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Brent Nelson

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 Trusts and Estates, Tax Phoenix, Tucson  brent.nelson@rimonlaw.com  (520) 979-3839
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Areas of Focus:

Trusts and Estates

Tax

EDUCATION

Georgetown University
 LL.M., Taxation, with distinction, 2010 Certificate in Estate Planning
Texas Tech University School of Law
 J.D., magna cum laude, 2009 Regent's Scholarship Texas Tech Administrative Law Journal
Northern Arizona University
 B.S., Political Science, magna cum laude, 2005 Regent's Scholarship
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (Partner)

Gabroy, Rollman & Bosse, P.C.

ADMISSIONS

State of Arizona

State of Colorado

United States Tax Court

State of Wyoming

Languages

English

Russian

Spanish

Ukrainian

A select group of U.S. and international individuals, families and financial institutions work withÂ Brent Nelson on their complex tax, estate planning, and family business matters.Ã¢Â€Â¯ Collectively, Mr. NelsonÃ¢Â€Â™sÂ clients live, invest, or have family on every inhabitable continent in the world.

WithÂ significantÂ experience representing high-net-worth individuals and families, Mr. Nelson is sensitive to the unique challenges and opportunities these clients face. He creates family organizations with an eye on multi-generational continuity.Ã¢Â€Â¯ Mr. Nelson helps his clients understand, improve, and protect family structures that include trusts, business entities, private investments, charitable giving, and family governance. He is accustomed to working with high profile clients and understands that privacy and confidentiality are absolutely essential.

Brent is an established and respected thought leader in his field.Ã¢Â€Â¯ He hosts the popularÂ Wealth and Law Podcast, co-edits theÂ Arizona Estate Planning and Probate HandbookÂ (Thomson Reuters), drafts relevant legislation, and frequently speaks and writes on estate and tax developments.Ã¢Â€Â¯ He has been elected to or served as:

Fellow, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)

Chair of the Probate and Trust Section of the State Bar of Arizona

Trust and Estate Practitioner in the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

Director of his local affiliate of the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils

PUBLICATIONS

Ã¢Â€ÂœCross Border Tax Issues and How to Solve Them,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Portland Estate Planning Seminar (January 2026)

Ã¢Â€ÂœAll You Wanted to Know About Federal Estate, Gift and GST Taxation: A Complete Workshop,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Presenter, Hawaii Tax Institute (November 2025)

Ã¢Â€ÂœIf My Trust Is Foreign, Does It Need A Passport?,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Presenter, Hawaii Tax Institute (November 2025)

Ã¢Â€ÂœInternational Tax Issues,Ã¢Â€Â� Stephen W. Phillips Tucson Tax Study Group (November 2025)

Ã¢Â€ÂœTaxation of Foreign Non-Grantor Trusts,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk Podcast (October 2025)Â Taxation of Foreign Non-Grantor Trusts

Ã¢Â€ÂœPlanning with High Exemptions and Uncertainty,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, State Bar of Arizona CLE By the Sea (July 2025)

Ã¢Â€ÂœUnleashed Non-GrantorÂ Trust Potential,Ã¢Â€Â� Author, ACTEC Law JournalÂ (Volume 50, Number 2 Ã¢Â€Â“ Spring 2025)

Ã¢Â€ÂœHot Topics in Advanced Estate Planning,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, State Bar of Arizona Advanced Estate Planning CLE (March 2025)

Ã¢Â€ÂœAll You Wanted to Know About Federal Estate, Gift and GST Taxation: A Complete Workshop,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Presenter, Hawaii Tax Institute (November 2024)

Ã¢Â€ÂœCross Border Tax Issues and How to Solve Them,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Presenter, Hawaii Tax Institute (November 2024)

Ã¢Â€ÂœHot Topics in Contemporary Estate Planning,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, State Bar of Arizona Spring Advanced Estate Planning Seminar (April 2024)

Ã¢Â€ÂœTax and Estate Planning for Nonresident Real Estate Owners,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Author, Colorado Lawyer (March 2024)

Ã¢Â€ÂœCross Border Tax Issues and How to Solve Them,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Presenter, Hawaii Tax Institute (November 2023)

Ã¢Â€ÂœCreative Trust Planning for Charitable Giving,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Presenter, Arizona Charitable Gift Planners (November 2023)

Ã¢Â€ÂœFive (Tax) Things You DidnÃ¢Â€Â™t Know About Charity,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Planned Giving Roundtable of Southern Arizona (May 2023)

Ã¢Â€ÂœFive Things You Forgot (Or DonÃ¢Â€Â™t Know) About International Estate Planning,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Southern Arizona Estate Planning Council (October 2022)

Ã¢Â€ÂœS Corporations and ArizonaÃ¢Â€Â™s Only Business Tax Credit,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Arizona Society of CPAs (August 2022)

Ã¢Â€ÂœCross-Border Tax Issues and How to Solve Them,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Presenter, STEP Canada National Conference (June 2022)

Ã¢Â€ÂœNow That The Dust Has SettledÃ¢Â€Â¦Tax Reform,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Presenter, State Bar of ArizonaÃ¢Â€Â”Probate & Trust Section/ACTEC (June 2022)

Ã¢Â€ÂœHot Topics in Estate Planning,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, WealthCounsel Southwest Assembly (April 2022)

Ã¢Â€ÂœUsing Preferred Partnerships,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, State Bar of ArizonaÃ¢Â€Â”Probate & Trust Section (February 2022)

Ã¢Â€ÂœTransfer Tax Planning,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, State Bar of ArizonaÃ¢Â€Â”Tax Section (February 2022)

Ã¢Â€ÂœPutting the Toothpaste Back in the Tube: Capital Gains and DNI,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, American Bar AssociationÃ¢Â€Â”Tax Section (February 2022)

Ã¢Â€ÂœUsing Preferred Partnerships,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Tucson Tax Study Group (September 2021)

Ã¢Â€ÂœRevocable Trusts for Changing Times,Ã¢Â€Â� Property & Probate, (September/October 2021)

Ã¢Â€ÂœTransfer Tax Planning in 2021,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, State Bar of Arizona (May 2021)

Ã¢Â€ÂœReading the Tea Leaves: the Future of the Trust and Estate Practice,Ã¢Â€Â� Panelist, Southern Arizona Estate Planning Council (March 2021)

Ã¢Â€ÂœTrusts for Changing Times,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, State Bar of Arizona (March 2021)

Ã¢Â€ÂœModern Trust Planning,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Chair, State Bar of Arizona (December 2020)

Ã¢Â€ÂœFLPs Are Not Death,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, State Bar of Arizona (October 2020)

Ã¢Â€ÂœTwo Special Trusts to Ã¢Â€Â˜StretchÃ¢Â€Â™ IRAsÃ¢Â€Â�, Rimonlaw.com (June 2020)

Ã¢Â€ÂœCARES Act Part 2,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Entrepreneurial CPAs Network (May 2020)

Ã¢Â€ÂœHow Do I Get Some of That CARES Act Money?,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Entrepreneurial CPAs Network (April 2020)

Ã¢Â€ÂœCOVID-19 Has Changed Charitable Trust Planning,Ã¢Â€Â� Rimonlaw.com (March 2020)

Ã¢Â€ÂœIRA Trust Beneficiaries after the Secure Act,Ã¢Â€Â� Rimonlaw.com (January 2020)

Ã¢Â€ÂœStack Business and Charitable Deductions for Maximum Savings,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Author, Wealth Management (October 21, 2019)

Ã¢Â€ÂœPass-Through and Charitable Deductions Explained,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Author, Wealth Management (September 27, 2019)

Ã¢Â€ÂœLife Insurance in Business Succession,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Presenter, Snell & Wilmer Seminar (August 29, 2019)

Ã¢Â€ÂœFive Things You Forgot (Or DonÃ¢Â€Â™t Know) About International Estate Planning,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, State Bar of ArizonaÃ¢Â€Â™s Probate and Trust Law Section (August 28, 2019)

