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Kent W. Meyer, MBA, PhD, JD, LLM
Of Counsel
Dr. Meyer began his career as an Air Force Intelligence Collection Officer and served in Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, and Korea. He also served as a Missile Combat Crew Commander. He has had more than thirty years experience as a legal practitioner and educator. He has served as the Chief Financial Officer for biotech and software companies, as a partner in a large international law firm, and as an owner of his own legal practice. He has extensive domestic and international experience in business and tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiations, corporate and partnership operations and non-profit organizations. Dr. Meyer has taught at the University of Texas, Austin and the University of Southern California. He currently teaches graduate accounting and tax at California State University, Sacramento and McGeorge School of Law. He has been a program director and teacher in numerous international educational programs in the countries of the Soviet Union, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Latvia. Dr. Meyer also served on Russian President, Boris Yeltsin's team that drafted modern Russia's tax code after the break-up of the Soviet Union. He is the author of several internationally used tax textbooks, has written numerous articles on taxation and accounting and has delivered thousands of presentations to domestic and international groups including the Ministries of Russia, Latvia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Education
B.A. in Slavic Languages and Literature from University of California, Berkeley;
MBA from the University of Montana;
PhD in Accounting and Taxation from the University of Texas, Austin;
J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law;
L.L.M. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.
Professional Experience
Partner, Meyer & Yee, LLP
Senior Counsel, Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP
Of counsel, Dudugjian & Maxey A Law Corporation
Emeritus Professor, California State University, Sacramento
Adjunct Professor of Taxation, University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
Languages
Russian (fluent)
German (conversational)
Mandarin (knowledgeable)
Arabic (knowledgeable)
Affiliations and Activities Include
South Placer Estate Planning Council
Professor at UC Davis Extension on Business Law and Ethic for International Students
Professor at California State University, Sacramento
Professor at University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Phi Beta Kappa
Beta Gamma Sigma Beta
Alpha Psi
Bald Eagles Rugby Team
Michael Yee, Esq.
Partner
Prior to founding Meyer & Yee, LLP, Mr. Yee was an Attorney at Hefner, Star & Marois. His practice focuses on real estate, estate planning, asset protection, business law, and tax law. Mr. Yee is the legal counsel for Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Association and Yee Investments, Inc..
Education
J.D. from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.
B.A. in Business Economics, University of California, Los Angeles.
Professional Experience
Attorney at Hefner, Stark and Marois
Languages
Mandarin (knowledgeable)
Affiliations and Activities Include
South Placer Estate Planning Council
Sacramento Chamber of Commerce
Sacramento County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Bankruptcy Section of the Sacramento County Bar
To expend the time and effort needed to give you the best possible legal result in as efficient and cost-effective way as possible.
This is accomplished by our innovative staff utilizing knowledge and experience in the areas of business planning, tax planning and compliance, estate planning, and asset protection.
Core Values
Understanding
Kent W. Meyer and Michael A. Yee founded Meyer & Yee, LLP with the vision of creating a law office that really does put "you" the client first.
Integrity
Meyer & Yee, LLP is committed to providing you with top notch legal support. We approach every client with a focus of integrity, advocacy and understanding. We are a client-centric firm, where the client's goals come first.
Advocacy
It is virtually impossible for any one person or firm to provide you with every professional service you may need over time. As a result, we strongly favor a team approach to helping solve problems in the areas where we are not experts. We are ready to work with your existing team of experts or to suggest experts that we have found to have the level of expertise and experience necessary to be on your team.
Team Approach
It is virtually impossible for any one person or firm to provide you with every professional service you may need over time. As a result, we strongly favor a team approach to helping solve problems in areas where we are not experts. We are ready to work with your existing team of experts or have you work with our own fully integrated team that can be your team as well. Our team will discuss your situation from a number of aspects considering all applicable disciplines and suggest solutions that will help you to achieve your short-term and long-term goals.
Enduring Value
Commodities and transactions are easily found on price lists. True value – the kind that exists and endures beyond the boundaries of “the deal”- is somewhat ambiguous and thus cannot be printed on some generic list of services or transactions. Integrity, technical competency, relevant experience and creativity combined with wisdom are the professional values for which intelligent, successful clients hunger. True value is often a subtle thing, best determined by each project or desired outcome. The wisest clients know that their best outcomes will be achieved through competent, caring, creative vision, sound execution and the principle of win/win for everyone involved.
