McDonald Carano

Managing Partner: George F. Ogilvie III
Number of Partners: 33
Number of lawyers: 53
Professional Lobbyists: 7
Contact: [email protected]
Languages: English

Firm Overview:
Wealthy individuals and families continue to move millions (and even billions) of dollars to Nevada, one of the most tax-friendly states in the United States. At the forefront of this endeavor is McDonald Carano. The firm counsels clients on many types of estate planning initiatives, ranging from the simplest of wills to the most complex of irrevocable trusts and probate and conservatorship issues, and every type of fiduciary income tax matter. The firm's expertise includes uncontested and contested probates, conservatorship, and trust proceedings. The attorneys represent fiduciaries, beneficiaries and creditors in court and when a problem cannot be resolved through the audit process. They prosecute and defend estate-related disputes involving fee controversies, ownership and creditor problems, alleged breaches of trust, will contests and trust contests. The firm also works on estate and gift tax returns, represents clients in tax audits and requests for private letter rulings, and advises closely held and family businesses.

Many of the team members have an LL.M. or Master Degree in tax, several are licensed CPAs, and two are fellows in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), the most prestigious affiliation for such practitioners. No other Nevada law firm has more than one such fellow, and only seven are admitted statewide. The firm is also involved in legislative initiatives that improve Nevada’s tax-advantaged climate, particularly with regard to issues involving private-trust companies and asset-protection trusts.

The firm represents clients ranging from middle-class to millionaires to Forbes 400 members in the following areas:
• Asset protection and wealth preservation
• Business continuation and succession planning
• Charitable tax and trust planning
• Estate, generation-skipping, gift and income tax planning
• Estate and trust planning and administration
• Fiduciary and beneficiary representation
• Foundation and tax-exempt organization initiatives
• Probate, trust and fiduciary litigation
• Trust modification, reformation and termination

Contacts:
Partner: Robert Armstrong
Tel: 775 788 2000
Email: [email protected]

Partner: Scott Swain
Tel: 702 873 4100
Email: [email protected]

Partner: Lance McKenzie
Tel: 775 788 2000
Email: [email protected]