Michael W. Brown

Michael W. Brown is a shareholder with the firm and a member of the business and estate planning practice groups. Michael has a robust transactional practice, with a concentration in three primary areas: Michael is committed to helping his clients achieve favorable outcomes in a variety of different legal circumstances. Michael graduated from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and earned his law degree from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is admitted to practice in Idaho, Colorado, and Utah only. Michael and his wife, Lindsey, are the parents of four daughters and four sons. As a business lawyer, Michael has extensive experience in advising clients on appropriate business structures to minimize tax burdens, achieve operational flexibility, and facilitate efficient succession and dissolution. Michael has considerable experience in forming business entities both for operating small businesses and inter-generational business succession planning. As part of his business practice, Michael also maintains an active trademark practice. Michael represents many regional and national clients in trademark matters, including trademark evaluations, searches, applications, USPTO office action responses, and maintenance. Michael frequently lectures to students attending Brigham Young University-Idaho on intellectual property matters. Michael has extensive experience representing clients in all phases of estate planning and administration, including drafting wills and trusts for large and small estates, advising fiduciaries on legal duties in specific circumstances, and structuring agreements to efficiently resolve disputes among estate heirs, trust beneficiaries, and creditors. Michael makes it a priority to stay abreast of changes in the laws affecting trusts, estates, and fiduciaries. Michael also regularly lectures to other attorneys, CPAs, and other professionals on wills, trusts, and probate issues.