Michael D. Blackburn, JD, CPA

Shareholder

Blackburn & Stoll, LC

Michael D. Blackburn, J.D., C.P.A., is a shareholder in the Salt Lake City law firm of BLACKBURN & STOLL, LC where his practice focuses on estate planning, tax planning, and issues affecting small business. He is a past chairman of both the Estate Planning Section and the Task Force on Multi-Disciplinary Practice of the Utah State Bar. He is a past President of the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants, served five years on the AICPA Council and two years on the Uniform Accountancy Act Task Force for AICPA/NASBA. He currently serves as Chairman of the Utah Board of Accountancy.

Mr. Blackburn has authored two books on estate and financial planning, has drafted several pieces of legislation, and has written numerous published articles and papers on a variety of legal and tax topics. He is a frequent instructor who has taught courses in more than 200 cities spread over 45 states in the last 20 years. He received the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant's Outstanding Instructor Award for in 1989 and again in 1999, was chosen as Utah's Oustanding CPA in 1997, was elected as a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel in 1993, and was recognized by Best Lawyers in America in 2008. Mr. Blackburn is an adjunct professor at the University of Utah, teaching classes in individual income taxes, partnership taxation, tax strategies, and tax controversy resolution.

He received his B.S. degree in accounting magna cum laude from the University of Utah and his J.D. degree from Stanford University.