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VEGAS INC C OV E R STO RY education seminars on limited liability companies and 1031 exchanges. Bryan D. Dixon, associate Woods Erickson Whitaker & Maurice LLP Dixon concentrates on tax law in which he can use both his legal and accounting backgrounds. He helps clients with as federal excise tax, corporate and partnership income tax and state and local tax issues. In addition, Dixon's practice includes general corporate law matters with a focus on organization and operation of limited liability companies, the preparation and analysis of deferred compensation plans and estate planning. Dixon received his juris doctorate from the University of Cincinnati, where he also received master of business administration and master of science in taxation degrees. Heidi C. Freeman, member Oshins & Associates LLC Freeman's practice areas include estate, business and asset protection planning with an emphasis on dynasty trusts, Nevada asset protection trusts and grantor retained annuity trusts. From 2008 to 2010, she was listed as one of Nevada's Rising Stars by Mountain States Super Lawyers magazine, an honor earned by less than 3 percent of attorneys. Freeman has co-authored several articles and has given presentations on advanced asset protection and wealthshifting techniques. She received a bachelor of arts in accounting from the University of Oregon in 1999 and earned her juris doctorate with honors from the University of Texas School of Law in 2003. Freeman is a member of the State Bar of Nevada and is vice president of the Southern Nevada Estate Planning Council. Kristin Genc, shareholder Gordon Silver Genc works in the corporate and real estate department and represents clients in mergers, corporate and limited liability issues, acquisitions and sales and other commercial matters. She also advises on structuring transactions, compensation issues and tax controversies. She earned her juris doctorate with distinction from the McGeorge School of Law at the University of Pacific in 1998 and her master of laws in taxation from New York University School 16 20130204_VI01_F.indd 16 MONA SHIELD PAYNE / SPECIAL TO VEGAS INC TAX TEAM: Attorneys, from left, Katie Colombo, Kristen Simmons, Steve Oshins, Heidi Freeman and Jeremy Spackman stand in the law firm of Oshins & Associates, 1645 Village Center Circle, Las Vegas. The firm specializes in estate planning and asset protection for large estates. It has at least 200 clients worth $100 million or more. of Law in 1999. Russel J. Geist, associate Hutchison & Steffen LLC Geist is an associate in the trust and probate litigation department and handles cases involving will, trust and probate disputes. He previously worked for local estate planning firms. Geist earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and a juris doctorate from the UNLV Boyd School of Law. He received a master of laws degree in taxation from the Dedman School of Law at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Cody Noble, partner McDonald Carano Wilson LLP Noble focuses on federal income tax, gift tax, estate tax and generation-skipping tax planning, as well as sales, use and transfer tax and business transactions involving entity formation, trust administration and estate planning. He also has experience in the law of taxexempt organizations. Noble joined McDonald Carano Wilson in 2003 after earning a master of laws in taxation from the Levin College of Law at the University of Florida. He received a juris doctorate from Brigham Young University, graduating magna cum laude, and a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Southern Utah University, graduating summa cum laude. Noble also interned for the Utah Supreme Court. Maria Nutile, shareholder Nutile Pitz & Associates Nutile's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, IPAs, MSOs, antitrust cases, fraud and abuse, federal and state compliance issues and health care legal issues. Nutile is a member of the State Bar of Nevada, the Arizona and Colorado bar associations, the American Bar Association, the American Health Lawyers Association, the Health Care Compliance Association, the Medical Group Management Association and the Clark County Bar Association. She also is trained as a mediator and arbitrator with the American Health Lawyers Dispute Resolution Program. She received her undergraduate degree from Montclair State University in New Jersey, her master of business in accounting from Farleigh Dickinson University, her juris doctorate from Franklin Pierce Law Center (now the University of New Hampshire School of Law) and her master of laws in taxation from Boston University School of Law. Nutile previously was a partner at Snell & Wilmer LLP before starting her own firm in 2002. Richard A. Oshins, member Oshins & Associates LLC Oshins focuses on tax and estate planning with an emphasis on multigenerational wealth planning, particularly with regard to closely held businesses. He is regarded as one of America's top estate planning lawyers and is an advisor to many Oshins of the largest financial institutions in the United States. Oshins has been listed in both the Best Lawyers in America and Martindale-Hubbell's Preeminent Lawyers since their inception and has been honored as a "Distinguished Accredited Estate Planner" by the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils. Prior to coming to Nevada, Oshins served in Washington, D.C. as a law clerk | 4 FEBRUARY 2013 | 1/31/13 2:59:05 PM