Jeffrey Manley practices in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration and litigation, and corporate law focusing on counseling high income and high net worth individuals, families and closely held businesses on tax, succession and asset protection utilizing a multidisciplinary integrated approach. Mr. Manley has over 35 years of experience serving as general counsel for multi-generational families, closely held businesses and professional corporations, preparing succession plans, minimizing taxes and avoiding litigation.
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION
Sophisticated estate planning and tax avoidance
Business succession planning
Estate and trust administration and litigation
Closely held companies and family business law, including formation, maintenance, and disposition of corporations, partnerships and LLCs
Tax planning and controversies
Asset protection planning
Pre and post marriage agreements
Charitable planning
Planning with retirement assets, life insurance and digital assets
EDUCATION
J.D., University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, 1984
B.A., Arizona State University, 1981
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Rated, AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5
Lifetime Achievement selection to America’s Top 100 Attorneys in Arizona
Sustaining Member, Arizona’s Finest Lawyers
Listed, “Arizona’s Top Rated Lawyers,” The Arizona Republic
Listed, “Top Lawyers for Trusts and Estates Law,” Arizona Business Magazine
Listed, Who’s Who Legal: Private Clients
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
National Board of Visitors, The University of Arizona College of Law
State Bar of Arizona | Member, Probate & Trust Section Executive Council, 2005-2008; Member, Business Law, Probate & Trust Law and Tax Law Sections
American Bar Association | Member, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Sections
Maricopa County Bar Association | Member
Valley Estate Planners | President, 2008-2009; Board of Directors, 2007-2010
Central Arizona Estate Planning Council | Board of Directors, 2007-2010
Rim Trail Domestic Water Improvement District | Board of Directors
Arizona Community Foundation | Member, Professional Advisory Board; Mentor, Arizona Endowment Building Institute
St. Theresa Perpetual Fund | Chair; Board of Directors
University of Arizona Foundation | Member, President’s Club
American Bar Foundation | Fellow