When I want an important project accomplished brilliantly, I find the very best professionals and compensate them so that they have a stake in the endeavor. Great people are hard to find and are worth their weight in gold. They do not work off of a price list. They are not commodities. Great professionals produce results of enduring value. (Bruce R. Wright, 1997)
Asset Protection
International Asset Protection
Some individuals and businesses can legitimately benefit from the use of offshore asset protection strategies in the form of:
• FOREIGN PRIVATE BANK ACCOUNTS
• FOREIGN TRUSTS
• FOREIGN ANNUITIES
• FOREIGN BUSINESS ENTITY FORMATION AND OPERATIONS
Our firm will assist you in determining whether any of these strategies would be of benefit in your particular situation.
Domestic Asset Protection
An area that has definitely become more important for some businesses and individuals in recent years is that of asset protection. Our firm can assist you in the utilization of:
• DYNASTY TRUSTS
• TOTAL RETURN TRUSTS
• ASSET TRANSFER STRATEGIES
Estate Planning
Life Asset Management – Estate Planning
Successful Life Asset Management and Estate Planning require an understanding of many areas of law and how these areas relate to each other. Few law firms have this kind of expertise but Dr. Meyer’s MBA, PhD in accounting as well as his law degrees have given us this capability. Our firm has extensive experience in all aspects of asset management both during life and after death. We utilize revocable living trusts as well as irrevocable trusts to accomplish your asset management /estate planning. Services include:
• WILL
• POUR-OVER WILL
• TRUSTS
• ADVANCE HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVE
• DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY
• LIFE INSURANCE TRUSTS
• CHARITABLE LEAD AND REMAINDER TRUSTS
• SPECIAL NEEDS TRUSTS
• PRIVATE FOUNDATION
Business Law
Business Formation
Our firm will prepare all required documents for the registration of your new business. We will conduct the new business's first meeting of owners and prepare all necessary minutes and resolutions. We will also help you draft a buy/sell agreement and plan your exit strategy as early as possible.
• PARTNERSHIP
• LLC
• S-CORPORATION
• C-CORPORATION
• LLP
• PC
Business Operation and Growth
Once your business has been formed, we will help your business grow and operate smoothly. We will assist with:
• CONTRACT DRAFTING AND REVIEW
• TECHNOLOGY PROTECTION AND LICENSING
• NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS
• EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
• EMPLOYEE HANDBOOKS
Business Termination
There are numerous legal issues that arise at termination of your business that require special attention. Possible examples include:
• OWNERSHIP TRANSFER
• BUSINESS VALUATION
• LIABILITY SETTLEMENT
Taxation
Tax Planning
Our firm has over 30 years of educational and practical experience in tax planning for both individuals and businesses. Dr. Meyer has taught in the area of tax planning at the University of Southern California, California State University, Sacramento, and McGeorge School of Law. We provide tax advice to individuals who have not yet chosen a business form to help them pick the most advantageous way to do business. We provide tax planning help in forming the business after an appropriate business form has been chosen. We also assist in filing the necessary formative documents and conduct your first organizational meeting. We can then assist the business as it grows with regard to tax strategies. When you decide to leave the business, we assist in tax planning for transition to the new owners or in the sale or liquidation of the business.
• DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TAX PLANNING
• BUSINESS TAX PLANNING
• TAX SHELTERS
Tax Dispute Resolution and Offers in Compromise
Our firm has negotiated numerous Federal and State offers in compromise for taxpayers that have substantially reduced their tax liabilities. We have also represented our clients in Internal Revenue Service appeals with success.
• IRS OFFER IN COMPROMISE
• FTB OFFER IN COMPROMISE
• IRS TAX DISPUTE AND RESOLUTION
• FTB TAX DISPUTE AND RESOLUTION
Real Property
• GENERAL REAL PROPERTY PRACTICE IN THE SACRAMENTO AND ROSEVILLE AREA.
• REPRESENTS COMMERCIAL, MULTI AND SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDERS, DEVELOPERS AND INVESTORS OF ALL SIZES.
• LANDLORD-TENANT DISPUTES
