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West Legal Directory Profile - Firmsite Jess A. Bahs 
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
phone (248) 645-1483
(248) 723-0495
fax (248) 645-1568
email
Jbahs@howardandhoward.com
JAB@h2law.com
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Mr. Bahs focuses his practice in business law, estate planning, tax law and related litigation. He has experience in handling mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, as well as tax planning, tax opinions and Tax Court Litigation.  Mr. Bahs has written extensively and is a frequent speaker on tax and business planning issues, including Michigan Partnerships, LLCs and LLPs; Buying and Selling Businesses in Michigan; and Federal Tax Procedures and Practice in Michigan.

Mr. Bahs is a graduate of Michigan State University, receiving a Bachelor of Science, with honors, in 1989.  He also received both a Juris Doctor (1992) and a Master of Laws in Taxation (1998) from Wayne State University Law School.  Mr. Bahs is admitted to practice in Michigan, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan as well as the U.S. Tax Court.

Mr. Bahs is a council member of the Michigan Bar's Tax Section and was previously a member of the Ingham County (Publications Committee, 1999-2000) and Saginaw County (Treasurer, 1996-1997) Bar Associations.  He received Saginaw County Bar Association's Pro Bono Award in 1996. 

Areas of Practice:
Business & Corporate Law
Corporations and LLCs
Estate Planning
Gaming
General Business and Transactional
Mergers and Acquisitions
Real Estate Transactional
Tax
Bar Admissions:
Michigan, 1992
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1992
U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1992
U.S. Tax Court, 1992
Education:
Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, MI , 1998
LL.M in Taxation


Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, MI , 1992
J.D.
Honors: American Jurisprudence Award


Michigan State University, 1989
B.S.
Honors: With Honors
Honors: Multi-Disciplinary
Major:  Social Sciences


Published Works:
Michigan Partnerships, LLCs, FLLPs: Organization and Operation (Co-Author)


Federal Tax Practice and Procedure in Michigan (Co-Author)


Common Tax Traps with the Popular LLC


What Every Lawyer Should Know About Basic Tax Law Practice


IRS Audit Practice and Procedure


Michigan Sales and Use Tax Update


The IRS Offer in Compromise Process


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Michigan Partnerships, LLCs, FLLPs: Organization & Operation, Lorman, 2001 - 2003


Buying and Selling Business in Michigan, Lorman, 2003


Business Choice of Entity in Michigan, Lorman, 2002


Honors and Awards:
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America Consumers Guide in the Areas of Small Business Law and Real Estate, 2002 and 2003


Saginaw County Pro Bono Award, 1995


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association, Taxation Section, Business Law Section
Member


State Bar of Michigan, Taxation Section, Business Law Section
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Foster, Zack & Lowe P.C., Partner/Shareholder, 2001 - 2003


Fraser, Trebilcock, Davis & Foster P.C., Senior Associate, 1999 - 2001


Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith P.C., Senior Associate, 1997 - 1999


Birth Information:
1967, Hastings, Michigan, United States of America


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