Craig S. Lair

Craig Lair is a tax and transactional attorney.  Additionally, Craig handles state and federal tax controversy matters and trusts and estate litigation.  Among his recent controversy experiences are the following:

• Represented a company in a 2009-2011 tax court case involving inventory methods.
• Represented an estate in tax court litigation related to substantiating non-active participation of a decedent in a business.  The matter was satisfactorily resolved.
• Expert witness in a breach of fiduciary duty claim.
• Multi-state litigation involving an estate related to breach of fiduciary duty and undue influence.
• Represented an executive in tax court litigation related to passive/active participation in various investments.  Immediately prior to trial, the case was substantially conceded by the IRS. 
• Multi-jurisdictional case involving trust interpretation and trustee duty issues. 

Elected Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)

Best Lawyers in America, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates, 2009-2012

Mid-South Super Lawyer, Tax, 2011

Arkansas Business "40 Under 40" (2006) 

Arkansas Symphony Advisory Board, 2012-present

Pulaski County, Arkansas, and American Bar Associations

Certified Public Accountant, Arkansas, 1992, currently inactive

Arkansas Bar State Tax Committee, Past Chairman

Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants

2006 Tax Institute Committee, Co-Chairman

UALR Bowen School of Law, Adjunct Professor, Transaction Skills, 2006 to Present

Vision Little Rock Environment and Land Use Work Group, 2000-2002

Duke University, Master of Arts (Economics) and Juris Doctor (high honors), 1995

Fisher, Tousey, Leas, and Ball Outstanding Estate Planning Award, Duke University

National Wechsler First Amendment Moot Court Competition, First Place 

Staff Editor, Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum, 1993-1994

Harding University, Bachelor of Business Administration, summa cum laude, 1992

Arkansas, 1995

United States Tax Court, 1995