Michael R. Leas

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Michael R. Leas: Attorney with Fisher, Tousey, Leas & Ball, P.A.
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Biography

Michael was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and has practiced in Jacksonville for over 40 years in the areas of taxation law, employee benefits law (including pension, profit sharing and 401(k) plans and nonqualified deferred compensation plans), corporations, partnerships, exempt organizations and business law, including mergers, acquisitions, and the purchase and sale of closely held businesses. Michael graduated magna cum laude from Duke University in 1976 with degrees in both mathematics and economics, and received his juris doctor degree from Duke University School of Law in 1979. Michael has been a Board Certified Taxation Lawyer since 1988 and has been selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America for 2020. Michael is the former president and a member of the ASPPA Benefits Council of North Florida (formerly the Employee Benefits Council of Northeast Florida).

Michael is married to Gale Leas who also graduated from Duke University and holds a masters of business administration degree from the University of North Florida. Michael and Gale have two children, David and Christine. David graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology and works as an engineer in Virginia. Christine graduated from Northwestern University School of Law and lives in Boulder, Colorado.

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Areas of Practice (48)

  • Taxation
  • Corporate Law
  • Business Law
  • Business Formation
  • Business Organization
  • Business Planning
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Business Taxation
  • Business Transactions
  • Buying and Selling of Businesses
  • Closely Held Business Law
  • Closely Held Business Taxation
  • Family Business Law
  • Limited Liability Company Law
  • Pass-Through Entities
  • Closely Held Corporations
  • Corporate Formation
  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Income Tax
  • Corporate Organization
  • Corporate Planning
  • Corporate Reorganization
  • Corporate Tax Planning
  • Corporate Taxation
  • Family Corporations
  • Nonprofit Corporations
  • Professional Corporations
  • S Corporations
  • Partnership Law
  • Family Limited Partnerships
  • Limited Liability Partnerships
  • Family Partnerships
  • Limited Partnerships
  • Partnership Dissolution
  • Partnership Formation
  • Partnership Organization
  • Partnership Taxation
  • Employment Tax
  • Excise Tax
  • Federal Income Tax
  • Federal Taxation
  • Income Tax
  • Individual Taxation
  • Local Taxation
  • Tax Law
  • Tax Planning
  • Corporation and Business Entities
  • Exempt Organizations
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Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Duke University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1976
Law School Attended:
Duke University, J.D., 1979
Year of First Admission:
1979
Admission:
1979, Florida; U.S. Tax Court
Memberships:

The American Bar Association; The Florida Bar Association (Member, Tax Section and Business Law Section); The Jacksonville Bar Association; ASPA Benefits Council of North Florida (Member, Former President)

Certifications:
Board Certified Tax Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education
ISLN:
905572510

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  • Zoom

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Contact Michael R. Leas

Contact Information:

904-717-2505  Phone

www.fishertousey.com

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