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What I love about being a tax and estate planning attorney is the chance to work with clients and see the smile on their faces as they learn from me how to control their taxes and legal costs. I show them how to hold onto their money to better care for themselves and their families. My grasp of numbers is enhanced by unusal aptitudes in art -- I am an award winning wood sculptor -- and music -- I am an intermediate piano student. As a result, I bring creativity to otherwise droll subjects and frequently surprise folks with outside the box  thinking.. I am also a great believer in physical fitness. Sharp thinking requires a fit body. I love to bicycle to work and cross country. Seldom does a  day go by that I don't work out in some way.

Steven H. McCleskey concentrates his practice in the areas of individual estate planning, business succession planning for closely held family businesses and estate administration. He also works extensively in the areas of tax law, tax planning, tax litigation and business law, including mergers and acquisitions.. He is a designated ACCREDITED ESTATE PLANNER®, achieving a graduate level specialization in estate planning awarded by the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils to recognize professionals who meet the stringent requirements of experience, knowledge, education, reputation and character.

Scott Crosby joined the firm in 1995 after serving for five years as a Trial Attorney in the United States Department of Justice, Tax Division in Washington, D.C. He has been a Member of the firm since 1999. Mr. Crosby’s practice is presently focused on family law matters, tax controversies, and general commercial litigation, with a particular interest in two areas of workers’ compensation: premium fraud and subrogation. In his family law practice, he represents clients in divorce litigation involving both property and custody matters. With his varied practice, Mr. Crosby splits his time between state and federal court practice in Memphis, and, outside of Memphis, he has appeared in federal courts in bankruptcy and commercial litigation matters across Tennessee and in Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Arkansas.

Paul R. Lawler practices in the areas of business law, civil litigation, tax, wills and probate, estate planning, and corporate law. Paul is also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).. Mr. Lawler’s background in tax and accounting was followed by litigation immersion leading to a renaissance, “cross-over” practice. Cases have included defense of title to property, riparian rights, condemnation/eminent domain proceedings, personal injury (motor vehicle and slip & fall accidents), estate litigation, federal tax court litigation, state sales tax litigation, civil rights actions, shareholder derivative suits, and complex business litigation. Business experience encompasses the purchase or sale of private companies and representing clients involved in construction, manufacturing, packaging, and drainage industries as independent counsel. As a CPA (inactive), Mr. Lawler routinely interacts with clients’ CEOs, CFOs, independent CPAs, and can provide efficient, responsive, support to in-house legal counsel. Areas of concentration include wills, probate, tax, estate planning, and family business succession strategies as well as the resolution of civil tax controversies involving innocent spouse claims, trust fund liability, and estate tax audits.. Mr. Lawler has been involved for over thirty years with the Memphis Civitan Club, a civic organization dedicated to helping children with challenges. He is a member of various professional organizations including the Memphis Bar Association, Tennessee Society of CPAs, and American Institute of CPAs. He enjoys golf but he needs more practice.

Kevin C. Cox concentrates his practice in the areas of business transactions, estate planning, trust, probate, taxation and general business law.

In the past year alone, David Thornton has re-qualified a retirement plan with more than $100 million in assets; worked with multiple large employers to implement competitive executive compensation arrangements that are 409A compliant; assisted large and mid-size employers in more than $200 million in corporate transactions with an employee benefits component; created a successful three-part webinar series on the Affordable Care Act (ACA); and established a Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement (MEWA) with 2,500 employees across three states. He counsels his clients on the complexities of compliance with the ACA, potentially saving them millions in Play or Pay penalties. As chair of the firm's Employee Benefits Practice Group, David leads a team of attorneys whose goal is to help employers deliver health and welfare and retirement benefits to their executives and employees.. David works with for-profit and nonprofit employers, plan fiduciaries, employees, third-party administrators, insurers and other providers of employee benefit plans and programs. His practice involves:. As a former Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) litigator, David helps companies navigate the intersection of litigation and business concerns. He successfully defended a case, Osborne v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co., that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, and resulted in a change to the interpretation of the word "occupation" under ERISA. The new definition still stands today. His deep understanding of ERISA allows David to provide practical advice in the complex landscape of employee benefits law. David often collaborates with attorneys including those in the Corporate, Healthcare and Litigation Practice Groups on employee benefits issues related to mergers, acquisitions and tax matters for clients.

David Monypeny,  is a partner in the law firm of Harris, Shelton, Hannover Walsh pllc and has extensive experience representing a wide variety of clients, including individuals, small businesses, corporations, estates and even international entertainers.  He is skilled in matters involving both federal and state tax controversy and tax planning, international/offshore tax, bankruptcy, and business planning.  Prior to becoming a partner with Harris Shelton he founded the Law Office of Monypeny and Associates.. Because of his wealth of experience as both an attorney and Certified Public Accountant, retired, David is often invited to speak and write about tax-related issues.  When he’s not advocating for his clients, David enjoys the outdoors, good music, and his dogs.

B. Douglas Earthman concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate law, secured lending transactions, and transactional work, including municipal bond and other tax-exempt financing transactions.. He serves as bond counsel in a variety of tax-exempt bond matters, including general municipal finance, industrial development, health care and housing matters, and in other capacities, such as trustee’s counsel, developer’s counsel, issuer’s counsel, credit provider’s counsel, underwriter’s counsel and counsel to companies using or benefiting from tax-exempt financings.. Based on Mr. Earthman’s experience and service as bond counsel, Glankler Brown is a “Red Book firm,” meaning it is listed as bond counsel in the directory most often used in the municipal bond industry for identifying nationally recognized bond counsel. He has been a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers since its formation in 1979 and has attended 38 of 40 annual Bond Attorney Workshops.. From 1999-2001, Mr. Earthman served as Vice-Chairman of the Joint Study Committee established by the Tennessee Bar Association and the Tennessee Bankers Association to study and recommend the adoption of Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code in Tennessee. The bill recommended by this committee was adopted by the Tennessee Legislature in 2000 without change. The committee recommended technical amendments to Revised Article 9 the following year which were also adopted.. He serves as an agent or approved attorney for most major title companies active in the Memphis area.

Attorney Napoleon Yancey is the lead lawyer at Napoleon Law Firm, PLLC. He has both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s in Business Administration with concentrations in finance, real estate. He also has a law degree from the University of Memphis. Before founding his own firm, he worked for three years as a bank examiner for the FDIC, overseeing compliance management and recommending corrective actions in accordance with state and federal law. He then went to work for the Reaves Law Firm as its CFO. He is now licensed to practice law in Tennessee, Minnesota, and North Dakota, assisting clients with tax preparation, audit support, IRS litigation, estate planning, and probate administration. His primary focus is on resolving clients IRS and State Tax Debts. He uses a range of tactics to resolve clients' debts to include offers in compromise, partial pay installment agreements, innocent spouse relief, garnishment and levy release, and lien removal or subordination.

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