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Russell P. Love
Partner
201 17th Street NW
Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30363
Russell focuses his practice on estate planning, planned giving, and tax-exempt organizations. He represents clients in matters related to family wealth transfers for large estates, sophisticated estate and gift tax saving techniques, charitable planned giving, family private foundations, business succession planning, and complex probate and trust administrations. He also regularly represents tax-exempt organizations, both public and...
Russell focuses his practice on estate planning, planned giving, and tax-exempt organizations. He represents clients in matters related to family wealth transfers for large estates, sophisticated estate and gift tax saving techniques, charitable planned giving, family private foundations, business succession planning, and complex probate and trust administrations. He also regularly represents tax-exempt organizations, both public and private, in formation, organizational, and operational issues.
As part of his estate planning practice, Russell regularly works with local, national, and international estate planning clients to help them identify their personal objectives to create a strategy for asset distribution and to minimize the tax cost of meeting their family's objectives. He then provides the technical assistance to preserve the assets and execute the plans according to the client's needs and desires. His work is generally based upon long-term, personal relationship with a client and may cross over into many areas of a client's public and private life. In addition, he places special emphasis on the "human" side of the process, paying particular attention to the importance of the family and the individual personalities involved in all aspects of each matter. In addition, a significant portion of Russell's practice involves global estate planning for U.S., foreign, and multinational families.
private, in formation, organizational, and operational issues.
As part of his estate planning practice, Russell regularly works with local, national, and international estate planning clients to help them identify their personal objectives to create a strategy for asset distribution and to minimize the tax cost of meeting their family's objectives. He then provides the technical assistance to preserve the assets and execute the plans according to the client's needs and desires. His work is generally based upon long-term, personal relationship with a client and may cross over into many areas of a client's public and private life. In addition, he places special emphasis on the "human" side of the process, paying particular attention to the importance of the family and the individual personalities involved in all aspects of each matter. In addition, a significant portion of Russell's practice involves global estate planning for U.S., foreign, and multinational families.
Experience
Previous Professional Experience
- Partner, Atlanta law firm
Education
- University of Florida Levin College of Law, LLM, Taxation (1984)
-
University of Alabama School of Law,
JD
(1983)
- Founding member, Articles Editor, American Journal of Tax Policy
- University of Texas, BBA, Accounting (1980)
Admissions
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Ohio
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Tax Court
Previous Professional Experience
- Partner, Atlanta law firm
Media
Recognitions
- The Legal 500
- Georgia Super Lawyers (2010-2012)
- Georgia Trend's Legal Elite (2016)
Professional Activities
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Estate Planning and Probate Section, Atlanta Bar Association
- Board of Directors (1999-2011)
- Former Chair (2006-2007)
- Chair, State Bar of Georgia Fiduciary Law Section
- Former Vice Chair
- Former Secretary
- Former Executive Committee Member
- Leadership Atlanta, Class of 2009
- Philanthropic Advisor Leadership Institute, Class of 2009
Community
- Professional Advisory Committee, Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta
- Professional Advisory Committee, Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
- Board of Directors, Atlanta Estate Planning Counsel
- Board of Directors, All About Developmental Disabilities (AADD)
- Chair, Development Committee (2009-present)
- Member of Executive Committee
- Leadership Development Committee
Russell focuses his practice on estate planning, planned giving, and tax-exempt organizations. He represents clients in matters related to family wealth transfers for large estates, sophisticated estate and gift tax saving techniques, charitable planned giving, family private foundations, business succession planning, and complex probate and trust administrations. He also regularly represents tax-exempt organizations, both public and... private, in formation, organizational, and operational issues.
As part of his estate planning practice, Russell regularly works with local, national, and international estate planning clients to help them identify their personal objectives to create a strategy for asset distribution and to minimize the tax cost of meeting their family's objectives. He then provides the technical assistance to preserve the assets and execute the plans according to the client's needs and desires. His work is generally based upon long-term, personal relationship with a client and may cross over into many areas of a client's public and private life. In addition, he places special emphasis on the "human" side of the process, paying particular attention to the importance of the family and the individual personalities involved in all aspects of each matter. In addition, a significant portion of Russell's practice involves global estate planning for U.S., foreign, and multinational families.
Experience
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Previous Professional Experience
- Partner, Atlanta law firm
Education
- University of Florida Levin College of Law, LLM, Taxation (1984)
-
University of Alabama School of Law,
JD
(1983)
- Founding member, Articles Editor, American Journal of Tax Policy
- University of Texas, BBA, Accounting (1980)
Admissions
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Ohio
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Tax Court
Practice Areas
- The Legal 500
- Georgia Super Lawyers (2010-2012)
- Georgia Trend's Legal Elite (2016)
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Estate Planning and Probate Section, Atlanta Bar Association
- Board of Directors (1999-2011)
- Former Chair (2006-2007)
- Chair, State Bar of Georgia Fiduciary Law Section
- Former Vice Chair
- Former Secretary
- Former Executive Committee Member
- Leadership Atlanta, Class of 2009
- Philanthropic Advisor Leadership Institute, Class of 2009
- Professional Advisory Committee, Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta
- Professional Advisory Committee, Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
- Board of Directors, Atlanta Estate Planning Counsel
- Board of Directors, All About Developmental Disabilities (AADD)
- Chair, Development Committee (2009-present)
- Member of Executive Committee
- Leadership Development Committee
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