My practice focuses on estate planning, tax planning, tax controversy, probate, guardianships, and non-profit organizations. I also assist businesses with entity formation, restructuring, acquisitions, tax matters, and asset protection planning. I am careful with the balance between effectively protecting my clients while avoiding unnecessary legal fees and complexity.
In addition to being a licensed attorney, I am a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in Utah with experience preparing complex individual, trust, estate, partnership and corporate tax returns.
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Guardianship Attorney | Jul 29
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Sterling is a great attorney and I've been very impressed with his professionalism and kindness towards clients. We've been opposite counsel on various guardianships and he has been very enjoyable and easy to work with. I would highly recommend him!"
Business Attorney | Jan 04
Relationship: Co-worker
"I endorse Sterling Olander for business and estate planning matters. I practice in the same area of law as Sterling and know his skills and abilities to be sound and professional."
Tax Attorney | Jan 03
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer. Sterling is an extremely knowledgeable estate planning and tax attorney. He helped to achieve a very favorable result for an individual that I referred to him that had a tax problem he was dealing with. Sterling is a Certified Public Accountant with a Master of Tax, which is a background that most attorneys don't have."
Estate planning Attorney | Dec 16
Relationship: Co-worker
"Sterling is a very dedicated attorney that cares about his clients and their particular legal needs. Sterling is keen on noticing the important, small details in a transaction and is aware of the various legal implications of a client's actions. I highly recommend Sterling as a friendly and knowledgable attorney."
Contracts and agreements Attorney | Dec 02
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer. Sterling has an incredible ability to see the small details in business contracts and agreements to ensure that the document is sound. He has a tremendous grasp on the law in multiple fields and can easily recognize how different areas will affect his current strategy."