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December 19 - Nashville PETER T. DIRKSEN is a senior vice president and wealth strategies advisor for U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management. His responsibilities include offering value added solutions to bank customers by coordinating the delivery of tax, estate planning and financial consulting services to high-net-worth individuals and families. Mr. Dirksen works closely with clients and their outside advisors to provide specialized wealth management and fiduciary services. Prior to joining the bank, he was engaged in the practice of law, practicing in the areas of federal and state tax law, estate planning, probate and trust law, tax litigation, and probate litigation. He earned his B.B.A. degree in accounting from the University of Georgia, his J.D. degree from Mercer University and his LL.M. degree in taxation from the University of Florida. Mr. Dirksen is a member of The Florida Bar, the State Bar of Georgia, and the American, Nashville and Tennessee bar associations. DAVID E. HELLER is an attorney with the Nashville law firm of Drescher & Sharp, P.C., where he concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning and probate, including asset protection planning for high-net-worth individuals, business succession planning, charitable planning, and generation skipping planning. Mr. Heller focuses on a comprehensive wealth preservation program which allows the family to preserve its wealth from taxes, creditors and others outside the designated family unit. He advises clients on how to integrate business interests along with executive compensation packages into the family's overall wealth preservation strategy. Mr. Heller has written extensively on these and other topics and has presented his work at many seminars and CLE presentations. He serves on several boards and committees of nonprofit organizations in the Nashville area, and he is a member of the Tennessee and Nashville bar associations. Mr. Heller earned his B.S. degree from Carnegie-Mellon University, his J.D. degree from Widener University School of Law and his LL.M. degree in tax law from Georgetown University Law Center. RALPH Z. LEVY JR. is of counsel with Dickinson Wright PLLC, where his areas of practice include entity formation and operation, entrepreneurial business services, estate planning and family succession planning, health enterprises and transactions, and tax planning and controversies. In nearly 30 years of practicing law, his extensive experience includes private practice as well as serving for more than ten years as general counsel, executive vice president and secretary for Gambro Healthcare, Inc., a national provider of dialysis services. Mr. Levy earned his A.B. degree, cum laude, from Colgate University; his LL.M. degree from New York University; and his J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law. He is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association and the Nashville Bar Association. BARBARA MOSS is an attorney with Norris & Norris PLC, where her main areas of practice are personal injury, probate (wills, estates and conservatorships), business litigation, employment law and counseling, and arbitration and mediation. Ms. Moss has more than 30 years of experience trying jury and nonjury trials before state and federal courts. She is a previous adjunct professor of law for Vanderbilt School of Law. Ms. Moss is a registered panel member for the American Arbitration Association and Rule 31 mediator for the General Civil Mediation. She is a member of the Lawyers' Association for Women, Nashville Bar Association, Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women, Tennessee Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Foundation and Nashville Bar Foundation. Ms. Moss earned her B.A. degree from Vanderbilt University and her J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law. PAUL S. PARKER is a shareholder in the Nashville law firm of Dodson, Parker, Behm & Capparella, P.C., practicing in the areas of estate planning and probate, tax, small business, and corporation law. Mr. Parker has been practicing law for 30 years, and has lectured for National Business Institute and other groups on matters related to choice of business entity, estate planning and probate. He co-wrote West's probate forms for their Tennessee Practice Legal Forms Book . Mr. Parker is a past treasurer for the Nashville Bar Association, and a member of the Tennessee Bar Association (Tax Section) and American Bar Association (Tax Section). He earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from Cornell College and his J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University. DAVID B. PARSONS is a partner with the law firm of Baker, Campbell & Parsons in Nashville, where his work includes tax planning (individual, corporate and estate) and business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Parsons is a frequent speaker for National Business Institute and other groups on tax topics, as well as estate planning issues. In addition to practicing law for more than 30 years, Mr. Parsons is a certified public accountant in the state of Tennessee. He earned his A.B. degree from Duke University and his J.D. degree from the University of Chicago. Mr. Parsons is a member of the Tennessee, Nashville and American bar associations, the District of Columbia Bar, and the North Carolina State Bar. December 20 - Memphis GREGORY D. COTTON is a sole practitioner in Memphis, where his practice is concentrated in the areas of probate, corporate, personal injury, products liability, domestic relations and criminal law. Mr. Cotton earned his B.A. degree from the University of Alabama and his J.D. degree from the Cumberland School of Law of Samford University. He is the author of "A Practical Approach to Uninsured Motorist Coverage in Alabama," The Alabama Lawyer, Vol. 42, #3, July 1981. Mr. Cotton is a member of the Birmingham, Memphis and Tennessee bar associations, and the Alabama State Bar. VIRGINIA GRIFFEE is an attorney in solo private practice in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee. She practices in the areas of estate and gift taxation, estate planning, probate, and elder law. Ms. Griffee is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association (Estate Planning and Probate Section and former West Tennessee Delegate on the Executive Committee of that section), the Memphis Bar Association (Wills/Probate Section), the Association for Women Attorneys, the Estate Planning Council of Memphis, and the Professional Advisory Group for the Jewish Foundation of Memphis. She is a past editor of the newsletter published by the Estate Planning and Probate Section of the TBA and has written articles for other publications on estate planning and charitable giving. Ms. Griffee has been a speaker for various groups on estate planning, probate and taxation. She earned her undergraduate degree, with honors, from Rhodes College and her Juris Doctorate degree from The University of Memphis College of Law. D. ERIC KIMBROUGH is a partner at Windsor Kimbrough, PLC. He practices in the areas of estate planning and administration; asset protection; corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies (LLCs); federal and state taxation; and civil tax controversy and related matters. Mr. Kimbrough earned his B.P.A. from Mississippi State University, his J.D. degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law, and his LL.M. degree in taxation from Georgetown University. He is licensed to practice in Tennessee and Mississippi. Mr. Kimbrough is a member of the Taxation and the Business Law sections of the American Bar Association and the Taxation and the Trusts and Estates sections of the Mississippi Bar. He is also a captain in the Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps of the Mississippi Army National Guard. Mr. Kimbrough is a frequent speaker on estate planning and administration and related topics. MITCHELL LANSKY is a partner in the law firm of Marks Shipman & Lansky where he practices in the areas of estate planning and corporate law. He earned his B.S. degree and his B.A. degree from the University of Florida, his LL.M. degree from Washington University and his J.D. degree from Cumberland School of Law - Samford University. Mr. Lansky is a member of the Memphis Bar Association (Corporate Counsel Section). DANIEL C. SHUMAKE is an attorney in Memphis with Williams, McDaniel, Wolfe & Womack. His areas of practice include estate planning, probate administration, guardianships and conservatorships, as well as probate litigation. Mr. Shumake also serves both divisions of Shelby County Probate Court as a Guardian Ad Litem appointee. He is licensed to practice in both Tennessee and Mississippi. Mr. Shumake is a frequent lecturer in the areas of probate administration and estate planning, and serves on the fee dispute committee of the Memphis Bar Association. He earned his B.B.A. degree from the University of Mississippi and his J.D. degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law. Mr. Shumake is a member of The Mississippi Bar, as well as the Memphis and Tennessee bar associations.
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