Ã¢Â€ÂœWills and Trusts 101,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, National Business Institute Seminar (June 18, 2019)

Ã¢Â€ÂœFamily Wealth:Â  Reexamining Family Limited Partnerships,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Presenter, Snell & Wilmer Seminar (May 29, 2019)

Ã¢Â€ÂœFamily Wealth & Estate Planning:Â  Estate Planning Basics,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Presenter, Snell & Wilmer Webinar (May 8, 2019)

Ã¢Â€ÂœIt Is Now Easier to Transition Business to the Next Generation,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Author, Phoenix Business Journal (May 3, 2019)

Ã¢Â€ÂœThe Pass-Through Income Deduction for Charitable Remainder Trusts,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (March 27, 2019)

Ã¢Â€ÂœRetirement Account Freebies:Â  Taking Penalty-Free Withdrawals,Ã¢Â€Â� Author, Probate and Property magazine (March 2019)

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Ã¢Â€ÂœCreative Planning with Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, East Valley Estate Planning Council (February 2019)

Ã¢Â€ÂœIRS Amends Program for Offshore Voluntary Disclosures,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (February 6, 2019)

Ã¢Â€ÂœOpportunity Zones,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Presenter, Tucson Tax Study Group (January 2019)

Ã¢Â€ÂœIRS Raises Impetus to Make Gifts Now With Proposed Regulations Protecting Gifts From Double Tax,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (December 12, 2018)

Ã¢Â€ÂœAn Estate PlannerÃ¢Â€Â™s View of Tax Reform,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Entrepreneurial CPAs Network (October 2018)

Ã¢Â€ÂœBullet Proofing Your Estate Plan,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Presenter, Maricopa County Bar Association (October 2018)

Ã¢Â€ÂœTop 5 Hot Topics in U.S.-Canada Estate Planning,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (September 26, 2018)

Ã¢Â€ÂœAn Estate PlannerÃ¢Â€Â™s View of Tax Reform,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Tucson Tax Study Group (April 2018)

Ã¢Â€ÂœHot Topics in Contemporary Estate Planning,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Chair and Presenter, State Bar of Arizona (March 2018)

Ã¢Â€ÂœEstate Planning and Asset Protection,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, CFA Society Tucson (December 2017)

Ã¢Â€ÂœTax Planning for Canadians,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Central Arizona Estate Planning Council (October 2017)

Ã¢Â€ÂœForeign Trusts,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, State Bar of Arizona (July 2017)

Ã¢Â€ÂœCreative Planning With Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, State Bar of Arizona (June 2017)

Ã¢Â€ÂœHot Topics in Contemporary Estate Planning,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Chair, State Bar of Arizona (March 2017)

Ã¢Â€ÂœTax Planning for Foreign Investments in U.S. Real Property,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, State Bar of Arizona (December 2016)

Ã¢Â€ÂœUnderstanding Qualified Domestic Trusts and Portability,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Author, The Tax Advisor (December 1, 2016)

Ã¢Â€ÂœTax Planning for Canadians,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Tucson Tax Study Group (September 2016)

Ã¢Â€ÂœEstate Planning Basics,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Pima County Bar Association (September 2016)

Ã¢Â€ÂœGrantor Trusts,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, National Business Institute (June 2016)

Ã¢Â€ÂœTrusts Used For Tax Reduction,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, National Business Institute (June 2016)

Ã¢Â€ÂœInternational Tax Issues,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Entrepreneurial CPAs Network (June 2016)

Ã¢Â€ÂœInternational Planned Giving,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Presenter, Planned Giving Roundtable of Southern Arizona (June 2016)

Ã¢Â€ÂœAn Estate PlannerÃ¢Â€Â™s Guide to International Income Tax,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Presenter and Co-Chair, State Bar of Arizona (March 2016)

Ã¢Â€ÂœConsistent Basis Reporting, New Partnership Audit Rules, and Transfer Taxes for Expatriates,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Young Tax Professionals (February 2016)

Ã¢Â€ÂœIRS Proposes Regulations on Transfer Taxes for Expatriates,Ã¢Â€Â� Author, Probate and Trust News Blast, State Bar of Arizona (December 2015)

Ã¢Â€ÂœBeneficiaries Must Consistently Report Basis,Ã¢Â€Â� Author, ABA Real Property Trust and Estate Section eReport (November 2015)

Ã¢Â€ÂœHandling Estate Administration Tax Issues,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, National Business Institute (August 2015)

Ã¢Â€ÂœDistribution and Closing of the Estate,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, National Business Institute (August 2015)

Ã¢Â€ÂœNightmare Gifts,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Presenter, Planned Giving Roundtable of Southern Arizona (April 2015)

Ã¢Â€ÂœChoice of Assets in Transfer Tax Planning,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Presenter, Maricopa County Bar Association (February 2015)

Ã¢Â€ÂœArizona Estate Planning Basics,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Southern Arizona Greyhound Adoption (January 2015).

Ã¢Â€ÂœArizona Estate Planning and Probate Handbook,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Author, Thomson Reuters, (2012-present)

Ã¢Â€ÂœTaxation of Trusts and Estates,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Maricopa County Bar Association (February 2014)

Ã¢Â€ÂœChoice of Assets in Transfer (and Income) Tax Planning,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Presenter, Maricopa County Bar Association (February 2014)

Ã¢Â€ÂœFive Issues Windsor Does Not Solve For Arizona Taxpayers,Ã¢Â€Â� Author, Tax Law News, State Bar of Arizona (January 2014)

Ã¢Â€ÂœRecent Tax Law Changes: The Individual Mandate, Windsor, and Final Repair Regulations,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Presenter, Young Tax Professionals (October 2013)

Ã¢Â€ÂœWhat Windsor Means for Same-Sex Couples in Arizona,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Pima Council on Aging Ã¢Â€Â“ Better Living Forum (October 2013)

Ã¢Â€ÂœSame-Sex Marriage Protected Under Federal Law,Ã¢Â€Â� Author, Pima Council on Aging (September 2013)

Ã¢Â€ÂœForeign Bank Account Reporting-Penalties and All,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Tucson Tax Study Group (July 2013)

Ã¢Â€ÂœTaxation of Trusts and Estates,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Maricopa County Bar Association (February 2013)

Ã¢Â€Âœ2013 Tax Law Changes,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Presenter, Young Tax Professionals (January 2013)

Ã¢Â€ÂœEstate Planning Alphabet Soup: Tricks and Secrets,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Young Tax Professionals (August 2012)

Ã¢Â€ÂœEstate Planning for Professionals, or Tax Me Like Mitt Romney,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Pima County Bar (May 2012)

Ã¢Â€ÂœNavigate the Parallel Tax Rules of IRAs and Annuities,Ã¢Â€Â� Author, Estate Planning, Vol. 39, No. 4 (April 2012)

Ã¢Â€ÂœArizona Estate Planning and Probate Handbook,Ã¢Â€Â� Co-Author, Thomson Reuters (2012)

Ã¢Â€ÂœAnatomy of a Tax Audit,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Young Tax Professionals (September 2011)

Ã¢Â€ÂœBanking With Trusts,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Bank of Tucson (July 2011)

Ã¢Â€ÂœWhat Real Estate Attorneys Should Know About Estate Planning,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Arizona State Bar (May 2011)

Ã¢Â€ÂœEstate Planning With Qualified Retirement Plans and Annuities,Ã¢Â€Â� Presenter, Tucson Tax Study Group (December 2010)

Ã¢Â€ÂœEasing ArizonaÃ¢Â€Â™s Budget Deficit, One Crummy Trust at a Time,Ã¢Â€Â� Author, State Tax Notes, at 153 (July 19, 2010)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Southern Arizona Soccer Coalition, Inc. (Tucson Adult Soccer League), Director (2014-present)

Steven M. Gootter Foundation, Committee Member (2010-2018), Board Member (2018-present)

