Craig Janes has joined Lane Powell as a Private Client Services Senior Tax Advisor on the Private Client Services Team.
Janes is a Certified Public Accountant who advises high net worth individuals and families on estate, gift, trust, and charitable planning matters, with an emphasis on transfer tax compliance, transfer tax controversies, estate administration and termination, and estate tax financing.
As the former National Director of Estate, Gift, Trust and Charitable Services for Deloitte Tax LLP, Janes brings a wealth of sophisticated accounting and business experience to Lane Powell, and works closely with our attorneys to meet clients’ unique estate, charitable, and legacy goals. Janes boasts extensive experience in generation-skipping transfer taxation, estate and trust administration, administration of charitable trusts and residual charitable estates, transfer tax valuation, fiduciary income taxation, and the use of family-controlled enterprises. In addition to his practice, Janes is a respected speaker and author, and frequently comments on new developments in the estate, gift, and trust arena.
Janes obtained his M.P.A. from the University of Texas at Austin, summa cum laude, and his B.S. from Utah State University, summa cum laude, as the College of Business valedictorian.