Michael S. Goode, shareholder in the firm’s Nashville office, focuses his practice on the tax, business, and estate planning needs of families and businesses. On an international level, he also assists companies and individuals with their corporate and estate planning needs, including the resolution of reporting requirements. Michael serves as a trusted advisor to governmental agencies and companies on various taxation issues. He has prepared corporate and tax provisions for large merger and acquisition transactions.

Michael has extensive experience in preparing estate and business succession plans for a variety of clients, including those with closely held family businesses, large retirement accounts, and complex legal issues. He works directly with advisors, banks, and trust companies to provide innovative solutions to clients’ wealth preservation needs.  Michael assists United States companies with their international business issues and assists foreign companies in establishing a presence in the United States.  He regularly prepares and reviews lease agreements, contracts, estoppels, and SNDAs.

Michael represented a school district before the IRS under the Voluntary Correction Program and successfully resolved its pension plan’s operational failures without penalty to the school district, and he wrote new pension legislation.

Michael frequently speaks at conferences and conventions for state and national audiences on tax, business, and estate planning issues, as well as on international topics.

AFFILIATIONS

• American Bar Association, member
• Georgia Bar Association, member
• Harry Phillips American Inn of Court
• Nashville Bar Association
• Nashville No Name Tax Group, Member
• Tennessee Chamber of Commerce, Tax Committee, member
• Tennessee Bar Association, Estate Planning and Probate Section, Chair
• Tennessee Bar Association, International Section Executive Council Member
• Tennessee Bar Association, Tax Section, Immediate Past President
• Member, Tennessee Probate Study Group

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

• Member of the Standing Committee on International Trade in Legal Services of the American Bar Association
• Past Chair of the International Section of the Tennessee Bar Association
• Past Chair of the Tax Section of the Tennessee Bar Association
• Past Chair of the Estate Planning & Probate Section of the Tennessee Bar Association
• Named to The Best Lawyers in America®, Tax Law
• Martindale-Hubbell® AV-Preeminent® Peer Review Rated
• Georgia Super Lawyers®, Rising Star (2009, 2011-14)
• Author, Revocable Trusts: Tennessee State Q&A for Revocable Trusts and Power of Attorney, Practical Law

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