Southern Arizona Legal Aid Volunteer Lawyers Program, Volunteer (2011-present)

Arizona Community Foundation of Yuma, Board of Advisors (2018-present)

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION & AWARDS

40 Under 40, Tuscon.com (Arizona Daily Star), 2019

Trusts and Estates, Best LawyersÃ‚Â® (BL Rankings LLC), 2020-2025

Snell & Wilmer Coach Award,Â Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.,Â 2019

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & ACTIVITIES

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, TEP

State Bar of Arizona, Probate and Trust Section-Chair, Tax Law Section

American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law, Section of Taxation

Pima County Bar Association

Young Tax Professionals, Director and Founder

Southern Arizona Estate Planning Council, Director

Tucson Tax Study Group

EDUCATION

Georgetown University
 LL.M., Taxation, with distinction, 2010 Certificate in Estate Planning
Texas Tech University School of Law
 J.D., magna cum laude, 2009 Regent's Scholarship Texas Tech Administrative Law Journal
Northern Arizona University
 B.S., Political Science, magna cum laude, 2005 Regent's Scholarship
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (Partner)

Gabroy, Rollman & Bosse, P.C.

ADMISSIONS

State of Arizona

State of Colorado

United States Tax Court

State of Wyoming

Languages

English

Russian

Spanish

Ukrainian

News, Events, & Insights

 Podcast Roundup: Wealth and Law, November 2025
 Insights December 1, 2025

 Podcast Roundup: Wealth and Law, October 2025
 Insights October 1, 2025

 Podcast Roundup: Wealth and Law, September 2025
 Insights September 30, 2025

 Podcast Roundup: Wealth and Law, August 2025
 Insights August 31, 2025

 Rimon Partners Ranked in 32nd Edition of Best LawyersÃ‚Â® and Ones to WatchÃ‚Â®
 Awards August 21, 2025

 Podcast Roundup: Wealth and Law, July 2025
 Insights July 31, 2025

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EXCLUDE: any section (or subsection) that exclusively lists specific representative matters / representative experience items (typically a list of discrete matters, case captions like \"X v. Y\", deal/transaction bullet points, dated entries, courts/dockets, or similar itemized matter lists). If an Experience (or other) section contains BOTH narrative description AND a separate list of specific matters, include the narrative paragraphs/headings but omit the itemized matter list. Return the combined narrative text only. If no narrative bio or general-experience narrative exists, return an empty string.',\r\n'representative_matters' => 'Extract ALL representative matters (such as litigation cases, verdicts, transactions, or deals) that are listed as well any available descriptions of them, in both specified lists of representative matters, experience, and work highlights, as well as in the biographical text and list of news articles. If news articles for this attorney identify cases or transactions that can be inferred to be the work product of this attorney, include those matters as well. List the representative matters and their available descriptions as an array. Only pull from the text and do not paraphrase or make anything up. If no representative matters are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'news' => 'Extract news items ABOUT this attorney (not authored by them): e.g., firm/industry press releases, announcements, awards, rankings, deal/case results naming them, media coverage quoting or profiling them. List each item as \"Title (URL)\". If a \u201cNews\u201d section mixes authored content, include ONLY items that are clearly about the attorney or the firm, not implied to be authored by the attorney. Add base domain to relative links. 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',\r\n'Masters_degree_subject' => 'If the attorney has a masters degree, extract the subject or area of study of the masters. The subject area may be in the degree itself, such as an M.Div, which is a masters in Divinity. But do not include subjects for LL.M. degrees or masters in law degrees. DO NOT include honors or latin honors (e.g. cum laude, summa cum laude) in your answer. List subjects as array. If no masters degree subjects are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'MBA_School' => 'If the attorney has a Masters in Business Administration, extract the name of the business school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'MD_school' => 'If the attorney has an MD (Doctor of Medicine) or DO (Doctor of Osteopathy) degree, extract the name of the medical school from which they received it. 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If no clerkships are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Clerkships_with_judge' => 'Extract every judicial or court clerkship held by this attorney, regardless of where it appears in the biography (including in lists of prior employment or mixed professional experience). Treat any role containing the word \u201cclerk,\u201d \u201cclerkship,\u201d \u201cjudicial law clerk,\u201d \u201claw clerk,\u201d or similar as a clerkship. For each clerkship, return the name of the court as an array item; if the biography provides the judge\u2019s name, include it in parentheses after the court name, and if no judge is named, return only the court. Include clerkships in federal courts (including bankruptcy courts), state courts, appellate courts, supreme courts, magistrate judges, and any foreign courts. Do not skip clerkships that lack judge names or that appear in long court titles. If no clerkships are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Memberships' => 'Extract any organizations the attorney a member of. List them as an array, with the attorney's role if available. If no memberships or organizations are listed, return an empty string.',\r\n'clients' => 'Extract the attorney's clients that are explicitly NAMED in the source code. You MUST review EVERY section (including explicit client lists, narrative biography, representative matters, experience, and news articles/titles) and then MERGE the results; do not stop after finding clients in any one section. If a list of representative matters or experience is present, extract NAMED clients from this list, and ignore any clients who are described in the list but who are not explicitly named in the list. Only include a client from the list of representative matters/experience or any other section if its name appears verbatim in the list and if the list clearly identifies the client as a real person, business, company, organization, or government entity. Do NOT include general descriptions, categories, roles, or descriptors that are not proper names (for example: \"Fortune 50 company\", \"medical billing company\", \"global bank\", \"mayoral candidate\", \"pharmacy\", \"trade association\", \"energy company\", or similar phrases). As an overarching rule, if the client is not identified by a proper name, do not include it. When pulling clients from lists of representative matters/experience and news articles, include clients which are named and which are implied to be represented by this attorney, their team or firm, and exclude parties adverse to such clients, opposing such clients, or on the other side of a case, deal or transaction from such clients. For example, if the representative matter/experience or news article's title mentions a lending transaction with both the lender and borrower, and the attorney or their team or firm represented the lender, do not list the borrower. If a litigation case is listed, do not assume that the lawyer represented the plaintiff. Use context or other language in the text to determine which party was represented by the attorney. If a matter lists the government as one party, assume the attorney represented the other named party and include that party if it is specifically named and not anonymous. As another example, if the representative matter/experience is a litigation case, and it is written that the attorney represented the defense (or \"defended\" his client), extract the defendant named in the case title. List all named clients as a deduplicated array of NAMES copied directly from the source text. Omit unnamed parties and anonymous parties and never guess identities. If no named clients are explicitly named anywhere in the source code, return an empty string.',\r\n'industries' => 'Extract ONLY industries/industry sectors or client-type categories explicitly named in the source code (especially, but not exclusively, under headings like \u201cIndustries,\u201d \u201cPractices & Industries,\u201d or in /industries/ links). Include items like \u201cSports,\u201d \u201cHealthcare & Life Sciences,\u201d \u201cTechnology,\u201d \u201cInfrastructure,\u201d \u201cPrivate Equity,\u201d etc. EXCLUDE practice areas, services, or deal/matter types (e.g., \u201cMergers & Acquisitions,\u201d \u201cPrivate Equity M&A,\u201d \u201cacquisitions,\u201d \u201cinvestments,\u201d \u201cdivestitures,\u201d \u201cjoint ventures,\u201d \u201cfinancing,\u201d \u201crestructurings\u201d). Return a deduplicated array of industry/client-type names as written. If none are explicitly named, return empty array.',\r\n'languages' => 'Extract the languages in which the attorney is fluent. List them as an array.',\r\n'Accolades' => 'Extract any accolades, awards, or other special recognitions this attorney has received, such as rankings in Chambers guides (like Chambers & Partners, Chambers Gobal, or Chambers Asia-Pacific), the Legal500 list, and SuperLawyers, among others. The accolades should be specific to this attorney or their work, not generalized to their practice or their firm. List these accolades as an array. If no accolades are listed, return an empty string.',\r\n'pro_bono_activities' => 'Extract the attorney's pro bono, community service, and volunteer activities, as well as any non-profit, ngo, community service organizations the attorney may be involved with. If a description of the work is provided, include that. List them as an array',\r\n'thought_leadership' => 'Extract ALL professional thought leadership attributed to this attorney in their narrative bio and in all \"Insights,\" \"Publications,\" \"Events,\" and similar sections. This includes all items with their authorship/co-authorship/speaking/hosting credit/(byline \u201cauthor,\u201d \"co-author,\" \u201cpresenter,\u201d \u201cspeaker,\u201d \u201cpanelist,\u201d \u201cwebinar,\u201d \u201cpodcast,\u201d \u201cblog,\u201d \u201carticle,\u201d \u201cpublication,\u201d \u201cchapter,\u201d \u201cCLE,\u201d etc.). This also includes any items that do not include their byline or credit, but which are implied to involve the attorney (for example, by being listed in a section on their profile for \"Insights,\" \"Podcasts,\" \"Events,\" \"Media,\" \"Thought Leadership,\" \"Webinars, etc.). If a \u201cNews\u201d or \u201cInsights\u201d section mixes third party news ABOUT this attorney, include only items implied to the attorney as creator/presenter. List each as \"Title (URL)\" when a link is present, otherwise just the title. Add base domain to relative links. Also include the publication, event/program, and date after the title if these are available. Return [] if none.'\r\n'adverse_parties' => 'Review all the source code, including the narrative bio and list of representative matters, and list EVERY identifiable and NAMED party that is adverse to this attorney\u2019s clients: litigation opponents and transaction counterparties (buyer vs seller, lender vs borrower, landlord vs tenant, licensor vs licensee, insurer vs insured, issuer vs underwriter/investor, etc.). You MUST pull from all sections in the source code - explicit lists of clients, the narrative biography, listed representative matters, or in news articles listed for this attorney, or the titles thereof. In M&A, if the attorney represented the buyer/acquirer, DO NOT list the acquired target as adverse (since it becomes the client); instead list only the selling side (seller, stockholders, founders, or divesting company). If the attorney represented the seller/target, list the buyer/acquirer. Use cues like \u201cto/with/from/against,\u201d \u201csale to/by,\u201d \u201cacquisition from/by,\u201d \u201cmerger with,\u201d \u201cfinanced by/loan to/from/credit facility with.\u201d In the attorney represented the owner or owning entity of a subsidiary/portfolio company (for example in the case of a restructuring or lending transaction), DO NOT list the subsidiary/portfolio company as adverse; Do not list governments/agencies/courts. Only include an adverse party if its name appears verbatim in the source code and clearly identifies a real person, business, company, organization, or government entity. Do NOT include general descriptions, categories, roles, or descriptors that are not proper names (for example: \"Fortune 50 company\", \"medical billing company\", \"global bank\", \"mayoral candidate\", \"pharmacy\", \"trade association\", \"energy company\", or similar phrases). If the text does not contain the adverse party's name, do not include it. Output a deduplicated array of exact names; omit unnamed parties and never guess.'\r\n 'affinity_groups' => 'Extract ALL affinity/identity-based organizations the attorney is affiliated with on the page, even if under generic headings like \u201cAssociations,\u201d \u201cMemberships,\u201d \u201cAffiliations,\u201d \u201cCommunities,\u201d or \u201cOrganizations.\u201d Check all sections of the source code. Include all bar or professional association whose name signals an identity/affinity or civil-rights focus (e.g., words like Black/African-American/AAPI/Asian/South Asian/Pacific Islander/Hispanic/Latino/Native/Indigenous/LGBT/LGBTQ/Queer/Women/Gender/Disability/Veteran/Jewish/Muslim/Christian/Hindu/Sikh/Interfaith/Civil Rights/Minority/Diversity/Inclusion). Exclude purely general trade/professional groups without such identity focus. Return a deduplicated array of exact organization names; if none, return empty array.'"]}


