Michael William Brown

Michael William Brown

3.0
Rating: 7.2

Licensed for 18 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Rexburg, ID
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Business, Real Estate, Intellectual Property

520 First American Cir, Rexburg, ID

About Michael

Practice Areas

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Practice Areas

Business 30%

Michael has extensive experience in advising clients on complex estate and gift tax issues, drafting wills and trusts, administering estates and trusts, using business entities to further estate planning objectives, counseling clients on Medicaid related issues, conducting judicial foreclosures, and advising clients on trademark issues. Michael has served as counsel to corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, financial institutions, and individuals in a variety of legal m

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Estate Planning 30%

As a member of Beard St. Clair Gaffney's estate planning practice group, Michael makes it a priority to stay abreast of changes and developments in the law impacting estates and fiduciaries. He regularly presents educational seminars to CPAs and other professionals on current trends and changes in the law in the area of estate planning. Michael has presented seminars on wills, trusts, and transfer taxes for the National Business Institute.

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Intellectual Property 10%

Michael also serves clients seeking registration of trademarks and service marks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He regularly lectures to students at Brigham Young University-Idaho on a variety of legal topics, including intellectual property issues.

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Licenses

Licensed in Utah for 12 years

State: Utah

Acquired: 2014

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Idaho for 17 years

State: Idaho

Acquired: 2008

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Colorado for 18 years

State: Colorado

Acquired: 2007

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Beard St. Clair Gaffney PA

520 First American Cir, Rexburg, ID, 83440-5400

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Michael William Brown's Reviews

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3.0 /5.0

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Posted by anonymous | August 11, 2014

Poor follow through

I am not sure if this was Michael's fault however, I had to follow up to get documentation when they had not arrived after I had paid for the service. They still didn't arrive and had to follow up again....still waiting. Poor service.

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Matthew Majors

Estate planning lawyer | Sep 25

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have co-counseled with Michael on several estate planning matters. Michael is very experienced in the areas of Wills, Trusts & Estates. I have also found his fees to be very fair and reasonable."

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Experience

Rating:  7.2 (Very Good)

Associations

WealthCounsel

Idaho State Bar, Taxation, Probate and Trust Law Section

Education

2007

University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

Languages

English

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