Neils, Roger D.

Mr. Muzinich received his B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) in 1993 where he also served as chairman of the Finance-Investment Committee for the Associated Students.  Mr. Muzinich received his J.D. Degree and LL.M. in Taxation from the University of San Diego .  While at the University of San Diego , he assisted law professor, C. Hugh Friedman, amend and update the Rutter Group practice guide on Corporations for two consecutive years.

Mr. Muzinich has passed the California Legal Specialization examination in Taxation and is in the process of completing the application process to be a Certified Specialist in Taxation.  He has served as the Chairman of the Tax Section of the Santa Barbara County Bar Association for the past four years.  Mr. Muzinich is active in various community organizations including Toastmasters, the Channel City Club, and the Southern California Land Rover Club.

Mr. Muzinich was previously a member of the corporate and tax departments of the national law firm of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP.  Mr. Muzinich focuses his practice on a wide variety of business, tax and transactional matters from advising start-up businesses as to choice of entity considerations to assisting established businesses with mergers and acquisitions.  Mr. Muzinich also handles real estate transactions, controversy matters with the Internal Revenue Service and Franchise Tax Board and estate planning from basic living trusts to sophisticated estate plans involving family limited partnerships and limited liability companies.

Mr. Muzinich is available to give presentations concerning estate planning, tax issues and business planning with advance notice.