J. Scott Bogguss

J. Scott Bogguss is a Cedar Rapids business, transactional, and tax attorney who advises closely held businesses and their owners. His practice covers taxation, estate planning, probate, general business law, mergers and acquisitions, employee benefits, agriculture law, and emerging companies. He helps clients organize and reorganize entities to address financial, tax planning, management, and ownership objectives while providing practical guidance on important business and personal planning decisions.

Bogguss earned his J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law and a B.B.A. in finance and insurance from the University of Iowa. His combined legal and business education supports his ability to evaluate the tax, financial, and organizational consequences of complex transactions. This background also informs his work with business owners, executives, families, and fiduciaries facing planning and compliance matters.

Bogguss’s experience includes designing and implementing estate, pension, executive compensation, business succession, merger, and acquisition plans. Bogguss also handles secured lending transactions and represents businesses and individuals in disputed income tax matters. Before 2009, he practiced at another Cedar Rapids firm, serving multiple terms in management and leading its business and tax group. This broad background allows him to connect transactional planning with long-term ownership and wealth objectives.

J. Scott Bogguss has been recognized in Chambers High Net Worth for Private Wealth Law in Iowa and has appeared in Great Plains Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America. He is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel and the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. His professional leadership and former board service with Cedar Rapids community organizations reflect a long-standing commitment to thoughtful counsel, sound judgment, and service.

Law Office Affiliations

• Member, Simmons Perrine PLC
• Member, American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section
• Member, Iowa State Bar Association, Probate, Trust & Estate Planning Section
• Member, Linn County Bar Association
• Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel
• Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Licensed State

• Iowa

Education

• University of Iowa College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Iowa
  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)