About
Brant Christiansen (JD, LLM, MBA) is a associate inside the LEWIS HANSEN law office in Salt Lake City, Utah. His exercise specializes in estate making plans, probate, accept as true with and estate administration, tax making plans, small enterprise organisation, contract drafting, and elder regulation issues, which include guardianship subjects. Brant also gives present and property tax return training. Brant’s strength as a practitioner is his potential to perceive his clients’ needs and forge a conceivable answer. He has effectively helped a huge variety of clients, from those with moderate estates to excessive-wealth individuals, create sensible and tax-high quality property plans. Brant helps clients navigate the probate technique and advises trustees and personal representatives on how to nice perform their duties. Brant has advised numerous small agencies and sole proprietors about contractual topics and has drafted and reviewed income, employment, buy, and service contracts. In addition, Brant has cautioned partnerships, LLCs, S groups, sole owners, and trusts and estates in organizational and taxation subjects. Brant obtained an LLM (masters in law) in taxation from New York University, his law diploma from the University of Utah, and his masters of enterprise management from the University of Phoenix. He became also a Utah State Aggie, graduating with his bachelor of technological know-how in communications and economics. He changed into an associate editor of the Utah Law Review, completed externships with Justice Matthew Durrant of the Utah Supreme Court, served as the Seniors Lawyer Volunteer Program fellow at Utah Legal Services, and clerked for the Tax and Revenue department of the Utah Lawyer General’s Office. In law college, Brant changed into offered the S.J. Quinney Foundation Scholarship, turned into a William H. Leary Scholar, garnered numerous educational awards, and graduated within the top 10% of his class and a member of the Order of the Coif. He is admitted to practice in Utah and the U.S. Tax Court. › ›
Location
Legal Issues
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Elder Law
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Costs
Certificates
Languages
Accepted Jurisdictions

Experience
- Partner
Lewis, Hansen, Waldo, Pleshe & Flanders, LLC
2014 - Associate
W. Kent Corry, P.C.
2013 - Adjunct Professor
Utah Valley University
2013 - Lawyer
Brant Christiansen Law
2012 - Associate
Hartman, Blackstock & Moore
2012 - Document Review Lawyer
Orange Legal Technologies
2012 - Clerk (Tax & Revenue Division)
Utah Office of the Lawyer General
2010 - Fellow (Seniors Lawyer Volunteer Program)
Utah Legal Services, Inc.
2010 - Extern
Utah Supreme Court (Justice Matthew Durrant)
2009
Educations

Graduation year: 2011

Graduation year: 2008

Graduation year: 2007

Graduation year: 2000