Mr. Blanchard advises business owners regarding tax and business matters related to entity formation and operation, asset protection, business transactions and real estate sales and exchanges, with particular expertise regarding partnership, limited liability company and S-corporation tax and structuring issues. Mr. Blanchard's practice also includes working to resolve problems encountered in structuring, forming and financing real estate development ventures. Other areas include working with not-for-profit institutions and advising business owners and individuals regarding business succession and other estate planning issues. Prior to joining Durham Jones & Pinegar, Mr. Blanchard spent several years as an attorney in the tax section of a large Milwaukee based law firm.

Mr. Blanchard is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 1997, with high distinction), where he was Symposium Editor for the Journal of Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics, with a minor in business administration, at Brigham Young University in 1994.

Mr. Blanchard is a member of the State Bars of Utah and Wisconsin, the Southern Utah Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

PRESENTATIONS

• Business Entity Selection Tips for Utah Clients (Southern Utah Bar Association, November 2003)