Russell T. Cook

Russell T. Cook

5.0
Rating: 7.4

Licensed for 37 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Brentwood, TN
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Corporate & Incorporation

5141 Virginia Way Ste 220, Brentwood, TN

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Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Estate Planning 60%

Preparation of Wills and Codicils, Revocable Living Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Powers of Attorney for Healthcare, Living Wills, GRATs, CRUTs, CRATS, CLUTs, CLATs, QPRTs, Deeds, Promissory Notes, Gift Transfers, Community Property Trusts, Asset Protection Trusts, VA Trusts and VA Benefit Application Assistance

38 years | 3,300 cases

60%
Corporate and Incorporation 20%

Entity Formation (Corporations, LLCs, Limited Partnerships, General Partnerships, Family LLCs and Family Limited Partnerships), Operating Agreements and Shareholder Agreements / By-Laws, Annual Meeting Minutes and Other Filings, Preparation, Review and Negotiation of Contracts and Agreements, Transactional Practice (Asset and Entity Sales and Purchases), Business Succession Planning (Buy-Sell Agreements), Entity Dissolution, General Business Counsel

38 years | 1,050 cases

20%
Probate 20%

Probating last wills and testaments, Preparing affidavits of heirship, Filing the will with probate court, Closing and opening bank accounts, Transferring assets from the deceased to the estate, Finding and collecting assets, Paying estate taxes, Valuing, managing, preserving and liquidating the estate, Handling intestate, Valuing Living Trust property, Transferring Living Trust property to the beneficiaries, Preparation of Inheritance Tax Return, acquire Tenncare and Inheritance Tax releases

38 years | 850 cases

20%

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Licenses

Licensed in Tennessee for 35 years

State: Tennessee

Acquired: 1991

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Maryland for 37 years

State: Maryland

Acquired: 1988

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Russell T. Cook

5141 Virginia Way Ste 220, Brentwood, TN, 37027-2300

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Russell T. Cook's Reviews

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Posted by Tony Rose | January 27, 2015 | Estate Planning

Russ Cook-My Lawyer

To Whom it may Concern: I have been involved with the administration of Five Estates in the last few years. Russ and his Associates have been the Best Lawyers I have encountered in my duties as an Executor. I was so pleased with his work that I am now using him as my Attorney and he will be hand...ling the administration of my Estate when I die.

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Experience

Rating:  7.4 (Very Good)

Honors

2015

BV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

N/A

Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization

Work Experience

2007 - Present

Founding Member, Russ Cook and Associates, P.C.

1992 - 2007

Partner, Bottorss, Kavin, and Cook

1990 - 1992

Associtate, Holton and Walker

1987 - 1990

Associate, Conroy, Fitgerlad, Ballman, Dameron

Associations

1997 - Present

Tennessee Bar Association

Member

National Association of Estate Planners and Councils

Member

Middle Tennessee Estate Planning Council

Member

Education

1987

American University, Washington College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1984

State University of New York, Albany

BA - Bachelor of Arts

1983

University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

IBS

Speaking Engagements

2014

Online Course

How to Prepare State Planning Documents

2011

Online Course

Useful Forms for Wills and Estate

N/A

Retirement Report Former TV Co-Host

Estate Planning

N/A

99.7 WWTN, 1510 WLAC and 107.9 WMSR

Estate Planning

Languages

English

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