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Jeremy K. Cooper

Attorney / Of Counsel
Las Vegas
Licensure: NV

Biography

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Mr. Cooper is Of Counsel with Fabian VanCott in a practice focused on estate planning and asset protection. His services for clients in this area include trust administration and probate representation. In addition to legal expertise, Jeremy is also able to provide his clients with the perspective of being a licensed CPA who worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers’ corporate tax group in Silicon Valley, and who also obtained bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from Brigham Young University. In complex cases, Jeremy is able to team with other Fabian VanCott attorneys with expertise in the firm’s core competency areas. Jeremy serves on councils focusing on planned giving for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and College of Southern Nevada and on the audit committee for Goodwill of Southern Nevada. Jeremy earned his law degree from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is fluent in Spanish and licensed to practice in Nevada’s state and federal courts.

Professional History

Member, Nevada Society of CPAs

Member, Southern Nevada Estate Planning Council

Admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Nevada

Education

J.D., University of Nevada William S. Boyd School of Law; served as staff and senior staff member of the Nevada Law Journal

MAcc, emphasis in Taxation

Brigham Young University B.S., Accounting, Brigham Young University; Cum Laude and Phi Kappa Phi

Community Service

Member, UNLV Planned Giving Professional Advisors Council

Member, College of Southern Nevada Planned Giving Council

Member, Goodwill of Southern Nevada Audit Committee

Publications & Presentations

Author, “Revisiting 2010: IRS Finally Publishes Guidance on Filing Form 8983,” Silver State CPA, September 2011

Author, “Preventing Fiduciary Liability – Investment Rules And Decision Making,” Trust Administration: Preventing and Litigating Fiduciary Liability, National Business Institute Continuing Legal Education for Professionals Manual, Copyright 2011

Co-author, “Nevada Laws Provide Top Trust Situs,” Nevada Lawyer, May 2010

Author, “A Refresher on Grantor Trusts and Their Income Tax Filing Options,” Silver State CPA, September 2009

Co-author,“Nevada Takes the Lead: Charging Order Protection is Now Available for Small Corporations,” Communiqué, May 2009

Co-author, “Charging Order Protected Entities and Their Role in Wealth Preservation,” Journal of Financial Service Professionals, May 2009

National Grand Prize Winner for Graduate Level Paper Essay Contest sponsored by American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants: Compare and Contrast the Similarities and Differences Between Retained Earnings as Calculated under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Earnings and Profits as Calculated for Federal Income Tax Purposes

National Third Place Winner for Graduate Level Paper Essay Contest sponsored by Attorney-Certified Public Accountants: Compare and Contrast SEC/PCABO and AICPA Rules and Philosophy on Independence for the Attestation Role including its Attribution to the Practice Entity and Other Professionals Therein