Gregg D. Stephenson

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Mr. Stephenson's practice focuses on estate planning for executives, professionals and high-net worth individuals and families with an emphasis on structuring estate plans and transactions to achieve clients' goals in a tax efficient manner. He works regularly on resolving estate tax, gift tax, generation-skipping transfer tax and income tax issues. Mr. Stephenson's tax practice also encompasses tax planning for business transactions. He also provides probate and trust administration services.

In assisting his clients, Mr. Stephenson regularly prepares new trusts and wills and updates existing estate planning documents with a goal of providing flexibility in order to take advantage of the changing estate tax environment. Mr. Stephenson also has experience preparing irrevocable life insurance trusts and charitable trusts to assist the client in providing for family members while also achieving the client's charitable giving goals. In addition to document preparation, Mr. Stephenson also represents clients in probate proceedings and assists clients in the administration of trusts.

Mr. Stephenson has been voted by his peers throughout the state as one of Utah’s “Legal Elite” in the category of Up and Coming (as published in Utah Business Magazine).

Education 

University of Notre Dame, J.D., 2000

  • magna cum laude
  • Editor, NOTRE DAME LAW REVIEW

Weber State University, B.A., Psychology, 1997

Prior Professional Experience 
  • Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy, P.C., 2004
  • Quarles & Brady, LLP, 2000-2004
Admitted to Practice 
  • Utah State Bar, 2004
  • Wisconsin State Bar, 2000
Recent News
Jan 28, 2011
Fifty-four attorneys, more than half of the Firm, are included on the 2011 edition of this impressive list of legal leaders as selected by their peers.
Jun 21, 2010
Ray Quinney & Nebeker is pleased to announce that twenty-nine attorneys have been selected as 2010 Mountain States Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Only the top five percent of attorneys in each state are honored as Super Lawyers in this annual list, and Rising Star selection is limited to just 2.5 percent of eligible attorneys.
Jan 21, 2010
RQ&N has had a strong presence on Utah Business Magazine’s annual list of Utah’s most “elite” attorneys since the list was first published in 2004.