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Gary M. Kirk
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Seattle
D 206.223.6001
C 206.697.3823
kirkg@lanepowell.com

Gary Kirk advises high net worth individuals on estate and tax planning with an emphasis on income tax planning for closely-held businesses and business succession planning.  

Gary works with all types of business entities and owners in connection with operating agreements, reorganizations, and income tax issues. He also advises owners of family-owned and closely-held businesses regarding sales of ownership interests to third-parties or family members for liquidity or succession planning purposes, including advising clients regarding income tax and estate planning considerations.

Gary has significant experience counseling clients with respect to their reporting obligations under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act).

Chambers High Net Worth has recognized Gary’s private wealth law practice, where he is praised for his work on advising closely-held and family business clients. One source notes, “He is always very up to speed with the law and makes very considered suggestions. I have a ton of trust in him and couldn't recommend him highly enough.”

Community Involvement

Washington State Bar Association

  • Taxation Section
  • Real Property, Probate and Trust Section

American Bar Association

  • Taxation Section
  • Real Property Probate and Trust Section
  • Business Law Section

Washington State University

  • Planned Giving Advisory Board
  • Campaign Steering Committee for Undergraduate Education

Washington State University Foundation

  • Trustee
  • Gift Acceptance and Management Committee

 

Thought Leadership

  • August 18, 2022News

    The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys

    Awards & Honors
  • July 14, 2022News

    Lane Powell Again Receives Top Rankings in Chambers High Net Worth 2022

    Awards & Honors
  • August 19, 2021News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2022 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • July 22, 2021News
    Lane Powell Again Receives Top Rankings in Chambers High Net Worth 2021
    Awards & Honors
  • November 4, 2020Event / CLE
    The ‘Arts and Allurements’ of Decanting
    65th Annual Estate Planning Seminar | Virtual
  • August 20, 2020News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Recognizes 92 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • August 20, 2020Publication
    2020 Gifting Considerations
    Private Client Services Legal Update
  • July 9, 2020News
    Lane Powell Again Receives Top Rankings in Chambers High Net Worth 2020
    Awards & Honors
  • October 3, 2019Event / CLE
    On Beyond Zebra! — Working With Modern High Net Worth Clients
    Lane Powell Trusts & ‘Tinis Seminar | Seattle
  • July 12, 2019News
    Fiduciary Litigation and Trusts & Estates Teams Receive Top Rankings in Chambers High Net Worth 2019
    Awards & Honors
  • March 15, 2019Publication
    Overview of the New IRS Partnership Audit Regime
    Tax Reform Legal Update
  • September 25, 2018Event / CLE
    From Taxes to Taxidermy: A Taxonomy of Topics for High Net Worth Clients
    Lane Powell Trusts & ‘Tinis Seminar | Seattle
  • May 22, 2018Publication
    Income Tax Planning for Investment Management Expenses via a Family Office
    Tax Reform Update
  • April 20, 2018News
    Kirk Featured in Puget Sound Business Journal Thought Leader Forum ‘Tax Reform Implications’
    In the News
  • March 22, 2018Event / CLE
    Perfect Raincoats: Planning for Changing Seasons
    Lane Powell Beneficiaries & Brews Seminar | Portland, Oregon
  • February 27, 2018Publication
    Baby Out With the Bathwater? 
    Tax Reform Update
  • February 7, 2018Event / CLE
    Twenty Percent Deduction Available to Flow Through Businesses
    King County Bar Association Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section | Seattle
  • January 23, 2018Publication
    How IRC 199A and the New 20-Percent Tax Deduction for Small Businesses Works (or Doesn’t) for Sole Proprietors
    Tax Reform Update
  • January 16, 2018Publication
    Choice of Entity Calculus Modified by Tax Reform in Light of the Qualified Business Income Deduction: IRC Section 199A
    Tax Reform Update
  • November 8, 2016Event / CLE
    Estate Planning for the Creative Person; Grantor Retained Annuity Trust Update and Operation Considerations
    Estate Planning Council of Seattle and the University of Washington School of Law | Seattle
  • September 22, 2016News
    Lane Powell Launches Business Transitions Team
    Firm Announcement
  • November 16, 2011Event / CLE
    New Washington Trust Act Amendments
    Eastside King County Estate Planning Council
  • July 20, 2010News
    58 Lane Powell Attorneys Listed as Top Lawyers in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
    Awards & Honors
  • Chambers High Net Worth 2022
  • Awards_2023 Best Lawyers America

Practices & Industries

  • Private Client Services
  • Business Transitions
  • Tax
  • Tax Reform

Education

  • New York University, LL.M., 1989
  • University of Oregon, J.D., 1987
  • Washington State University, B.A., cum laude, 1983

Admissions

  • Washington
  • Oregon
  • U.S. Tax Court

Honors

Chambers High Net Worth, Private Wealth Law (2019-2022)

The Best Lawyers in America©, Trusts and Estates (2021-2023)

AV Preeminent® in Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™

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