Michael R Leas

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FISHER, TOUSEY, LEAS & BALL, P.A. offers many practice areas to meet the needs of its clients. The following is a listing of our Jacksonville Law Firm Practice Areas:
* Corporate / Business
* Partnerships & LLCs
* Tax
* Trusts & Estates
* Real Estate
* Retirement Plans, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Board Certified Tax Law Attorney - Florida Bar

Michael R Leas
Fisher, Tousey, Leas & Ball
501 Riverside Ave #600
Jacksonville FL 32202-4913
Tel: 904 356-2600
Fax: 904 355-0233
E-mail: mleas@fishertousey.com

AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Taxation
- ERISA
- Employee Benefits
- Corporation and Business Entities
- 401(k) and Pension Plans
- Profit Sharing Plans
- Exempt Organizations

Michael joined Fisher, Tousey, Leas & Ball in 1979. Michael focuses primarily on business planning and employee benefit matters. Michael represents clients who are forming businesses advises established businesses on tax and contract issues, handles acquisitions, mergers and sales of existing companies, represents employers in establishing and operating employee benefit plans as such as 401(k) plans, pension plans, profit sharing plans, cafeteria plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, stock option plans, restricted stock plans and similar arrangements.

Michael’s business practice is primarily limited to closely held corporations and small business owners; Michael also advises larger companies, including publicly held companies, with respect to employee benefit matters. Michael has also done extensive work for charitable organizations wishing to establish and maintain tax exemption under the Internal Revenue Code and under state laws.

Michael has been selected in a statewide poll as a Florida “Super Lawyer.” Michael is a past president of the Employee Benefit Council of Northeast Florida (predecessor organization to the ASPA Benefit Council of Northeast Florida).

WORK EXPERIENCE
* Counsel and advise clients concerning formation and capitalization of corporations, partnership, limited liability companies and other types of business entities.
* Represent clients in the acquisition or disposition of equity interests or assets of businesses and the dissolution or liquidation of such businesses as well as mergers and other types of tax free reorganizations.
* Advise clients on establishment, operation and termination of 401(k) plans, pension plans, profit sharing plans and other types of qualified and nonqualified retirement plan arrangements.
* Represent clients of ongoing businesses regarding tax, contracts and general business matters.
* Advise client on the creation and tax exempt status of charitable organizations.