Background
Hicks, Robert J. was born on January 22, 1961 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Robert J. Hicks
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Butler University (Bachelor of Science, cum laude, high honors in Accounting, 1984). Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary (Juris Doctor, 1986).
Career
Worked at Sommer & Barnard, Attorneys at Law, Personal Computer (Indianapolis, Indiana) specializing in Federal and State Income Taxation, Estate Planning, Business and Corporate Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions. Admitted to the bar, 1987, Indiana. Order of the Coif. Member, William and Mary Law Review, 1985-1986.
Chairman, 1995 Year-End Tax Update, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Seminar, 1995.
Chairman, "Mastering a Federal or Indiana Tax Controversy," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Seminar, 1990. Author: "Qualified Personal Residence Trusts," Resident Gestae June 1995 Edition.
"Family Limited Partnerships, "Midwest Estate Planning Institute and National Business Institute Seminars, 1995. "Supreme Court Disallows Home Office Deduction," The Indiana Certified Public Accountants, March 1993 Edition.
"Update on Indiana Tax Laws," The Indiana Certified Public Accountants, July 1990 Edition.
"South Corporations and Executive Compensation," National Business Institute Seminar - Indiana Corporate Law, 1990. "Code Section 2036 (c): Federal Estate Tax Aspects of Transferring the Family Business," Indiana Certified Public Accountants Society and Indiana State Bar Association Joint Tax Institute Seminar, 1989. "The Passive Loss Rules and Their Applications to South Corporations," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Seminar, 1989.
Adjunct Professor, Business Law and Federal Income Taxation, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1986-1994.
Member: Indianapolis (Member, Taxation Section), Indiana State (Council Member and Secretary/Treasurer, Taxation Section) and American (Member, Business Law and Taxation Sections) Bar Associations. Indiana Certified Public Accountants Society (former Chairman, State and Local Taxation Committee).
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Membership
Member, William and Mary Law Review, 1985-1986. Chairman, 1995 Year-End Tax Update, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Seminar, 1995. Chairman, "Mastering a Federal or Indiana Tax Controversy," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Seminar, 1990.
