Expertise
Why choose Vaught & Boutris LLP? Simply put, because you won’t find the same level of expertise in our practice areas at any other firm.
The firm’s founders, Jon Vaught and Basil Boutris, are known throughout the legal community as “the lawyer’s lawyers.” They bring decades of academic knowledge and research, hands-on experience, and ongoing training to their areas of legal specialization. As a result, they are often called upon by other attorneys to assist in complex cases, to testify as expert witnesses, or to remedy situations created by underinformed or inexperienced legal representation.
They are also highly in demand as teachers, lecturers, and collaborators. Both Mr. Vaught and Mr. Boutris are on the faculty of Golden Gate University’s Masters of Laws (LLM) in Taxation degree program, which is consistently recognized as among the top graduate tax programs in the United States as well as the top Tax LLM in California.
Both Jon Vaught and Basil Boutris have also been recognized as Super Lawyers, a recognition given to outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Jodi Phillips-Coleman has been recognized as a Rising Star rated by Super Lawyers, a recognition given to the top 2.5% of outstanding lawyers who are under the age of 40 or have been practicing for less than 10 years. The selection process for both of these awards includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.
Our firm’s specialized practice areas include:
- Estate planning, probate, and trust administration
- Taxable estates and estate tax planning for individuals and businesses
- Business formation, succession, and planning
- Mediation
- Litigation in all of these areas
We are committed to providing the highest quality of legal representation and counsel to our clients in a personalized, efficient, and cost-effective manner. To find out more about how we can help you, contact us online or call 510-430-1518 today.