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Thomas A. Mecham, Kirton & McConkie
 Mr. Mecham is a shareholder and director at Kirton & McConkie,
where he currently serves as the chairman of the firm's compensation
committee and is a member of the Corporate & Taxation Practice
Section. His estate planning practice covers estates from under $1
million to estates of over $100 million. In addition to drafting
basic wills and revocable trusts, he has counseled and assisted clients
in the utilization of a variety of sophisticated estate planning
techniques, including family limited liability companies and irrevocable
life insurance trusts. Mr. Mecham’s practice also includes
estate administration, the probate of estates and the filing of estate
and gift tax returns. Mr. Mecham joined Kirton & McConkie in
June 2000.
Experience
- Frequent consultant on tax issues affecting corporations, including
the area of tax-free reorganizations
- Works on both the business
and tax aspects of numerous mergers and acquisitions
- Consults and
assists clients with the restructuring of business organizations,
recapitalizations, buy-sell agreements, and business planning
- Previously
practiced for seven years with the law firm of Ray, Quinney & Nebeker,
where he was a shareholder and director
- Served as a law clerk to
the Honorable J. Thomas Greene of the United States District Court,
District of Utah
Education
- University of Utah, B.A., Accounting/English Minor, With
Honors, 1990
- Honors at Entrance Scholarship 1984-90
- Beta Alpha Psi Honor Society
- Beta Sigma Honor Society
- Sigma Chi Fraternity
- Columbia University School Of Law, J.D.,
1993
- "Best Brief," First Year Moot Court Competition
- J.
Reuben Clark Law Society, Chairman
- University of Utah, David Eccles
School of Business, M.B.A., 1995
- Francis A. Madsen Merit Scholarship
- Roland & Rhea T. Stucki
Merit Scholarship
Firm Management
Member, Board of Directors
Affiliations
- Utah State Bar, Estate Planning Section, Secretary/Treasurer;
Advanced Health Care Directive Committee
- Utah State Bar, Tax Section,
Past Chairman
- Salt Lake Estate Planning Council, Secretary/Treasurer
- And Justice
for All, Leadership Committee
- Needs of the Elderly Committee, Volunteer
- Primary Children's Medical
Center, Planned Gifts Committee
- LDS Philanthropies Professional
Advisory Council
Publications
Mr. Mecham is often sought after as a speaker at seminars for the
Utah State Bar, Lorman and NBI. Some of the topics he has addressed
are:
- Utah’s New Advance Health Care Directive Act, January
2008
- Estate
Planning Basics, November 2007
- § 529 Qualified Tuition Programs, February 2006
- Physician
Asset Protection Planning, October 2005
- Wealth Preservation and
Succession, October 2005
- Fundamentals of Estate Planning, October
2005
- Tax Aspects Of Business Succession Planning, February 2003
- An
Introduction of Family Limited Liability Companies, February 2003
- Effective
Use of Buy-Sell Agreements Under the URLLCA, March 2003
- LLC’S
and LLP’S in Utah: Compliance Under State Law
Practical Operating Procedures, December 2002
- The Use Of Family
Limited Liability Companies In Estate Planning, May 2002
- Estate
Planning for Shareholders of Closely Held Corporations, Partnerships
and Similar Arrangements, May 2002
- Effective Estate Planning for
the Small Estate in Utah, November 2000
- When Partners Split: Effective
Use of Buy/Sell Agreements, November 2000
- Gift Tax Returns: What
Constitutes Adequate Disclosure? November 2000
- An Overview of Selected
Family Business Succession Planning Techniques, December 1999
Languages
Spoken
Italian
Interests & Hobbies
- Endurance sports, including road biking, nordic and alpine skiing,
running, and swimming.
- Not golf
Other
- Adjunct Professor, University of Utah David
Eccles School of Business, 1995-1997
- Utah Business Legal Elite,
Tax, 2006-2008
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