Tyson D. Willis

Tyson is a senior associate in the Private Wealth practice, focusing his practice on sophisticated tax and wealth transfer planning for high net worth individuals and families. His experience encompasses complex gift and generation-skipping tax strategies, gift structures involving carried interests and profits interests, family business succession planning, estate administration, income tax planning and reporting for trusts and estates, and preparation of estate and gift tax returns. Tyson also provides guidance to numerous charitable organizations, including private grantmaking foundations and public charities, on formation, tax exemption applications, and ongoing tax compliance issues.

A frequent speaker and author on wealth transfer planning topics, Tyson addresses areas such as planning for potential changes to estate and gift tax laws, the income tax aspects of estate planning, will drafting, and complex gifting techniques. His articles have appeared in Trusts and Estates and Estate Planning. Since 2023, Tyson has been recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for his work in Trusts and Estates.