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Burton A. Mitchell

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Partner
Assistant Managing Partner
BAM@JMBM.com
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Los Angeles

1900 Avenue of the Stars,
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Los Angeles, California 90067

Main: 310.203.8080
Direct: 310.201.3562
Fax: 310.712.8562
Joyce Stepanek
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Main BioPersonal Bio

As chair of the Firm's Taxation and Trusts & Estates Groups, Burton Mitchell's practice, spanning more than 25 years, focuses on taxation, estate planning, trust law and administration, non-profit entities, asset preservation and tax-effective financial planning within the family.

Burton generally represents individuals, closely-held businesses, institutional trustees, partnerships, limited liability companies, entrepreneurs and other professionals.

Burton's relevant experience includes: estate planning, trust administration, probate and summary probate proceedings, estate tax returns and related tax matters; litigation and resolution of disputes involving wills, trusts and other testamentary instruments; family gifting, partnerships, limited liability companies, children's trusts and life insurance trusts; closely-held corporations, including formation, mergers and acquisitions, liquidations, redemptions, workouts and reorganizations; formation of and counsel to private foundations and other non-profit entities.

Education

LL.M., Taxation, 1978, New York University School of Law

J.D., 1977, Georgetown University

CPA, 1975, Maryland

B.B.A., 1974, summa cum laude, City University of New York at Baruch College

PracticesTaxation, Trusts & Estates, Family Office, Trust & Estate Litigation

Associations
  • State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization, Taxation Law, 1984
  • American Bar Association
Awards &
Recognition
  • Recognized in Los Angeles Times Magazine: Southern California's Best Lawyers 2008, 2009, 2010 
  • Recognized in Best Lawyers in America® 2008
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review, AV Rating
  • Honoree, "Who's Who in LA Law—The Best of the Bar, The Standout Lawyer for Trusts and Estates," Los Angeles Business Journal, August 20, 2007
  • Bylined article in the American Bar Association Journal 565 cited by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Powell's dissent in Dickman v Commissioner
Speaking
Engagements
  • Instructor, Continuing Professional Education programs for Certified Public Accountants
  • Instructor, "What Every California Accountant Should Know About Estate Planning"
  • Instructor, "Beyond Living Trusts: Estate Planning Through Family Partnerships, Life Insurance Trusts and Split-Interest Gifts," "'C' versus 'S' Corporations"
  • Instructor, "Emerging Trends in the Tax Law (1998-99): What Every California Accountant Should Know"
Bar Admissions

U.S. Court of Federal Claims

U.S. Tax Court

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

U.S. District Court, Central District of California

JMBM Events
07/15/10JMBM's Corporate Counsel Roundtable: When Management Asks You About Their Estate Planning, Will You Be Prepared?
 
Speaking
Engagements
08/24/10IRS Valuation Summit
 
Articles
JMBM Focus Update: IRS Extends Amnesty Deadline for Reporting Offshore Accounts
08/24/09JMBM Focus: ALERT: UBS and Offshore Account Reporting Amnesty
05/01/02Los Angeles Lawyer: Estate and Gift Tax Planning for Copyright Owners
Media Mentions
03/28/10Los Angeles Times: Money Talk
11/15/09Los Angeles Times: Southern California's Best Lawyers 2010 Edition
04/20/09Conde Nast Portfolio: Crichton's Last Thriller
Press Releases
07/30/10Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro LLP Changes Its Name to Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
 

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