agreements, including limited liability company operating agreements, buy-sell agreements, and deferred compensation plans.. Mr. Margetts assists clients in the formation of public charities and private foundations, including applications to the IRS for recognition of tax-exempt status. He also advises existing exempt organizations in matters of compliance with applicable state and federal laws.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in American Fork and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in American Fork and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in American Fork and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in American Fork and surrounding areas.