Kent Collins

Kent Collins

J. Reuben Clark Scholar
  • Business Law, Estate Planning, Tax Law
  • Utah
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Biography

Kent Collins has extensive tax planning experience counseling high net worth clients and small to mid-sized businesses. Mr. Collins is also experienced in the area of aviation law, having worked as in-house General Counsel for Morris Air. He is currently counsel for SkyWest, Inc.

Mr. Collins has taught classes at the Brigham Young University Law School on Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning, is a past Chair of the Tax Section of the Utah State Bar, and is admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court. He is a fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

Mr. Collins has been continuously recognized in Best Lawyers in America since 2006, and was named “Lawyer of the Year” in Corporate Law (2015) and (2018). He was also listed in the 2007-2019 editions of Mountain States Super Lawyers, and he has continually recognized as one of Utah’s Legal Elite by Utah Business magazine for his work in wills, trusts and estates. Mr. Collins has the highest Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV.

Practice Areas
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Tax Law
Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
Additional Practice Areas
  • Business and Finance
  • Aircraft Finance and Acquisitions
  • Equipment Leasing
  • Corporate Tax
  • Probate, Estates and Trusts
  • Estate Planning, Probate, and Estate and Trust Administration
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Utah
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Languages
  • English
Professional Experience
Managing Editor, BYU Law Review
J. Reuben Clark Scholar
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Utah State Bar
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Salt Lake County Bar Association
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Education
Brigham Young University
J.D. (1980)
J. Reuben Clark Scholar, Managing Editor, BYU Law Review
Honors: Magna cum laude
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Professional Associations
Utah State Bar  # 00699
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Current
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Website
Kent H. Collins - Parr Brown Gee & Loveless
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Contact & Map
Parr Brown Gee & Loveless
101 South 200 East
Suite 700
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Telephone: (801) 257-7911
Fax: (801) 532-7750