About Bryan Howard
Bryan Howard is a co-founding member of Howard & Mobley, PLLC. Bryan assists families whose net worth exceeds $10 million with wealth transfer planning, tax reduction planning, charitable giving and asset protection planning. He also advises the owners of closely-held businesses with respect to tax and business succession issues and represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries with regard to trust and estate administration and litigation issues.
Bryan is certified as an Estate Planning Specialist in Tennessee. He is listed in the Best Lawyers in America (2001-2011 editions) in both the Tax and Trusts and Estates categories, was selected as one of the top 100 Lawyers in the U.S. by Worth Magazine, was selected by Mid-South Super Lawyers, was selected as one of the Best Lawyers in Tax Law by Corporate Counsel magazine, and was selected by Business Tennessee magazine as one of the best trusts and estates lawyers in Tennessee. Bryan has the AV rating (highest available) for ethical standards and legal ability from Martindale-Hubbell’s peer review ratings system.
Bryan frequently lectures and writes on estate planning and taxation topics. Recent articles include: “Fixing Broken Trusts: The Uniform Trust Code and Other Tools” published in the Journal of Taxation of Investments in 2008; “Asset Protection Trusts Come to Tennessee” published in the Tennessee Banker in 2007; “Trust Planning In An Uncertain Estate Tax Environment” presented to the 57th Annual Tennessee Federal Tax Institute in 2006; and “Installment Sales Involving Non-Grantor Trusts” published in Estate Planning in 2005. Bryan can be reached by email at bryan@howardmobley.com.
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Tax Law
- Business Succession Planning
- Estate administration
- Estate and trust litigation
- Charitable planning
- Asset protection planning
Professional Associations
- Fellow and Tennessee State Chairman, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Numerous legislative activities, including, principal draftsman of the Tennessee Community Property Trust Act of 2010, the Tennessee Investment Services Trust Act of 2007, Member of Committee which drafted Tennessee Uniform Trust Code (2004, 2007 and 2010) and Member of Tennessee Bar Association’s Probate Study Committee, which reviews and recommends legislation involving trusts and estates in Tennessee
- Former Chairman (1994 & 2006), Estate Planning Committee, Nashville Bar Association
- Former Chairman (2004), Tax Committee, Nashville Bar Association
- Member of American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Assoication, and Nashville Bar Association
Education
- B.S., Business Administration, University of California at Berkeley, 1979
- J.D., Vanderbilt University, 1983
- L.L.M., Taxation, University of Florida, 1984
Bar Admissions
- Admitted to bar in Tennessee, 1983
Civic and Other Activities
- Board Member and Former President, Guardianship and Trust Corporation of Tennessee
- Trustee and Former President, Tennessee Federal Tax Institute
- YMCA Foundation of Middle Tennessee - Member of Professional Advisory Committee
- Nashville Symphony - Member of Legacy Advisory Council
- Nashville Opera - Planning Giving Advisory Group