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Debani T. Gordon Lehman focuses her practice on municipal law, representing city leaders, departments, and related entities on a broad range of legal issues faced by municipal governments.
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Debani provides general counsel services to several municipal governments and to departments of public works, development authorities, planning departments, police departments, city administrators, city clerks, and city councils. She is also a trained civil mediator.
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As a law student, Debani served as a law clerk for Legal Services of South Central Michigan and represented clients at various Michigan circuit courts on landlord-tenant matters. She participated in the Eviction Diversion Program where she represented clients who could not afford to hire private legal counsel for their landlord/tenant issues. She also served as President of the Michigan State University College of Law Womenâ€™s Law Caucus.
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DBusiness Magazine â€œTop Lawyersâ€� 2025, Municipal Law
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Do not include prior locations that may be mentioned as where the attorney may have worked in the past.',\r\n'direct_phone_no_1' => 'Extract the direct office phone number listed for this attorney. If multiple phone numbers are listed, select the one that is their direct line, not the main or central office number, nor a fax number. If the attorney works out of two offices and has a direct line for each office, list the first here. If a direct line is unavailable, but a main or central office number is listed with an extension, list that number followed by EXT and the extension number',\r\n'direct_phone_no_2' => 'Extract the second direct office phone number listed for this attorney, if it exists. If multiple direct phone numbers are listed because the attorney works out of two office, select the second number \u2013 not the one listed in the prior item. Select only a number that is the attorney\u2019s direct line, not the main or central office number, nor a fax number.',\r\n'image_url' => 'Extract the URL for the attorney\u2019s image file',\r\n'linkedIn' => 'Extract the URL for the attorney\u2019s LinkedIn profile, if it is listed. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'narrative_description' => 'Extract and combine all sections that provide a narrative overview of the attorney\u2019s biography and general work experience. Do not paraphrase, summarize, or omit information. Include the Biography/Bio section(s) and also include any Experience section that contains narrative descriptions of work (including sections structured as practice-area headings followed by descriptive paragraphs, e.g., \"Aging Services\" + paragraph text, \"Dental\" + paragraph text, etc.). Preserve headings and the order of content as it appears; you may convert embedded highlights into bullet points only if it helps preserve (not reduce) the information. EXCLUDE: any section (or subsection) that exclusively lists specific representative matters / representative experience items (typically a list of discrete matters, case captions like \"X v. Y\", deal/transaction bullet points, dated entries, courts/dockets, or similar itemized matter lists). If an Experience (or other) section contains BOTH narrative description AND a separate list of specific matters, include the narrative paragraphs/headings but omit the itemized matter list. Return the combined narrative text only. If no narrative bio or general-experience narrative exists, return an empty string.',\r\n'representative_matters' => 'Extract ALL representative matters (such as litigation cases, verdicts, transactions, or deals) that are listed as well any available descriptions of them, in both specified lists of representative matters, experience, and work highlights, as well as in the biographical text and list of news articles. If news articles for this attorney identify cases or transactions that can be inferred to be the work product of this attorney, include those matters as well. List the representative matters and their available descriptions as an array. Only pull from the text and do not paraphrase or make anything up. If no representative matters are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'news' => 'Extract news items ABOUT this attorney (not authored by them): e.g., firm/industry press releases, announcements, awards, rankings, deal/case results naming them, media coverage quoting or profiling them. List each item as \"Title (URL)\". If a \u201cNews\u201d section mixes authored content, include ONLY items that are clearly about the attorney or the firm, not implied to be authored by the attorney. Add base domain to relative links. Return an empty array [] if none.',\r\n'practice_areas' => 'Extract all the practice areas (aka departments, specialties, capabilities, services areas, areas of focus, etc.), if any, that are listed as ones that this attorney specializes in. Return them as an array. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'law_school' => 'Extract the law school attorney attended. This is for their primary law degree, usually a JD, LLB, or, in the absence of those, the earliest LLM listed or the institution where they received an undergraduate law degree. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'law_school_graduation_year' => 'Extract the year in which the attorney received their degree from the law school above (what year did they graduate?) If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'law_school_honors' => 'Extract all honors this attorney received in or during law school. You must review all education and credentials sections that list their law degree AND ALSO the narrative bio, as well as all other sectiosn. These honors include: latin honors (cum laude, summa cum laude, magna cum laude); school specific honors (e.g. James Kent Scholars at Columbia Law); regular honors designations (e.g. Dean\u2019s List, High Honors, etc.); Order of the Coif; course prizes (such as book awards, CALI Awards, American Jurisprudence Awards, or course awards); membership in phi kappa phi; scholarships and fellowships; moot court awards; trial advocacy awards; best oralis; brief-writing honors or other writing honors; pro bono or service distinctions; commencement prizes and medals; or other types of academic law school honors (but list them specifically - do not list them as \"other honors\". Return this entire extracted list of specific honors as an array. If no honors are found, return an empty array.',   \r\n'law_journals' =>' Extract any law reviews or law journals listed for the attorney's time in law school. Also list if the attorney had any titles in such law reviews or journals, like Articles Editor for example. Return this entire extracted list of law reviews and journals, and associated titles, as an array. If no law reviews or journals are found, return an empty array.'\r\n'undergraduate_school' => 'Extract the attorney\\'s undergraduate degree-granting school, college, university, or institution. This is probably the institution from where they received a bachelors degree. If their undergraduate degree was an LLB listed for their law school above, return an empty string. If no undergraduate schools are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'undergraduate_school_graduation_year' => 'Extract the year in which attorney received their undergraduate degree from the undergraduate school above. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'undergraduate_specialty' => 'Extract the specialties or majors that are listed for the undergraduate degree (e.g. economics, computer science, etc.) This does not include degree type, like B.S., Bachelor of Arts or Science degree, etc. List the specialties or majors as an array. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'PhD_school' => 'If this attorney has a PhD, Extract the educational institution from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'PhD_subject' => 'If this attorney has a PhD, list the educational institution from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Masters_degree_school' => 'If this attorney has a masters degree, extract the educational institution from which they received it. But do not list schools from which the attorney received an LL.M. degree or a masters in law. If no masters degree schools are found, return an empty string. ',\r\n'Masters_degree_subject' => 'If the attorney has a masters degree, extract the subject or area of study of the masters. The subject area may be in the degree itself, such as an M.Div, which is a masters in Divinity. But do not include subjects for LL.M. degrees or masters in law degrees. DO NOT include honors or latin honors (e.g. cum laude, summa cum laude) in your answer. List subjects as array. If no masters degree subjects are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'MBA_School' => 'If the attorney has a Masters in Business Administration, extract the name of the business school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'MD_school' => 'If the attorney has an MD (Doctor of Medicine) or DO (Doctor of Osteopathy) degree, extract the name of the medical school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'llm_in_tax_law_school' =>  'If the attorney has an masters in laws (LLM) degree, specializing in tax, extract the name of the law school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Other_LLM_school' => 'If the attorney has an masters in laws (LLM) degree, but not one that specializes in tax, extract the name of the law school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'bar_and_court_admissions' => 'Extract EVERY explicit admission to practice (bar + court/agency) anywhere in the page. Include bar jurisdictions (states/provinces/territories/countries) and court/agency admissions (e.g., U.S. Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals with circuit, District/Bankruptcy/Tax/Federal Claims courts with district, USPTO, tribal/military/foreign courts). For UK attorneys, specify whether they are a solicitor, barrister, advocate, or any combination if available; for Canada, specify the province or territory; for Australia, specify the state or territory and whether they are admitted as a solicitor or barrister. Pull items under headings like \u201cAdmissions,\u201d \u201cBar Admissions,\u201d \u201cCourt Admissions,\u201d or similar, and treat each
