Donald F. Coats, Jr.

Donald F. Coats, Jr. is an estate planning attorney at Dana Whiting Law whose practice includes estate planning, probate, trust administration, business matters, and related tax issues. He is also a CPA and holds an LL.M. in Tax. His work helps individuals, families, and business owners organize legal and financial affairs, administer estates and trusts, and address planning questions involving ownership, succession, asset protection, or the transfer of wealth.

Coats earned a B.A. in Accounting from the University of Northern Iowa. He later received a J.D. and an LL.M. in Tax from the University of San Diego School of Law. His accounting background and advanced tax education support an estate and business practice in which legal structures can intersect with tax consequences, financial records, business ownership, real estate, and long-term planning decisions.

Coats has more than a decade of legal experience and previously worked as an associate with a national asset protection firm and as in-house counsel for a real estate corporation. Those roles gave him experience with business entities, asset protection, transactions, and legal issues affecting property and company operations. His current work includes estate plans, probate and trust administration, business succession, and other matters requiring coordinated legal and tax analysis.

Donald F. Coats, Jr. is licensed to practice law in Arizona, California, and Colorado and brings professional experience as both an attorney and CPA to client planning. His background supports work involving estates, trusts, businesses, charitable planning, asset protection, and tax-sensitive transfers. He helps clients connect legal documents with practical financial objectives, while assisting fiduciaries and business owners with administration, succession, and other responsibilities that arise over time.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Dana Whiting Law, PLLC
• Member, State Bar of Arizona
• Member, The State Bar of California
• Member, Colorado Bar Association

Licensed State

• Arizona
• California
• Colorado

Education

• University of San Diego School of Law
  Master of Laws (LLM)
• University of San Diego School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Northern Iowa
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Accounting

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