Reno EPCNN Breakfast
Update on the new federal tax law - income and estate tax changes:
Bart Mowry CPA, JD, LLM will present an update on the new federal tax laws.
The event is on Tuesday, 1/11/11 at the Peppermill Hotel/ Casino from 7:30 to 8:45 am
Please rsvp online at www.epcnnevada.org
Bart Mowry’s practice focuses on all aspects of estate, income, gift and generation skipping transfer tax planning for high net worth families and individuals and succession planning for business owners. Mr. Mowry has significant transactional experience including proper choice of entity, entity formation, acquisition, financing, operation, reorganization and disposition of family-owned businesses and real estate holdings. Mr. Mowry has had extensive experience in assisting wealthy families creating and operating Family Trust Companies and was actively involved in legislation creating such entities under Nevada law, Chapter 669A of the Nevada Revised Statues. Mr. Mowry’s professional accomplishments include being listed in the Best Lawyers in America for the past 20 years in the categories of taxation, trust and estates, and charitable organizations. He has also been named as a Super Lawyer in Nevada and the Mountain States. Mr. Mowry was elected to Fellowship in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, serving as Nevada Chair since 2010. He is also a Fellow in the American College of Tax Counsel. Mr. Mowry is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant, having joined the firm over 30 years ago and following employment as a CPA with both Deloitte-Touche in Las Vegas, Nevada, and PriceWaterhouse Coopers in Sacramento, California.
· Practice Areas: Probate and Trust Law; Estate Planning; Tax Exempt Organizations; Corporate, LLC and Partnership Law; Business Transactions; Taxation Law.
· Education: University of Nevada, Reno (B.S., with honors, 1974); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1979); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, with honors, 1981). Educational Honors: Phi Kappa Phi; Recipient, New York University's Lionel A. Racine Memorial Award for Highest Academic Record. Other Professional License: Certified Public Accountant, Nevada, 1976.
· Bar and Court Admissions: All Nevada and California state courts; United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; United States District Court for the District of Nevada; United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
· Legal Affiliations: State Bar of Nevada (Member, Executive Committee, Tax Section, 1985-1988 and Chair, 1987-1988, Probate and Trust Section 2006–present; Member, Executive Committee, 1994-1997, Business Law Section); State Bar of California; Member, McGeorge National Trial Advocacy Competition Team 1978-1979; Member, Traynor Law Honor Society; Instructor, Taxation, Golden Gate University, 1984-1987; Washoe County and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Nevada Barristers Club (President, 1982-1983); Estate Planning Council of Reno (Treasurer, 1982-1983; Secretary, 1983-1984; Vice President, 1984-1985; President, 1985-1986).
· Community Service: Throughout his career, Mr. Mowry has been an active member of various charitable boards, including the Muscular Dystrophy Association (Past President), Boy Scouts of America (Past President and Representative to National BSA), Catholic Charities, Bishop Manogue Parents’ Association (Past President), and Saint Albert the Great Catholic Church (Finance and Long Range Planning Committee).
