Eric L. Olsen

Eric L. Olsen is a partner and LLM attorney at Echo Hawk & Olsen in Pocatello. His practice covers trusts, estates and probate, taxation and tax controversy, contracts, real estate, construction disputes, health law, civil litigation, business organizations, mergers and acquisitions, securities, and employment contracts and executive compensation. He advises small and mid-sized companies as well as business owners and families on transactions, disputes, tax issues, and succession planning.

Eric earned a B.S. in Economics with a minor in Political Science from Brigham Young University, a J.D. from the University of Idaho College of Law, and an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Florida College of Law. His advanced tax education supports transaction structuring, tax controversy, estate and gift planning, and business succession work where legal choices can have significant tax consequences.

Eric has worked with businesses through formation, capital raising, intellectual-property protection, ownership disputes, mergers and acquisitions, and eventual sale or transfer. He has represented 8(a) business development companies involved in federal contracting and has appeared before the IRS, the U.S. Tax Court, and state taxing authorities. He also helps families with wills, living trusts, life insurance trusts, multigenerational trusts, probate, and difficult trust administrations.

Eric L. Olsen brings more than three decades of business and tax experience to matters that often cross traditional practice boundaries. His work links business transactions, tax planning, estate planning, real estate, contracts, and litigation so clients can evaluate both immediate legal issues and long-term consequences. By combining tax training with broad business counsel, he helps owners and families structure transactions, manage disputes, and plan for succession and wealth transfer.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Echo Hawk & Olsen, PLLC
• Member, Idaho State Bar

Licensed State

• Idaho

Education

• University of Florida College of Law
  Master of Laws (LLM) in Taxation
• University of Idaho College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Brigham Young University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Economics, MinorPolitical Science

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