MEREDITH K. KNUEVE’s practice is focused in the area of sophisticated estate planning and administration, probate and tax planning for individuals, corporations and partnerships. She frequently advises high wealth individuals on how best to structure and implement wealth transfer and estate planning vehicles such as GRATs, dynasty trusts, family limited partnership and limited liability companies. She also represents estates and businesses in IRS audits.

In addition to her estate planning and tax practice, Ms. Knueve also advises business owners regarding structuring complex transactions, entity formation, succession planning and other corporate needs. She has developed a special focus on representing business owners who are involved in the development and installation of renewable energy facilities, as well as oil and gas leasing and development transactions. She frequently collaborates with members of the firm’s Environmental practice.
 

Representative Experience

• Representation of estates before Internal Revenue Service and Ohio Department of Taxation regarding tax issues
• Negotiation and sale of company stock and assets
• Negotiation of oil and gas leasing transactions
• Negotiation of buy-sell agreements
• Counseling on selection and structuring of various types of entities, including Family Limited Partnerships
• Business Succession Planning
• Representation of renewable energy developers, installers and financiers

Achievements and Awards

• Ohio State Bar Foundation 2011 District 7 Community Service Award
• Recipient, Business First’s “Forty Under 40” (2010)
• Columbus Bar Association Community Service Award (2010)
• Listed as an “Ohio Rising Star” by Law & Politics (2009)
• Pi Mu Epsilon, National Mathematics Honorary

Professional Memberships and Community Service

• Easter Seals of Central and Southeast Ohio, President, Board of Directors
• A.G. Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Washington, D.C., Secretary/Treasurer, Board of Directors
• Fellow, Ohio State Bar Foundation, Class of 2011
• Fellow, Columbus Bar Foundation
• Member, Southeastern Ohio Oil and Gas Association
• RED Company, Member, Board of Directors
• Trustee/Secretary, First Congregational Church Columbus
• Nationwide Children's Hospital Parent Advisory Board
• Professional Advisors Group, The Catholic Foundation, Columbus
• Columbus Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Committee, Nonprofit Committee, Business Law Committee
• Deaf Initiatives, Inc., Board of Directors

Speeches and Publications

• Author, “Tax Advice in the Wake of the Return Preparer Penalty Standards” ALI-ABA’s The Practical Tax Lawyer, Winter 2010
• Author, “Recent Donor Intent Litigation,” Washington Legal Foundation, Spring 2009
• Author, “Ohio General Assembly Reforms Renewable & Advanced Energy Tax Policy,” Client Bulletin, June 2010
• Speaker, “Tax Implications of Health Care Reform,” Ohio Manufacturer’s Association, September 2010; HRACO, October 2011
• Speaker, “Advanced Energy Tax Credits,” Nonprofit Advocate Institute, May 2010
• Speaker, “Endowments,” Western Conference of United Methodist Church, March 2010
• Author, "Renewable Energy Project ITC, Grant Extended by 2010 Tax Act" CWS Newsletter, Vol. 1, 2011 

Other Professional Experience

• Former Adjunct Professor of Mathematics, Columbus State Community College
• Former land/lease/legal analyst, Belden & Blake Corporation