 or clearly separated entry as one item. Do not infer from memberships/education. Exclude governments as parties, and strip years and dates. Output a deduplicated array of exact admission strings; if none, return []. ',\r\n'Clerkships' => 'Extract every judicial or court clerkship held by this attorney, regardless of where it appears in the biography (including in lists of prior employment or mixed professional experience). Treat any role containing the word \u201cclerk,\u201d \u201cclerkship,\u201d \u201cjudicial law clerk,\u201d \u201claw clerk,\u201d or similar as a clerkship. For each clerkship, return the name of the court as an array item; if the biography provides the judge\u2019s name, DO NOT include it in your answer. Include clerkships in federal courts (including bankruptcy courts), state courts, appellate courts, supreme courts, magistrate judges, and any foreign courts. Do not skip clerkships that appear in long court titles. If no clerkships are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Clerkships_with_judge' => 'Extract every judicial or court clerkship held by this attorney, regardless of where it appears in the biography (including in lists of prior employment or mixed professional experience). Treat any role containing the word \u201cclerk,\u201d \u201cclerkship,\u201d \u201cjudicial law clerk,\u201d \u201claw clerk,\u201d or similar as a clerkship. For each clerkship, return the name of the court as an array item; if the biography provides the judge\u2019s name, include it in parentheses after the court name, and if no judge is named, return only the court. Include clerkships in federal courts (including bankruptcy courts), state courts, appellate courts, supreme courts, magistrate judges, and any foreign courts. Do not skip clerkships that lack judge names or that appear in long court titles. If no clerkships are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Memberships' => 'Extract any organizations the attorney a member of. List them as an array, with the attorney's role if available. If no memberships or organizations are listed, return an empty string.',\r\n'clients' => 'Extract the attorney's clients that are explicitly NAMED in the source code. You MUST review EVERY section (including explicit client lists, narrative biography, representative matters, experience, and news articles/titles) and then MERGE the results; do not stop after finding clients in any one section. If a list of representative matters or experience is present, extract NAMED clients from this list, and ignore any clients who are described in the list but who are not explicitly named in the list. Only include a client from the list of representative matters/experience or any other section if its name appears verbatim in the list and if the list clearly identifies the client as a real person, business, company, organization, or government entity. Do NOT include general descriptions, categories, roles, or descriptors that are not proper names (for example: \"Fortune 50 company\", \"medical billing company\", \"global bank\", \"mayoral candidate\", \"pharmacy\", \"trade association\", \"energy company\", or similar phrases). As an overarching rule, if the client is not identified by a proper name, do not include it. When pulling clients from lists of representative matters/experience and news articles, include clients which are named and which are implied to be represented by this attorney, their team or firm, and exclude parties adverse to such clients, opposing such clients, or on the other side of a case, deal or transaction from such clients. For example, if the representative matter/experience or news article's title mentions a lending transaction with both the lender and borrower, and the attorney or their team or firm represented the lender, do not list the borrower. If a litigation case is listed, do not assume that the lawyer represented the plaintiff. Use context or other language in the text to determine which party was represented by the attorney. If a matter lists the government as one party, assume the attorney represented the other named party and include that party if it is specifically named and not anonymous. As another example, if the representative matter/experience is a litigation case, and it is written that the attorney represented the defense (or \"defended\" his client), extract the defendant named in the case title. List all named clients as a deduplicated array of NAMES copied directly from the source text. Omit unnamed parties and anonymous parties and never guess identities. If no named clients are explicitly named anywhere in the source code, return an empty string.',\r\n'industries' => 'Extract ONLY industries/industry sectors or client-type categories explicitly named in the source code (especially, but not exclusively, under headings like \u201cIndustries,\u201d \u201cPractices & Industries,\u201d or in /industries/ links). Include items like \u201cSports,\u201d \u201cHealthcare & Life Sciences,\u201d \u201cTechnology,\u201d \u201cInfrastructure,\u201d \u201cPrivate Equity,\u201d etc. EXCLUDE practice areas, services, or deal/matter types (e.g., \u201cMergers & Acquisitions,\u201d \u201cPrivate Equity M&A,\u201d \u201cacquisitions,\u201d \u201cinvestments,\u201d \u201cdivestitures,\u201d \u201cjoint ventures,\u201d \u201cfinancing,\u201d \u201crestructurings\u201d). Return a deduplicated array of industry/client-type names as written. If none are explicitly named, return empty array.',\r\n'languages' => 'Extract the languages in which the attorney is fluent. List them as an array.',\r\n'Accolades' => 'Extract any accolades, awards, or other special recognitions this attorney has received, such as rankings in Chambers guides (like Chambers & Partners, Chambers Gobal, or Chambers Asia-Pacific), the Legal500 list, and SuperLawyers, among others. The accolades should be specific to this attorney or their work, not generalized to their practice or their firm. List these accolades as an array. If no accolades are listed, return an empty string.',\r\n'pro_bono_activities' => 'Extract the attorney's pro bono, community service, and volunteer activities, as well as any non-profit, ngo, community service organizations the attorney may be involved with. If a description of the work is provided, include that. List them as an array',\r\n'thought_leadership' => 'Extract ALL professional thought leadership attributed to this attorney in their narrative bio and in all \"Insights,\" \"Publications,\" \"Events,\" and similar sections. This includes all items with their authorship/co-authorship/speaking/hosting credit/(byline \u201cauthor,\u201d \"co-author,\" \u201cpresenter,\u201d \u201cspeaker,\u201d \u201cpanelist,\u201d \u201cwebinar,\u201d \u201cpodcast,\u201d \u201cblog,\u201d \u201carticle,\u201d \u201cpublication,\u201d \u201cchapter,\u201d \u201cCLE,\u201d etc.). This also includes any items that do not include their byline or credit, but which are implied to involve the attorney (for example, by being listed in a section on their profile for \"Insights,\" \"Podcasts,\" \"Events,\" \"Media,\" \"Thought Leadership,\" \"Webinars, etc.). If a \u201cNews\u201d or \u201cInsights\u201d section mixes third party news ABOUT this attorney, include only items implied to the attorney as creator/presenter. List each as \"Title (URL)\" when a link is present, otherwise just the title. Add base domain to relative links. Also include the publication, event/program, and date after the title if these are available. Return [] if none.'\r\n'adverse_parties' => 'Review all the source code, including the narrative bio and list of representative matters, and list EVERY identifiable and NAMED party that is adverse to this attorney\u2019s clients: litigation opponents and transaction counterparties (buyer vs seller, lender vs borrower, landlord vs tenant, licensor vs licensee, insurer vs insured, issuer vs underwriter/investor, etc.). You MUST pull from all sections in the source code - explicit lists of clients, the narrative biography, listed representative matters, or in news articles listed for this attorney, or the titles thereof. In M&A, if the attorney represented the buyer/acquirer, DO NOT list the acquired target as adverse (since it becomes the client); instead list only the selling side (seller, stockholders, founders, or divesting company). If the attorney represented the seller/target, list the buyer/acquirer. Use cues like \u201cto/with/from/against,\u201d \u201csale to/by,\u201d \u201cacquisition from/by,\u201d \u201cmerger with,\u201d \u201cfinanced by/loan to/from/credit facility with.\u201d In the attorney represented the owner or owning entity of a subsidiary/portfolio company (for example in the case of a restructuring or lending transaction), DO NOT list the subsidiary/portfolio company as adverse; Do not list governments/agencies/courts. Only include an adverse party if its name appears verbatim in the source code and clearly identifies a real person, business, company, organization, or government entity. Do NOT include general descriptions, categories, roles, or descriptors that are not proper names (for example: \"Fortune 50 company\", \"medical billing company\", \"global bank\", \"mayoral candidate\", \"pharmacy\", \"trade association\", \"energy company\", or similar phrases). If the text does not contain the adverse party's name, do not include it. Output a deduplicated array of exact names; omit unnamed parties and never guess.'\r\n 'affinity_groups' => 'Extract ALL affinity/identity-based organizations the attorney is affiliated with on the page, even if under generic headings like \u201cAssociations,\u201d \u201cMemberships,\u201d \u201cAffiliations,\u201d \u201cCommunities,\u201d or \u201cOrganizations.\u201d Check all sections of the source code. Include all bar or professional association whose name signals an identity/affinity or civil-rights focus (e.g., words like Black/African-American/AAPI/Asian/South Asian/Pacific Islander/Hispanic/Latino/Native/Indigenous/LGBT/LGBTQ/Queer/Women/Gender/Disability/Veteran/Jewish/Muslim/Christian/Hindu/Sikh/Interfaith/Civil Rights/Minority/Diversity/Inclusion). Exclude purely general trade/professional groups without such identity focus. Return a deduplicated array of exact organization names; if none, return empty array.'"]}


