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Rhonda K. Crandall

Firm Member

Rhonda K. Crandall is a shareholder of the firm practicing in the areas of taxation, estate planning and business transactions.


Education Background

Ms. Crandall received her B.A., with honors, from Washington University in St. Louis in 1995. She earned her law degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1999, where she was an Executive Editor of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. She earned her LL.M. in Taxation, cum laude, from the University of San Diego in 2001, where she was a Graduate Law Merit Scholar and recipient of the Judge Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Award.

Representative Matters

  • Advises clients regarding the local, state, federal and international tax consequences of a wide range of estate planning and business transactions
  • Represents clients in estate planning, including revocable trusts, irrevocable gift and insurance trusts, charitable trusts, family limited partnerships and limited liability companies
  • Represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries of trusts and estates
  • Advises clients regarding the formation and operation of nonprofit organizations, including public charities and private foundations
  • Represents clients in appealing income, gift and estate, and sales tax assessments before the Internal Revenue Service, California Franchise Tax Board and State Board of Equalization
  • Represents clients in structuring and implementing tax-deferred Section 1031 exchanges of real property and personal property, including airplanes and works of art
  • Represented a client in the sale of real property valued at $50 million and the acquisition of multiple replacement properties as part of a “reverse Starker” 1031 exchange
  • Counsels established and emerging companies regarding entity formation and governance, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, and tax issues
  • Forms business organizations, including limited liability companies, partnerships and corporations
  • Represents both buyers and sellers in acquisitions and divestitures of businesses and capital assets
  • Represents companies in structuring mergers and tax-free reorganizations

Professional Affiliations & Admissions

  • State Bar of California (Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law; Taxation; Business Law Sections)
  • San Diego County Bar Association (Taxation Law; Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law; Business and Corporate Law Sections)