Justin Miller (attorney)

Justin Miller
Born
Justin T. Miller

(1975-09-12) September 12, 1975 (age 49)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.A., J.D., LL.M. in Taxation
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley, New York University School of Law
OccupationAttorney
AwardsFellow of the American Bar Foundation, Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Websiteevercore.com

Justin Miller (born September 12, 1975) is a nationally recognized authority on taxation in the United States. He is an attorney based in San Francisco, California[1] and adjunct professor at Golden Gate University.[2]

Education

Miller grew up in Los Angeles, California, and attended Palisades High School, where he was an all-city varsity tennis player.[3] In 1995, he received a bachelor's degree, with honors, from the University of California, Berkeley, and in 1999, a juris doctor and master of laws in taxation from New York University School of Law. In 2005, he received his Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) certification.[4]

Professional life

Miller began his career as an attorney at the law firm of Sidley Austin in 1999.[5] In 2012, Miller began teaching as an adjunct professor at Golden Gate University, and in 2021, he joined Evercore Wealth Management as a partner.[6]

He is the author of numerous published and cited academic journal articles[7] as well as a frequent keynote speaker at major conferences.[8] He also is often quoted as a national tax expert in the media, including Barron’s,[9] Bloomberg News,[10] Business Insider,[11] CNBC,[12] Financial Planning,[13] Forbes,[14] Law360,[15] MarketWatch,[16] Tax Notes,[17] The New York Times,[18] ThinkAdvisor,[19] and The Wall Street Journal.[20] In addition, he has been selected on multiple occasions to comment on regulatory and legislative tax proposals in front of the United States Senate Committee on Finance, United States House Committee on Ways and Means, United States Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, Internal Revenue Service, and United States Department of the Treasury.[21]

He was the former editor-in-chief of the California Tax Lawyer.[22]

Miller has served in leadership positions with the American Bar Association, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, California Bar Foundation,[23] California Society of Certified Public Accountants, Constitutional Rights Foundation,[24] Los Angeles County Bar Association, San Francisco Estate Planning Council, San Francisco Tax Club,[25] and State Bar of California.[26]

Awards and distinctions

In 2016, Miller was elected as a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel[27][28] and as a fellow of the American Bar Foundation.[29][30]

In 2017, Miller received the V. Judson Klein Award from the State Bar of California[31] and was granted the Outstanding Conference Speaker Award from the California Society of Certified Public Accountants.[32]

In 2019, he received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award.[30]

Select bibliography

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  3. ^ Waters, Sean (1992-03-26). "Is There a Changing of the Guard Among Prep Tennis Teams?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-08-27.; "Sportscope". Los Angeles Times. 1991-07-04. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
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  5. ^ Doctor, Vanessa. "BNY Mellon Names Senior Wealth Strategist For San Francisco". wealthbriefing.com. Wealth Briefing. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  6. ^ Stokes, Samantha; Ramaswamy, Anita. "Must Know Promotions, Exits, and Hires". businessinsider.com. Business Insider. Retrieved 20 September 2022.; "Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management?". familywealthreport.com. Family Wealth Report. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  7. ^ Cited in "In re the Marriage of Mark Steven Melrose and Carole Lynn Melrose". No. 18. Court of Appeals of Iowa. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2023.; McCouch, Grayson M.P. (5 August 2020). "Adversity, Inconsistency, and the Incomplete Nongrantor Trust". Virginia Tax Review (39): 431. SSRN 3667897. Retrieved 7 January 2023.; Kan, Samuel (20 August 2020). "Divorce and the Collapse of the Three-Legged Stool: Setting Servicemembers up for Success in the Age of BRS and COVID-19" (PDF). Wayne Law Review (66): 440. Retrieved 7 January 2023.; Nenno, Richard W. (2016). "Let My Trustees Go! Planning to Minimize or Eliminate Virginia and Other State 12 Income Taxes on Trusts". College of William & Mary Law School (743): 75.; Kozaczka, Dyan; Oldham, Sarah Stark. "Alimony Retrospective: A Discussion on Case Law and Settlement Strategies since the Implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" (PDF). ctbar.org. Connecticut Bar Association. Retrieved 7 January 2023.; Nenno, Richard W. "Minimizing or Eliminating State Income Taxes on Nongrantor Trusts" (PDF). midatlanticfellowsinstitute.org. American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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  11. ^ Kaplan, Juliana; Kay, Grace. "Patagonia founder's big donation potentially saves him over $1 billion in taxes — and experts say it shows how the wealthy are able to 'entirely opt out of taxes'". businessinsider.com. Business Insider. Retrieved 16 Sep 2022.
  12. ^ Dore, Kate (2022-11-23). "IRS warns taxpayers about new $600 threshold for third-party payment reporting". CNBC. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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  14. ^ Reilly, Peter. "Denial Of $33M Deduction That Yielded $2M To University Of Michigan Upheld On Appeal". Forbes. Retrieved 19 Sep 2022.
  15. ^ Lucero, Kat (29 September 2022). "Wyden Probe Shines Light On Private Placement Insurance". Law360. Retrieved 30 September 2022.; Koklanaris, Maria. "Calif. Gig Worker Law Comes With Tax And Compliance Costs". law360.com. Law360. Retrieved 19 Sep 2022.; Koklanaris, Maria. "Top 5 State & Local Tax Cases Of 2019: Midyear Report". law360.com. Law360. Retrieved 19 Sep 2022.
  16. ^ Herman, Tom. "Being charitable? Be tax-smart, too". marketwatch.com. MarketWatch. Retrieved 19 Sep 2022.
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  18. ^ Sullivan, Paul (17 September 2021). "Proposed Tax Changes Focus on the Wealthy". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 Sep 2022.; Sullivan, Paul (10 May 2019). "How Loopholes Help Trump and Other Real Estate Moguls Avoid Taxes". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 Sep 2022.
  19. ^ Manganaro, John (2022-10-10). "IRS' New RMD Guidance Brings Relief to IRA Beneficiaries — for Now". thinkadvisor.com. ThinkAdvisor. Retrieved 2022-10-10.; Berman, Jeff. "Biden's Capital Gains Tax Hike Wouldn't Just Hit the Wealthy, Advisors Say". thinkadvisor.com. ThinkAdvisor. Retrieved 19 Sep 2022.
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