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Michael M. Davis

Partner

Michael M. Davis has been a tax partner in the Boston office of Sullivan & Worcester LLP for more than thirty-five years. He concentrates his practice in income tax and estate planning, particularly for owners of closely-held businesses and real estate and holders of substantial liquid assets. He counsels numerous corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies, and he has established grantor retained annuity trusts for clients with substantial holdings of real estate and S corporation stock. He has written and lectured extensively on a variety of tax topics including presentations to the Federal Tax Institute of New England and the American Law Institute-American Bar Association.

Bar & Court Admissions

  • Massachusetts, 1965
  • U.S. Tax Court

Publications

  • "Current Thoughts on Installment Method Reporting: Old Problem Revisited, New Problems Under the 1969 Act," 29 New York University Institute on Federal Taxation (1971)
  • "Tax Problems of Modification of Previously Entered-Into Tax-Free Reorganizations on Account of Breach of Warranty," 32 New York University Institute on Federal Taxation (1974)
  • "Buying and Selling Property: the Determination and Treatment of Inputed Interest," 44 New York University Institute on Federal Taxation (1985)

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Awards & Honors

  • Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2004-2009)
  • Top 100 Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2006-2008)
  • Best Lawyers in America (1987-2010)
  • Chambers USA, Leading Lawyer in Tax (2003-2009)
  • PLC Which Lawyer? (2008)
  • Madison Who's Who of Executives and Professionals (2006-2007)

Professional & Civic Activities

  • American, Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations
  • Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel

Education

  • LL.M., 1970, Boston University School of Law, 1970
  • LL.B., Yale Law School, 1965
  • B.A. and Sc.B., Brown University, 1962
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