Abbey L. Farnsworth

Abbey L. Farnsworth is a shareholder at Parr Brown Gee & Loveless whose practice includes Probate, Estates and Trusts, Tax, Corporate Structure, Organizations and Governance, and Business and Finance. She advises individuals and families on estate planning, probate, trust and estate administration, gift and estate tax issues, and business formation and structuring. Her work includes domestic planning for high-net-worth clients and international income and transfer tax planning.

Farnsworth earned an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law in 2016. She received her J.D. magna cum laude from Michigan State University College of Law in 2014, where she served as an Associate Editor of the MSU Law Review. She earned a B.S. in Kinesiology from the University of Michigan in 2009 and was named to the Dean’s List.

Farnsworth advises executors and trustees on estate and trust administration and assists clients with charitable gift planning, business formation and structuring, and transfer-tax planning. Her practice also addresses international income and transfer tax issues affecting non-US individuals, families, and trusts. Her experience includes multijurisdictional tax challenges and information reporting under FATCA and the Common Reporting Standard for US and non-US clients.

Abbey L. Farnsworth brings advanced tax training to an estate-planning practice spanning personal, fiduciary, business, and cross-border matters. Before joining Parr Brown, she worked at McGuireWoods and another New York law firm on estate and gift taxation, international estate planning, and tax compliance. She is licensed in Utah, New York, and Virginia and is admitted to the US Tax Court.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Parr Brown Gee & Loveless
• Member, Utah State Bar
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Virginia State Bar
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Teach for America (2009-2011)
• Member, Delta Delta Delta

Licensed State

• Utah
• New York
• Virginia

Education

• New York University School of Law
  Master of Laws (LLM) in Taxation
• Michigan State University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) Magna Cum Laude
• University of Michigan
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Kinesiology

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