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David G. Palay
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David Palay enjoys the daily challenges he must resolve as a shareholder in ReinhartÃ¢Â€Â™s Litigation Practice, bringing energy, creativity and straightforward solutions to his work in white collar criminal defense and complex commercial litigation. He often represents clients in cases involving fiduciary issues, contractual obligations and dealership law disputes as well as matters related to the ownership, governance and succession of family-controlled businesses.
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David offers concrete, realistic advice to his clients and passionate advocacy to their issues. He works to see the world from their perspective, understand their goals and offer practical guidance where their objectives and the law intersect. He represents clients in all stages of litigationÃ¢Â€Â”both trial and appellateÃ¢Â€Â” in state and federal courts.
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David has a deep and proven commitment to appellate litigation. He has represented clients before numerous U.S. Courts of Appeals, as well as state courts of appeal and a state supreme court. David has argued before the Seventh Circuit and secured victories at the Kentucky Supreme Court. His appellate work spans a wide range of issuesÃ¢Â€Â”from novel and intricate indemnification schemes to high-stakes constitutional questionsÃ¢Â€Â”demonstrating his analytical rigor and ability to navigate complex matters.
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Prior to joining Reinhart, David worked at an Am Law 100 firm in Chicago and served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. John G. Koeltl of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. His experience and exposure to a wide variety of cases give him big-picture perspective and have honed his ability to act decisively and communicate effectively.
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David regularly speaks to professional organizations and shares analysis of developments in family business law.
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He serves on the Board of Directors for Neighborhood House Community Center, a nonprofit community center dedicated to urban youth, families and seniors. He enjoys practicing the martial art of Brazilian jiu jitsu and spending time with his dogs and family.
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J.D., with Honors, University of Chicago Law School (Thomas R. Mulroy Prize and Karl Llewellyn Memorial Cup recipient)
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B.A., with High Distinction, University of Michigan
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Best Lawyers in AmericaÃ‚Â® Ã¢Â€Â“ Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law; Commercial Litigation

