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Evan J. Gautier is a corportate and tax attorney. Evan earned his Juris Doctor and Certificate in Business Law Studies from Western State College of Law in 2014. While in law school, Evan served as a Judicial Extern for the Hon. Carl Biggs of the Orange County Superior Court, and as a member of Western State's Honors Moot Court team. He also holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation from Chapman University.. In college, Evan worked for a local residential real estate broker, assisting with residential real property transactions and financing. In law schoool, he worked as a law clerk on bankruptcy, commercial real estate, and civil litigation matters. As an attorney, Evan's early legal career was spent practicing civil and business litigation. Evan's practice currently focuses on merger and acuisition services, corporate governance and compliance, transactional tax planning and real estate. Evan also serves the legal community as a member of the Oregon State Bar House of Delegates, an elected representative body which, in conjunction with the Board of Governors, proposes and votes on resolutions shaping Oregon State Bar regulations and policies.. Evan is known for his enthusiastic and inquisitive demeanor, as well as his prompt and effective communication. Evan has authored numerous articles on law, tax, and personal finance topics, many of which have been published in California Tax Lawyer, Dough Roller, and Business Insider. He has also been a guest on the WJCU radio show, Minding Your Business.

Elizabeth is a member of Armstrong Teasdale's Corporate Services practice group, Elizabeth Patterson is a skilled transactional and tax attorney. With her master’s degree in accounting and LL.M. in taxation, Liz counsels business organizations ranging from large corporations to emerging companies on corporate formation and governance, transaction strategy, private placements, tax policy and IRS disputes. She also has significant experience with commercial contracting and trust and estates.. Liz also prepares federal and state individual, estate, gift, corporate and generation-skipping tax returns, as well as fiduciary income tax returns for estates and trusts.. Elizabeth is also on the board of the E.F. Wildermuth Foundation of Columbus, Ohio.. Education. Professional Affiliations

Michael graduated Magna Cum Laude from Georgia State College of Law.  He was a fellow in the tax clinic at Georgia State and graduated in the top three percent of his class.  Michael was admitted to practice in Indiana in 2003.  Michael specializes in Corporate Law, Contracts, Personal Injury, Small Business, Civil Litigation and Criminal Law.  Michael has been a part of many important cases including Merlin Martin v. Bayer Ag Science and Co-Alliance where he successfully took the case to jury and won a defense verdict.  Like his father, Michael has developed expertise in the area of Cooperative law.  Michael is heavily involved in the emerging area of retail cooperatives and has assisted in several Indianapolis area food cooperatives.