Michael K Blue

Provided strong and competent trust and probate administration; tax consulting and tax planning; served as first-chair trial attorney in numerous matters litigated or settled before various courts and dispute resolution centers, including with respect to taxation, matters settled before the Internal Revenue Service Office of Appeals, and litigated before the United States Tax Court; and with respect to civil court disputes, matters regarding contract breaches, fraud, conversion, larceny, B&P Code Section 17200 violations, excessive force, business disputes (e.g., intentional interference with prospective economic advantage), unauthorized taking of realty by government entities, and the like. Drafted numerous Offers in Compromise and Installment Agreements, as well as law and motion memoranda, and discovery (e.g., subpoenas, requests for production and admission, and demands for documents). Authored numerous memoranda of law, including, for instance, those focused on civil and criminal legality of certain positions taken, legal viability and exposure with respect to taxation (e.g., title 26 of the United States Code), and the like. Authored countless communiques providing advice on business and tax position, entity choice, and reduction in cost and tax incidence—resulting in millions of dollars in savings. Drafted numerous entity formation documents, shareholder agreements, by laws, operating agreements, and the like. Completed and filed numerous corporate and individual tax returns, both state and federal, and provided sophisticated consultation with respect to accounting transactions and systems, asset management, audit systems, and segregation of duties.