Branco, David R

As chair of the firm's Corporate & General Business and Taxation groups, Howell Bramson works in a number of our practice groups. On the estate planning side, he has been involved in planning complicated estates, with an emphasis on estates involving business and real estate interests. On the corporate side, he and other lawyers at the firm help organize startup companies and represent numerous corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies, including those owned by foreign corporations and individuals. On the tax side, he gets involved in the more complex tax problems associated with mergers and acquisitions, S corporations, partnership transactions, real estate transactions, workouts and bankruptcy, international transactions, and estate planning.

Howell is also a frequent lecturer before professional groups on the subject of tax planning and related issues. Click at news for items of news for Howell published on our web site. Click at speaking engagements for a recent partial list of some of Howell's speaking engagements before various professional groups.

Areas of Experience

• Sophisticated Tax Planning for Individual and Corporations
• Estate Planning, to Avoid or Minimize Taxes
• Organizing Startup Companies
• Corporate Transactions
• Charitable Planned Giving
• IRS Audits

Significant Matters & Cases

Howell has been involved in many different matters, including litigation as to tax-related matters. Click at representative matters for a description of some of Howell's work.

Journals, Publications & Seminar Outlines

Howell has been published in numerous professional journals. He has also written and submitted outlines for numerous Continuous Legal Education programs. Click at publications and outlines for a description of some of these written materials.