Michael Barker

Michael focuses his practice on advising individual clients, families, and closely-held businesses on sophisticated matters involving estate, gift, income, and generation-skipping transfer taxes, including working with family businesses on business succession and planning matters. He also devotes a significant portion of his time to advising corporate and individual fiduciaries and beneficiaries regarding tax and administration issues related to the fiduciary’s diverse duties and broad-ranging discretionary decisions. Michael regularly represents public charities, private foundations, and charitable trusts in obtaining tax exemption and works closely with exempt organizations to navigate various complex governance, tax, and compliance matters.