Charles F. Schuetze

Charles F. Schuetze is an attorney at Manley Brautigam Bankston P.C. in Anchorage who has practiced in Alaska since 1984. His work focuses on business transactions, income taxation, and estate planning. He advises clients on business and financial transactions, tax planning, wealth-transfer concerns, and related legal issues that require coordination between commercial objectives and tax consequences. His long-standing practice combines transactional counseling with detailed knowledge of federal and Alaska tax matters.

Schuetze earned an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Miami in 1990 and a J.D. from the University of Iowa in 1982. He studied German law at the University of Tübingen from 1982 to 1983, attended graduate school at the University of Texas from 1978 to 1979, and earned a B.S.S. in Philosophy cum laude from Cornell College in 1977. His education supports a practice centered on sophisticated tax and business analysis.

Schuetze’s experience includes advising on business structures, financial transactions, income tax planning, and estate planning. He contributed to development of Alaska’s limited liability company legislation and has remained active in professional organizations focused on tax and estate planning. He has served as chair of the Alaska Bar Association Tax Law Section and participates in the Anchorage Estate Planning Council, connecting his transactional work with continuing developments in tax and planning law.

Charles F. Schuetze brings decades of Alaska practice experience to matters where business, tax, and estate-planning considerations intersect. He is admitted in Alaska and before federal courts, including the U.S. Tax Court. His background helps clients evaluate transaction structures, tax consequences, succession and estate goals, and other financial legal issues with careful attention to how present decisions can affect future obligations and long-term planning.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Manley Brautigam Bankston P.C.
• Member, Alaska Bar Association
• Past Chair, Alaska Bar Association, Tax Section
• Member, Anchorage Estate Planning Council

Licensed State

• Alaska

Education

• University of Miami
  Master of Laws (LLM) in Taxation
• University of Iowa
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Tübingen
  German Law Study
• Cornell College
  B.S.S. in Philosophy
• University of Texas
  Graduate School

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