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David M. Grant 
Henderson, Nevada
Partner
phone (702) 433-4455
fax (702) 451-1853
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David M. Grant is an attorney as well as Director of Estate Planning at Jeffrey Burr, Ltd. In addition to handling the estate planning needs for some of Nevada's wealthiest families, Mr. Grant also regularly speaks and writes on the topics of trusts and estates, taxation, and asset preservation.

Mr. Grant graduated from SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting (Magna Cum Laude), from the UNIVERSITY OF UTAH with a Master of Professional Accounting, and from the UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON with his Doctor of Jurisprudence. He is a member of both the Southern Nevada Estate Planning Council and the Society of Financial Service Professionals. He is licensed to practice law in Nevada and Utah.

Before attending law school David worked as an accountant for the international accounting firm of DELOITTE & TOUCHE, LLP and as an assistant controller for MEGASYNC CORPORATION where he provided accounting control functions for several information service and manufacturing companies in an outsourced environment. David also speaks fluent Spanish, having served in Guatemala for two years.

David places high priority in giving back to his community. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Henderson Community Foundation, sits as Chairman of the Roundtable Committee for the State Bar of Nevada Probate & Trust Section, and served in many capacities as a youth leader for the BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA and completed two terms as Director for the Nevada Association of Nonprofit Organizations.

Bar Admissions:
Nevada
Utah
Education:
University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, 2004
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Executive Vice President, Corporate & Tax Law Society
Honors: Contributing Editor, Texas Journal of Consumer Law


University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2002
Master of Professional Accounting
Honors: Beta Alpha Psi
Honors: Co-Chairman, Student Advisory Committee


Southern Utah University, 2000
Bachelor of Science, Accounting (Magna Cum Laude)
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Professional Accountancy Club
Honors: Full Tuition Academic Scholarship


Published Works:
Estate Planning Update, The 2009 State Bar of Nevada Annual Convention, presented in Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, NV, June 12, 2009


Migrating the Domestic Asset Protection Trust Offshore, The Southpac Offshore Planning Institute, 2009 Annual Conference, presented in Las Vegas, NV, Oct. 2, 2009


Estate Planning Update, The 2009 State Bar of Nevada Annual Convention, presented in Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, NV, June 12, 2009


"Top 10 Estate Planning Techniques", National Business Institute Seminar, Annual Exclusion Gifting, Charitable Gifting & Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts, in Las Vegas, NV, May, 12, 2009


"Nevada Takes the Lead: Charging Order Protection in Now Available for Small Corporations" (Co Author with Jeremy Cooper), Communique, the official Journal of the Clark County Bar Association, May, 2009


"Taxation of Grantor Trusts", Accounting for Estates and Trusts, Lorman Educational Services Seminar, Las Vegas, NV, October, 22, 2008


"Break May Shield Homes: Local Interest in Homestead Exemption Rises" (written by Jennifer Robison), Las Vegas Review-Journal, October, 15, 2008


"Making a Case for Corporate Trustees", Vegas Source Magazine, Jun, 2008


"Retirement and Estate Planning Issues for TSA Employees", Federal Traffic Safety Administration, McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, NV, May, 2, 2008


"Building Your Practice with Estate Planning & Asset Protection", Continuing Professional Education Lecture Nevada CPAs, Summerlin, NV, December, 4, 2007


"Year-End Charitable Giving", Vegas Source Magazine, December, 2007


"Understanding Estate Planning", Henderson Libraries: A One Book Henderson Event, James I. Gibson Library in Henderson, NV, November, 13, 2007


"Understanding Estate Planning", Henderson Libraries: A One Book Henderson Event, Lydia Malcolm Library in Anthem, NV, October, 24, 2007


"Types of Advanced Irrevocable Trusts", Understanding Trusts and Wealth Transfers, Lorman Education Services Seminar, Las Vegas, NV, August, 22, 2007


"Taxation of Grantor Trusts", State Bar of Nevada Probate & Trust Section, Continuing Legal Education, Reno, NV, June, 01, 2007


"Installment Sales & Valuation Discounts", State Bar of Nevada Probate & Trust Section, , Las Vegas, NV, May 31, 2007


"Installment Sales & Valuation Discounts", State Bar of Nevada Probate & Trust Section, Continuing Legal Education, Reno, NV, June, 01, 2007


"The Ins-n-Outs of Family Foundations", Association of Fundraising Professionals-Las Vegas Chapter, September, 23, 2005


"Asset Protection in Nevada: Something for Everyone", (Co-Author with Jeffrey L. Burr), The Silver State CPA, the Nevada Magazine of the Nevada Society of Certified Public Accountants, 14-16, Sept./Oct., 2004


"Sunshine Laws in University Presidential Searches: Do They Really Encourage Openness?", Dona G. Hamilton, Professor, Vice Chancellor, and General Counsel, University of Houston System, April, 30, 2004


"The OnShore Trust: It's Also an Estate Tax Planning Tool", William P. Streng, Vinson & Elkins Professor of Law, BNA's Estate Planning Portfolio, April, 23, 2004


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Nevada State College Foundation
Board of Trustees


Southern Utah University School of Business
National Advisory Board


Gift Planning Advisors, Founding Chair


Sponsoring Members: Boy Scouts of America/Las Vegas Area Council; Desert Research Institute


Henderson Community Foundation; Nevada State College Foundation; St. Rose


Health Foundation; and The Smith Center for the Performing Arts


Nevada Society of Financial Service Professionals, Member


State Bar Nevada, Probate & Trust Section, Chairman, Roundtable Committee


Henderson Community Foundation,
Board of Trustees


Southern Nevada Estate Planning Council
Member


Nevada Association of Nonprofit Organizations, 2005 - 2009
Board of Directors


Past Employment Positions:
The Entrepreneur Life, Co-host of weekly radio talk show broadcast on an affiliate of the Business Talk Radio Network, 970am KNUU, 2009 - 2010


Deloitte & Touche, LLP, Accountant


Megasync Corporation, Assistant Controller


Languages:
Spanish

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At the Las Vegas, NV Law Firm of Jeffrey Burr, we represent clients throughout Southern Nevada, including Henderson, Aliante, Boulder City, North Las Vegas, Mesquite, Pahrump, Summerlin, Southern Highlands, Green Valley, Laughlin, Clark County, Nye County and Lincoln County.

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