Daniel V. Goodsell

Daniel V. GoodsellDaniel V. Goodsell JD, CPA
Las Vegas, Nevada
Principal
Phone: (702) 869-6261
Fax: (702) 869-8243
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Dan’s practice focuses on estate planning, business succession planning and asset protection planning. In addition to drafting wills, Dan also prepares living trusts to avoid probate, trusts of various other types to minimize income, gift and estate taxes, and trusts and corporate entities to protect assets against forfeiture to litigation and other liabilities. Dan also advises elderly clients on planning for Medicaid eligibility and on nursing home and hospice care contracts. Furthermore, Dan has extensive experience in forming nonprofit corporations, charitable trusts and private foundations. With his extensive accounting and tax background, Dan also advises the other attorneys in the firm on probate matters the administration of trusts, will contests and trust challenges.

Areas of Practice:

  • Estate Planning
  • Wills & Trusts
  • Asset Protection
  • Probate
  • Trust Administration
  • Elder Law
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Tax Planning

Bar Admissions:

  • Utah Supreme Court, 1990
  • Nevada Supreme Court, 2000
  • California Supreme Court, 2001
  • U.S. District Court District of Utah, 1990
  • U.S. District Court District of Nevada, 2000
  • U.S. Tax Court, 2002

Education:

  • Juris Doctor – University of Utah College of Law, Salt Lake City, Utah, May, 1990
  • B.S. – Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, December, 1986

Published Works and Subjects Taught:

  • Co-Author and Co-Presenter – Essential Asset Protection Techniques and Strategies – National Business Institute seminar for continuing legal education for Nevada attorneys, accountants and financial advisors (2007).
  • Co-Author and Co-Presenter – Discouraging Family Estate Litigation Through Proper Planning and Administration – National Business Institute seminar for continuing legal education for Nevada attorneys (2006).
  • Co-Author and Co-Presenter – Tax Exempt Organizations in Nevada – Lorman Education Services seminar for continuing legal education for Nevada attorneys, accountants and financial advisors (2006).
  • Co-Author and Co-Presenter – Advanced Estate Planning Techniques in Nevada – Lorman Education Services seminar for continuing legal education for Nevada attorneys (2006).
  • Co-Author and Co-Presenter – Sophisticated Asset and Wealth Protection Techniques in Nevada – National Business Institute seminar for continuing legal education for Nevada attorneys (2005).
  • Co-Author and Co-Presenter – Nevada Estate Planning and Drafting Fundamentals – National Business Institute seminar for continuing legal education for Nevada attorneys (2004).
  • Author – Basic Estate Planning Considerations – Broker Agent Magazine (2004 Issue No. 1)
  • Author – Asset Protection Strategies – Broker Agent Magazine (2004 Issue No. 3)
  • Author – Should I Put My House in a Nevada Spendthrift Even if I Have Already Made a Homestead Election – Broker Agent Magazine (2004 Issue No. 4)
  • Co-Author – Protect Your Client’s Assets: Bullet-Proofing Techniques For Nevada Attorneys – National Business Institute seminar for continuing legal education for Nevada attorneys (2004)
  • Co-Author – Understanding and Drafting Trusts in Nevada – Sterling Education Services seminar for continuing legal education for Nevada attorneys (2003).
  • Co-Author – How to Protect Assets During Life and Avoid Estate Tax at Death in Nevada – National Business Institute seminar for continuing legal education for Nevada attorneys (2003).
  • Co-Author – How to Protect Assets During Life and Avoid Estate Tax at Death in Nevada – National Business Institute seminar for continuing legal education for Nevada attorneys (2002).
  • Co-Author – How to Protect Assets During Life and Avoid Estate Tax at Death in Nevada – National Business Institute seminar for continuing legal education for Nevada attorneys (2001).
  • Author – Extending Post-Petition Credit to Reorganizing Debtors: Understanding the Tricks and Traps of Bankruptcy Code Section 364, 1 UTAH LAW REVIEW 93 (1990).

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • Utah State Bar, 1990 – Present
  • Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants, 1998 – Present
  • State Bar of Nevada, 2000 – Present
  • State Bar of California, 2001 – Present
  • Nevada Society of Certified Public Accountants, 2000 – Present
  • Southern Nevada Estate Planning Council, 2000 – Present
  • National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, 2005 – Present

Certification/Specialties:

  • Certified Public Accountant, State of Utah, 1998 (inactive)

Past Employment Positions:

  • Goodsell & Olsen- Las Vegas, NV, Principal, December 1, 2004 – Present
  • Bolick Boyer & Goodsell – Las Vegas, NV, Attorney/Partner, 2000 – 2004
  • Schaeffer Industries – Lindon, UT, Vice President of Finance, 1997 – 2000
  • Kirton & McConkie – Salt Lake City, UT, Shareholder, 1990 – 1997
  • Questar Corporation, Law Clerk, 1989 – 1990
  • Utah Attorney General’s Office, Law Clerk, 1988 – 1989
  • Foote, Passey, Griffin & Co. – Salt Lake City, UT, Accountant, 1987
  • Deloitte, Haskins & Sells – Salt Lake City, UT, Accountant, 1986

Languages:

  • Spanish