Michael K. Sapp has practiced in the areas of tax law, estate planning and asset protection for over 30 years. Mr. Sapp obtained his law degree with honors from the University of Florida in 1975. In 1977, Mr. Sapp went on to further his tax training and obtained his LL.M, with Honors, from the University of Florida. Upon graduation in 1975, Mr. Sapp was one of five students selected nationally to work for the United States Tax Court in Washington, D.C., as a law clerk. While working at the Tax Court, Mr. Sapp learned the techniques utilized by the Internal Revenue Service to prosecute taxpayers. This experience has served Mr. Sapp well through-out his career.

Mr. Sapp began his active practice of law with a large, well-known tax firm in Tampa, Florida. Later Mr. Sapp returned to Jacksonville, Florida, his hometown, and started his own firm in 1984. Mr. Sapp's firm grew to 18 lawyers before he moved to Atlanta in 1995 to be close to his children.

Mr. Sapp is a retired member of the Florida Bar in good standing, and works as an advocate, active on staff expert and counselor for THE ADAMS LAW OFFICES, LLC, and assists clients from beginning to end in all matters of estate planning and federal and state taxation. Mr. Sapp's past experience and expertise includes estate planning and asset protection planning, corporate taxation, partnership taxation, deferred compensation, real estate taxation, international taxation, and representation against the Internal Revenue Service.

Mr. Sapp has been a frequent speaker in estate planning seminars and particularly in the use of techniques for setting up and implementing effective estate planning, wealth transfer during life and upon death to the next generation, business succession planning and the effective use of life insurance as an estate planning tool. Mr. Sapp has over given our fifty Presentations during his career.

Mr. Sapp's experience and expertise include such areas as:

Areas of Experience, Expertise and Assistance:

Marital trusts, including QTIPs
Family trusts
Generation-skipping trusts
Irrevocable life insurance trusts
Second-to-die life insurance trusts
Family limited partnership
Split-dollar plans
Funded buy-out agreements
Children trusts
Income tax planning
Personal tax planning
Tax analysis
Tax preparation
Tax assessments
Tax minimization planning
Tax resolution
ERISA matters
State tax issues
Federal tax issues
State tax liability
Federal tax liability
IRS audit representation
Georgia Department of Revenue audit representation
Business succession planning
Tax benefit planning
Tax representation
Tax controversies
Tax disputes
Tax litigation

Tax Matters Related to Estate Planning:

Family trusts
QTIPS (Qualified Terminable Interest in Property Trusts)
QPRT (Qualified Personal Residence Trusts)
Generation-skipping trusts
Charitable remainder trusts
Wealth transfer planning
Irrevocable trusts
Revocable trusts
Minimizing estate taxes
Reducing taxes through gifting and charitable giving
Gift taxation

Tax Matters Related to Business:

Business tax planning
Business organization and formation matters
Mergers and acquisitions
Deferred compensation plans

Tax Matters Related to Individuals:

Preventing wage levies
Preventing asset seizures
Negotiating installment agreements
Negotiating offers in compromise
Advocacy in cases before the IRS Office of Appeals
Advocacy for clients before The United States Tax Court
Assistance with past due tax returns

Mr. Sapp's passion for assisting clients with estate planning, asset protection planning, corporate taxation, partnership taxation, deferred compensation, real estate taxation, international taxation, and tax assistance against the Internal Revenue Service has been a family tradition which continues down from his Father's representation of clients in opposition to the IRS. When you are represented by THE ADAMS LAW OFFICES, LLC, and Mr. Sapp, you will have a skilled, exceptionally experienced and passionate estate planning and tax expert on your side who will diligently and zealously advocate furthering your best interests through his extensive experience and expertise.