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Michael P. Kennedy
Kennedy Law Offices, P.A.
1550 American Boulevard East
Suite 680
Bloomington, MN 55425

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Phone:

(952) 656-2625

E-mail:

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Fax:

(952) 854-9521

Web site:

http://www.mpkennedylaw.com

Position

Areas of Practice

Bar Admissions

Kennedy Law Offices provides extensive legal services to individuals and businesses in the areas of estate planning, tax planning; drafting of various business documents including buy-sell agreements, setting up of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, non-profit companies, and incentive stock options agreements.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

August 15, 1999 through Present

Kennedy Law Offices, P.A.
1550 American Boulevard East, Suite 680
Bloomington, MN 55425

Self-employed attorney drafting estate plans, estate planning, tax planning issues and the drafting of various business documents, including setting up corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and non-profit corporations, subcontract, buy-sell, incentive stock option agreements, and asset /stock purchase agreements.

February 1, 1990 through June 1, 1999

Divine, Scherzer, & Brody, Ltd. (Public Accounting)
222 South Ninth Street, Suite 3000
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

Duties

Oversee the small business group, including McDonald's franchisees. This group consisted of myself and two full time employees, as well as three to four part time employees. Handled all functions of tax preparation and consulting, including personal and corporate income tax returns, estate planning, and cash flow information;

Oversee the estate planning and compliance group. This group consisted of myself and one full time employee, as well as two to three part time employees. Handled all functions related to review of client intake forms and drafting comprehensive estate plans, preparation and review of the necessary fiduciary income tax, estate tax, gift tax, and inheritance tax returns, and preparation and review of various accountings;

Prepare & review individual income tax returns;

Represent taxpayers in tax controversies with both the state and federal government, including individual and business income tax audits, payroll tax audits, Minnesota Department of Economic Security audits, collection issues, and estate tax audits;

Present to groups of various sizes (10 to 200) and backgrounds (Minnesota CPA Society Tax Conference, Minnesota Planned Giving Council, International Association of Financial Planners, etc.) on technical estate and income tax issues.

October 1, 1988 through January 31, 1990

Internal Revenue Service
316 North Robert Street
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101

Duties

Assist individuals and businesses with technical income and payroll tax issues;

Collection of delinquent income and payroll tax liabilities;

Speaking to individuals and business groups on various tax issues.

October 15, 1986 through May 1, 1988

Minnesota Department of Revenue
50 Sherburne Avenue
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101

Duties

Assist individuals and businesses with technical income and payroll tax issues;

Forms distribution;

Directly assist taxpayers with the preparation of various state tax forms.

EDUCATION:

August 1991 through June, 1994 William Mitchell College of Law, Saint Paul, MN
Successful completion of the Juris Doctor program.

January, 1987 through December, 1988 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  Successful completion of the undergraduate
  accounting program.

September, 1983 through May, 1985 Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN
  B.A. in Economics, with a core study in pre-
  medicine.

INTERESTS/HOBBIES: Hockey, Hunting, Fishing

FAMILY: Wife: Paula, Son: Will, Daughter: Jamie

Current Employment Position(s):: Attorney

Areas Of Practice:: Business Organizations; Contracts; Estate Planning; Taxation Law; Trusts; Wills

Bar Admissions:: Minnesota, 1994

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