Background
Duke, J. Richard was born on November 13, 1947 in Lineville, Alabama, United States.
Duke, J. Richard was born on November 13, 1947 in Lineville, Alabama, United States.
Auburn University (Bachelor of Science, 1970). Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (Juris Doctor, 1973). University of Miami (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1974).
Worked at Duke Law Firm, P.C. (Birmingham, Alabama) specializing in International and Domestic Taxation, Estate Planning and Wealth Preservation and Wealth Protection Planning. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Alabama. 1974, Florida and United States.
Tax Court; 1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Delta Theta Phi. Author, Chapter: "United States.
Tax Treatment of Low-Tax Jurisdictions," International Taxation of Low-Tax Transactions, Bureau of National Affairs International, Inc., London, England, 1996. Adjunct Professor of Law, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, 1983. Member: Auburn University Advisory Committee.
American Judicature Society, 1994. Member, The Offshore Institute. Adjunct Professor of Law, International Tax and Asset Protection.
Fellow and honorary legal scholar, Center for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Austria. Member: Birmingham, American (Member, Section of Taxation: Committee on Corporate Stockholders Relationships, 1975-1977. Committee on Closely Held Corporations, 1977-1990.
Committee on Individual Investments and Workouts, 1995. Forum Committee on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, 1985-1990. Member: International Law and Practice Section.
Committees on International Taxation and International Property, Estate and Trust Law, 1995. Real Property, Probate and Trust Law), Inter-American and International (Member, Section on Business Law. Committee on Taxes, 1995) Bar Associations.
Alabama State Bar (Member: Section of Taxation. Professional Economics Committee, 1984-1987). The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Taxation.
International Law); Birmingham Estate Planning Council. Auburn University Bar Association. International Tax Planning Association.
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. (Also Of Counsel to Kleinfeld & Giacosa, LLP., Miami, Florida). The firm represents private clients, both individuals and businesses, in the areas of international and domestic taxation, estate planning, and wealth preservation/wealth protection planning.
Our private clients include high net worth individuals and businesses having a strong desire to increase, maintain and protect their wealth. In order to meet each client's goals, the firm designs plans and strategies, then implements sophisticated transactions and vehicles by forming and maintaining domestic, foreign, and offshore business entities and trusts.
Member: Auburn University Advisory Committee. American Judicature Society, 1994. Member, The Offshore Institute.
Adjunct Professor of Law, International Tax and Asset Protection. Fellow and honorary legal scholar, Center for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Austria. Member: Birmingham, American (Member, Section of Taxation: Committee on Corporate Stockholders Relationships, 1975-1977.
Committee on Closely Held Corporations, 1977-1990. Committee on Individual Investments and Workouts, 1995. Forum Committee on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, 1985-1990.
Member: International Law and Practice Section. Committees on International Taxation and International Property, Estate and Trust Law, 1995. Real Property, Probate and Trust Law), Inter-American and International (Member, Section on Business Law.
Committee on Taxes, 1995) Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar (Member: Section of Taxation. Professional Economics Committee, 1984-1987).
The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Taxation. International Law); Birmingham Estate Planning Council. Auburn University Bar Association.
International Tax Planning Association. Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. (Also Of Counsel to Kleinfeld & Giacosa, LLP., Miami, Florida).