Areas of practice include estate planning, exempt-organizations, elder law, estate administration and probate, taxation, and business law. Mr. Margetts counsels and assists clients with the design and implementation of comprehensive estate plans, utilizing simple and sophisticated techniques to meet their unique objectives. He also assists clients in all phases of estate and trust administration, including the appointment of guardians and conservators for incapacitated individuals, probate of decedents' estates, preparation and review of fiduciary accountings, and will and trust contests.
Mr. Margetts also advises and assists individuals and businesses in various state and federal tax matters and represents them in the resolution of tax controversies before the IRS and the Utah State Tax Commission. His business practice involves entity selection and formation, contract negotiation and drafting, trademarks, and virtually all other general business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions.
Education
Brigham Young University, J. Reuben
Clark Law School (J.D., 1994, cum laude)
Brigham Young University (B.A., Economics, 1990, cum laude)
Personal
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, 1968
Foreign languages: Spanish and Portuguese
Married, 5 children
Interests include camping, hiking, and outdoor recreation
Other Professional Experience and Memberships
Adjunct Instructor Westminster
College 1998 (Wills, Trusts, and Estates)
Adjunct Instructor Mountain West College 1998-1999 (Wills, Trusts, and Estates)
Local circuit lecturer on estate planning and tax topics for the National
Business Institute
Chair of the Estate Planning Section of the Utah State Bar for 2006-2007
Member of the Tax and Estate Planning Sections of the Utah Bar
