Bio

What Wayne Reames does requires trust. By working closely and thoughtfully with clients on their most important family and business legacies, he has built a rare confidence as people plan the future of their estates and closely-held businesses. Wayne fully understands his area of legal expertise touches a client's most personal priorities—planning for the future. Wayne’s practice emphasizes taxation, tax controversy, trusts and estates, nonprofit organizations and charitable giving, and corporate law. Wayne advises clients regarding their business transactions, estate planning, tax planning, and ERISA. Wayne’s goal is to integrate estate planning into the client’s personal and business planning, taking into consideration special assets such as closely-held businesses, partnerships, limited liability companies, real estate (including special use valuation for agricultural property) life insurance, among other holdings. With a background in economics and accounting, Wayne brings a multidisciplinary approach to the practice of law. Wayne is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of Iowa. Legal: New York University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 2001; University of Michigan, J.D., cum laude, 2000 (Clarence Darrow Scholar); Undergraduate: Luther College, B.A., summa cum laude, 1997 (Phi Beta Kappa);