Selected for inclusion in \"Ones to Watch\" by Best Lawyers (Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Commercial Litigation)

Named as a \"Rising Star\" by Wisconsin Super Lawyers (Criminal Defense: White Collar, 2023-2024; Business Litigation, 2025)

Pro Bono Attorney of the Year (2022)

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Neighborhood House Community Center (Board Member)

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Ã¢Â€ÂœEthics Scenarios in Representing Family Businesses,Ã¢Â€Â� State Bar of Wisconsin (September 23, 2025)

Ã¢Â€ÂœLegal Developments for Small Businesses,Ã¢Â€Â� 7th Annual Family Business Update: Avoiding and Resolving Conflict, State Bar of Wisconsin (September 30, 2022)

Ã¢Â€ÂœA Review of Legal Developments Relevant to Family Businesses, Including Business Law, Contracts, and Trusts & Estates,Ã¢Â€Â� 6th Annual Family Business Update: Hot Trends and Best Practices, State Bar of Wisconsin (October 20, 2021)

Ã¢Â€ÂœRecent Developments in Family Business Law,Ã¢Â€Â� 5th Annual Family Business Update, State Bar of Wisconsin (December 9, 2020)

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If no title is found, return an empty array.',\r\n'location' => 'Extract the office name or city name in which this attorney works, as it is listed. The attorney may work out of two offices, in which case both should be listed. List them as an array. Do not include prior locations that may be mentioned as where the attorney may have worked in the past.',\r\n'direct_phone_no_1' => 'Extract the direct office phone number listed for this attorney. If multiple phone numbers are listed, select the one that is their direct line, not the main or central office number, nor a fax number. If the attorney works out of two offices and has a direct line for each office, list the first here. If a direct line is unavailable, but a main or central office number is listed with an extension, list that number followed by EXT and the extension number',\r\n'direct_phone_no_2' => 'Extract the second direct office phone number listed for this attorney, if it exists. If multiple direct phone numbers are listed because the attorney works out of two office, select the second number \u2013 not the one listed in the prior item. Select only a number that is the attorney\u2019s direct line, not the main or central office number, nor a fax number.',\r\n'image_url' => 'Extract the URL for the attorney\u2019s image file',\r\n'linkedIn' => 'Extract the URL for the attorney\u2019s LinkedIn profile, if it is listed. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'narrative_description' => 'Extract and combine all sections that provide a narrative overview of the attorney\u2019s biography and general work experience. Do not paraphrase, summarize, or omit information. Include the Biography/Bio section(s) and also include any Experience section that contains narrative descriptions of work (including sections structured as practice-area headings followed by descriptive paragraphs, e.g., \"Aging Services\" + paragraph text, \"Dental\" + paragraph text, etc.). Preserve headings and the order of content as it appears; you may convert embedded highlights into bullet points only if it helps preserve (not reduce) the information. EXCLUDE: any section (or subsection) that exclusively lists specific representative matters / representative experience items (typically a list of discrete matters, case captions like \"X v. Y\", deal/transaction bullet points, dated entries, courts/dockets, or similar itemized matter lists). If an Experience (or other) section contains BOTH narrative description AND a separate list of specific matters, include the narrative paragraphs/headings but omit the itemized matter list. Return the combined narrative text only. If no narrative bio or general-experience narrative exists, return an empty string.',\r\n'representative_matters' => 'Extract ALL representative matters (such as litigation cases, verdicts, transactions, or deals) that are listed as well any available descriptions of them, in both specified lists of representative matters, experience, and work highlights, as well as in the biographical text and list of news articles. If news articles for this attorney identify cases or transactions that can be inferred to be the work product of this attorney, include those matters as well. List the representative matters and their available descriptions as an array. Only pull from the text and do not paraphrase or make anything up. If no representative matters are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'news' => 'Extract news items ABOUT this attorney (not authored by them): e.g., firm/industry press releases, announcements, awards, rankings, deal/case results naming them, media coverage quoting or profiling them. List each item as \"Title (URL)\". If a \u201cNews\u201d section mixes authored content, include ONLY items that are clearly about the attorney or the firm, not implied to be authored by the attorney. Add base domain to relative links. Return an empty array [] if none.',\r\n'practice_areas' => 'Extract all the practice areas (aka departments, specialties, capabilities, services areas, areas of focus, etc.), if any, that are listed as ones that this attorney specializes in. Return them as an array. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'law_school' => 'Extract the law school attorney attended. This is for their primary law degree, usually a JD, LLB, or, in the absence of those, the earliest LLM listed or the institution where they received an undergraduate law degree. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'law_school_graduation_year' => 'Extract the year in which the attorney received their degree from the law school above (what year did they graduate?) If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'law_school_honors' => 'Extract all honors this attorney received in or during law school. You must review all education and credentials sections that list their law degree AND ALSO the narrative bio, as well as all other sectiosn. These honors include: latin honors (cum laude, summa cum laude, magna cum laude); school specific honors (e.g. James Kent Scholars at Columbia Law); regular honors designations (e.g. Dean\u2019s List, High Honors, etc.); Order of the Coif; course prizes (such as book awards, CALI Awards, American Jurisprudence Awards, or course awards); membership in phi kappa phi; scholarships and fellowships; moot court awards; trial advocacy awards; best oralis; brief-writing honors or other writing honors; pro bono or service distinctions; commencement prizes and medals; or other types of academic law school honors (but list them specifically - do not list them as \"other honors\". Return this entire extracted list of specific honors as an array. If no honors are found, return an empty array.',   \r\n'law_journals' =>' Extract any law reviews or law journals listed for the attorney's time in law school. Also list if the attorney had any titles in such law reviews or journals, like Articles Editor for example. Return this entire extracted list of law reviews and journals, and associated titles, as an array. If no law reviews or journals are found, return an empty array.'\r\n'undergraduate_school' => 'Extract the attorney\\'s undergraduate degree-granting school, college, university, or institution. This is probably the institution from where they received a bachelors degree. If their undergraduate degree was an LLB listed for their law school above, return an empty string. If no undergraduate schools are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'undergraduate_school_graduation_year' => 'Extract the year in which attorney received their undergraduate degree from the undergraduate school above. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'undergraduate_specialty' => 'Extract the specialties or majors that are listed for the undergraduate degree (e.g. economics, computer science, etc.) This does not include degree type, like B.S., Bachelor of Arts or Science degree, etc. List the specialties or majors as an array. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'PhD_school' => 'If this attorney has a PhD, Extract the educational institution from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'PhD_subject' => 'If this attorney has a PhD, list the educational institution from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Masters_degree_school' => 'If this attorney has a masters degree, extract the educational institution from which they received it. But do not list schools from which the attorney received an LL.M. degree or a masters in law. If no masters degree schools are found, return an empty string. ',\r\n'Masters_degree_subject' => 'If the attorney has a masters degree, extract the subject or area of study of the masters. The subject area may be in the degree itself, such as an M.Div, which is a masters in Divinity. But do not include subjects for LL.M. degrees or masters in law degrees. DO NOT include honors or latin honors (e.g. cum laude, summa cum laude) in your answer. List subjects as array. If no masters degree subjects are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'MBA_School' => 'If the attorney has a Masters in Business Administration, extract the name of the business school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'MD_school' => 'If the attorney has an MD (Doctor of Medicine) or DO (Doctor of Osteopathy) degree, extract the name of the medical school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'llm_in_tax_law_school' =>  'If the attorney has an masters in laws (LLM) degree, specializing in tax, extract the name of the law school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Other_LLM_school' => 'If the attorney has an masters in laws (LLM) degree, but not one that specializes in tax, extract the name of the law school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'bar_and_court_admissions' => 'Extract EVERY explicit admission to practice (bar + court/agency) anywhere in the page. Include bar jurisdictions (states/provinces/territories/countries) and court/agency admissions (e.g., U.S. Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals with circuit, District/Bankruptcy/Tax/Federal Claims courts with district, USPTO, tribal/military/foreign courts). For UK attorneys, specify whether they are a solicitor, barrister, advocate, or any combination if available; for Canada, specify the province or territory; for Australia, specify the state or territory and whether they are admitted as a solicitor or barrister. Pull items under headings like \u201cAdmissions,\u201d \u201cBar Admissions,\u201d \u201cCourt Admissions,\u201d or similar, and treat each
