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Bryan MacCormack is Of Counsel to the firm and focuses his practice in the areas of tax and estate planning. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and his law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan. Upon graduating from law school, he attended Boston University School of Law and earned a Masters of Tax Law degree (LL.M.). Bryan held positions as a tax consultant for American Express and Deloitte & Touche, and also served as a prosecutor in the Florida state attorney’s office. He joined the firm in 2004 after several years of practice at a Boston law firm. He has settled numerous cases before the IRS, the Appeals division, and the United States Tax Court. Bryan is a member of the Bar in Massachusetts, Florida, New Hampshire, and the District of Columbia.

Areas of Practice:

  • Asset Protection
  • Estate and Gift Tax Planning
  • Probate and Trust Administration
  • IRS Examinations
  • Elder Law
  • Business Law
  • Real Estate Transactions

Admissions:

  • Massachusetts, 1995
  • Florida
  • District of Columbia
  • New Hampshire

Education:

  • Boston University School of Law
    Boston, Massachusetts
    L.L.M. in Taxation
  • Thomas M. Cooley Law School
    Lansing, Michigan
    Juris Doctorate
  • University of Massachusetts at Amherst
    Amherst, Massachusetts
    Bachelor of Business Administration

Associations and Memberships:

  • Boston Estate Planning Council
    Member
  • Massachusetts Bar Association
    Taxation Section, Tax Counsel
  • Boston Bar Association
    Member
  • Volunteer Lawyers Project
    Volunteer Attorney

Publications and Speaking Engagements:

  • “The Law of Wills”, Exhibit A, The law in plain English, July, 2007
  • “Lifetime Giving”, Jewish Rehabilitation Center of the North Shore, February 11, 2005
  • “Limited Liability Companies Offer Advantages to R.E. Titleholders”, Banker & Tradesman, July 14, 2003
  • “The Benefits of Like Kind Exchanges”, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, June 24, 2002

Classes/Seminars Taught:

  • Guest Speaker, “Asset Protection Planning for Owners of Real Estate Using Limited Liability Companies”, Annual Education Conferences for Massachusetts Rental Housing Association, Boston, MA, 2002 – 2004
  • Guest Speaker, “Asset Protection Planning using Limited Liability Companies”, Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership, Boston, MA, 2004 – 2007
  • “Estate and Asset Protection Planning Made Easy”, 2002 – 2007