Aviation - Acquisition, Finance and Licensing
Business
Employment
Estate Planning
Real Estate
Tax

Brad has over 22 years experience helping clients with tax and business problems. His concentrates his practice in the closely related fields of business, tax and estate planning. He has a broad range and wealth of experience representing clients in commercial transactions, family wealth transfer, company formation, real estate, business acquisitions, probate and tax matters before the Internal Revenue Service. In addition to representing clients in state, federal, bankruptcy, and tax court, Mr. Bowen has represented clients in zoning and real estate matters before city councils, redevelopment agencies, boards of adjustment, and planning commissions.

Brad is a certified public accountant (C.P.A.) and has an intricate understanding of the interrelated business, tax, financing, regulatory contractual and related legal issues involving the purchase, sale or leasing of an aircraft. He works with clients in a variety of aviation settings, including aircraft acquisition & sales, ownership structuring, Federal and State tax planning, FAA Rules & Regulations, licensing, and business valuations.

State of Utah, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), 1985

Utah State Bar, 1987

Utah Supreme Court, 1987

U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 1987

U.S. Tax Court, 1991

University of Utah, J.D., 1987

University of Utah, B.A., Accounting, 1984, Cum Laude, Beta Alpha Psi, National Accounting Service, Honor Society

Spanish

Tax Accountant, First Security Bank

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Davis County Bar Association

Salt Lake County Bar Association

Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants

Chair, Utah CPA Politial Action Committee, Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants, 2007-present

Bar Examiner, Estates & Wills Section of the Utah State Bar, 1992-present

Salt Lake Estate Planning Council, 1987-present

Political Action Committee, Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants, 2005-present

Chair, USLAW Network Transactional Practice Group 2006-2008

Tax Symposium Committee, Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants, 1996-2002 (Co-chair 1999)

Ethics and Discipline Committee, Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants, 2000-2002

Board of Directors, Salt Lake Estate Planning Council, 1999-2000

President, Business Law Section of the Utah State Bar, 1994-1995

Non Profit Organizations Advisory Committee, 1993-1994

Advisor to the Board of Directors, United Way of Davis County, 1997-present

Farmington City Open Space Committee, 1999-2001

Recognized in Utah Business Magazine’s “Utah Legal Elite”

Distinguished Tax Practitioner of the Year 2005-2006, Tax Section, Utah State Bar

Presenter, "Tax Implications of Aircraft Transactions", Tax Section, Utah State Bar, SLC, UT October, 2008

Presenter, "Practical Contract Drafting Tips", USLAW Transactional Practice Group, Las Vegas, NV September 2008

Estate planning, trusts, probate and business planning

International Association of Financial Planners

Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants

Utah Society of Public Accountants