 or clearly separated entry as one item. Do not infer from memberships/education. Exclude governments as parties, and strip years and dates. Output a deduplicated array of exact admission strings; if none, return []. ',\r\n'Clerkships' => 'Extract every judicial or court clerkship held by this attorney, regardless of where it appears in the biography (including in lists of prior employment or mixed professional experience). Treat any role containing the word \u201cclerk,\u201d \u201cclerkship,\u201d \u201cjudicial law clerk,\u201d \u201claw clerk,\u201d or similar as a clerkship. For each clerkship, return the name of the court as an array item; if the biography provides the judge\u2019s name, DO NOT include it in your answer. Include clerkships in federal courts (including bankruptcy courts), state courts, appellate courts, supreme courts, magistrate judges, and any foreign courts. Do not skip clerkships that appear in long court titles. If no clerkships are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Clerkships_with_judge' => 'Extract every judicial or court clerkship held by this attorney, regardless of where it appears in the biography (including in lists of prior employment or mixed professional experience). Treat any role containing the word \u201cclerk,\u201d \u201cclerkship,\u201d \u201cjudicial law clerk,\u201d \u201claw clerk,\u201d or similar as a clerkship. For each clerkship, return the name of the court as an array item; if the biography provides the judge\u2019s name, include it in parentheses after the court name, and if no judge is named, return only the court. Include clerkships in federal courts (including bankruptcy courts), state courts, appellate courts, supreme courts, magistrate judges, and any foreign courts. Do not skip clerkships that lack judge names or that appear in long court titles. If no clerkships are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Memberships' => 'Extract any organizations the attorney a member of. List them as an array, with the attorney's role if available. If no memberships or organizations are listed, return an empty string.',\r\n'clients' => 'Extract the attorney's clients that are explicitly NAMED in the source code. You MUST review EVERY section (including explicit client lists, narrative biography, representative matters, experience, and news articles/titles) and then MERGE the results; do not stop after finding clients in any one section. If a list of representative matters or experience is present, extract NAMED clients from this list, and ignore any clients who are described in the list but who are not explicitly named in the list. Only include a client from the list of representative matters/experience or any other section if its name appears verbatim in the list and if the list clearly identifies the client as a real person, business, company, organization, or government entity. Do NOT include general descriptions, categories, roles, or descriptors that are not proper names (for example: \"Fortune 50 company\", \"medical billing company\", \"global bank\", \"mayoral candidate\", \"pharmacy\", \"trade association\", \"energy company\", or similar phrases). As an overarching rule, if the client is not identified by a proper name, do not include it. When pulling clients from lists of representative matters/experience and news articles, include clients which are named and which are implied to be represented by this attorney, their team or firm, and exclude parties adverse to such clients, opposing such clients, or on the other side of a case, deal or transaction from such clients. For example, if the representative matter/experience or news article's title mentions a lending transaction with both the lender and borrower, and the attorney or their team or firm represented the lender, do not list the borrower. If a litigation case is listed, do not assume that the lawyer represented the plaintiff. Use context or other language in the text to determine which party was represented by the attorney. If a matter lists the government as one party, assume the attorney represented the other named party and include that party if it is specifically named and not anonymous. As another example, if the representative matter/experience is a litigation case, and it is written that the attorney represented the defense (or \"defended\" his client), extract the defendant named in the case title. List all named clients as a deduplicated array of NAMES copied directly from the source text. Omit unnamed parties and anonymous parties and never guess identities. If no named clients are explicitly named anywhere in the source code, return an empty string.',\r\n'industries' => 'Extract ONLY industries/industry sectors or client-type categories explicitly named in the source code (especially, but not exclusively, under headings like \u201cIndustries,\u201d \u201cPractices & Industries,\u201d or in /industries/ links). Include items like \u201cSports,\u201d \u201cHealthcare & Life Sciences,\u201d \u201cTechnology,\u201d \u201cInfrastructure,\u201d \u201cPrivate Equity,\u201d etc. EXCLUDE practice areas, services, or deal/matter types (e.g., \u201cMergers & Acquisitions,\u201d \u201cPrivate Equity M&A,\u201d \u201cacquisitions,\u201d \u201cinvestments,\u201d \u201cdivestitures,\u201d \u201cjoint ventures,\u201d \u201cfinancing,\u201d \u201crestructurings\u201d). Return a deduplicated array of industry/client-type names as written. If none are explicitly named, return empty array.',\r\n'languages' => 'Extract the languages in which the attorney is fluent. List them as an array.',\r\n'Accolades' => 'Extract any accolades, awards, or other special recognitions this attorney has received, such as rankings in Chambers guides (like Chambers & Partners, Chambers Gobal, or Chambers Asia-Pacific), the Legal500 list, and SuperLawyers, among others. The accolades should be specific to this attorney or their work, not generalized to their practice or their firm. List these accolades as an array. If no accolades are listed, return an empty string.',\r\n'pro_bono_activities' => 'Extract the attorney's pro bono, community service, and volunteer activities, as well as any non-profit, ngo, community service organizations the attorney may be involved with. If a description of the work is provided, include that. List them as an array',\r\n'thought_leadership' => 'Extract ALL professional thought leadership attributed to this attorney in their narrative bio and in all \"Insights,\" \"Publications,\" \"Events,\" and similar sections. This includes all items with their authorship/co-authorship/speaking/hosting credit/(byline \u201cauthor,\u201d \"co-author,\" \u201cpresenter,\u201d \u201cspeaker,\u201d \u201cpanelist,\u201d \u201cwebinar,\u201d \u201cpodcast,\u201d \u201cblog,\u201d \u201carticle,\u201d \u201cpublication,\u201d \u201cchapter,\u201d \u201cCLE,\u201d etc.). This also includes any items that do not include their byline or credit, but which are implied to involve the attorney (for example, by being listed in a section on their profile for \"Insights,\" \"Podcasts,\" \"Events,\" \"Media,\" \"Thought Leadership,\" \"Webinars, etc.). If a \u201cNews\u201d or \u201cInsights\u201d section mixes third party news ABOUT this attorney, include only items implied to the attorney as creator/presenter. List each as \"Title (URL)\" when a link is present, otherwise just the title. Add base domain to relative links. Also include the publication, event/program, and date after the title if these are available. Return [] if none.'\r\n'adverse_parties' => 'Review all the source code, including the narrative bio and list of representative matters, and list EVERY identifiable and NAMED party that is adverse to this attorney\u2019s clients: litigation opponents and transaction counterparties (buyer vs seller, lender vs borrower, landlord vs tenant, licensor vs licensee, insurer vs insured, issuer vs underwriter/investor, etc.). You MUST pull from all sections in the source code - explicit lists of clients, the narrative biography, listed representative matters, or in news articles listed for this attorney, or the titles thereof. In M&A, if the attorney represented the buyer/acquirer, DO NOT list the acquired target as adverse (since it becomes the client); instead list only the selling side (seller, stockholders, founders, or divesting company). If the attorney represented the seller/target, list the buyer/acquirer. Use cues like \u201cto/with/from/against,\u201d \u201csale to/by,\u201d \u201cacquisition from/by,\u201d \u201cmerger with,\u201d \u201cfinanced by/loan to/from/credit facility with.\u201d In the attorney represented the owner or owning entity of a subsidiary/portfolio company (for example in the case of a restructuring or lending transaction), DO NOT list the subsidiary/portfolio company as adverse; Do not list governments/agencies/courts. Only include an adverse party if its name appears verbatim in the source code and clearly identifies a real person, business, company, organization, or government entity. Do NOT include general descriptions, categories, roles, or descriptors that are not proper names (for example: \"Fortune 50 company\", \"medical billing company\", \"global bank\", \"mayoral candidate\", \"pharmacy\", \"trade association\", \"energy company\", or similar phrases). If the text does not contain the adverse party's name, do not include it. Output a deduplicated array of exact names; omit unnamed parties and never guess.'\r\n 'affinity_groups' => 'Extract ALL affinity/identity-based organizations the attorney is affiliated with on the page, even if under generic headings like \u201cAssociations,\u201d \u201cMemberships,\u201d \u201cAffiliations,\u201d \u201cCommunities,\u201d or \u201cOrganizations.\u201d Check all sections of the source code. Include all bar or professional association whose name signals an identity/affinity or civil-rights focus (e.g., words like Black/African-American/AAPI/Asian/South Asian/Pacific Islander/Hispanic/Latino/Native/Indigenous/LGBT/LGBTQ/Queer/Women/Gender/Disability/Veteran/Jewish/Muslim/Christian/Hindu/Sikh/Interfaith/Civil Rights/Minority/Diversity/Inclusion). Exclude purely general trade/professional groups without such identity focus. Return a deduplicated array of exact organization names; if none, return empty array.'"]}