Dennis Astill

Dennis Astill

Astill Law Firm
  • Estate Planning, Business Law, Elder Law ...
  • Utah
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Biography

Over 30 years experience in Estate Planning, Business Law and Company Formation, Asset Protection, Elder Law, Real Estate and Tax Planning.

Former Managing Partner at large Salt Lake City law firm.
Rated AV, the highest rating from Martindale-Hubbell the pre-eminent lawyer ratings service.
Featured in Top 100 Utah Lawyers, Utah Business Magazine.
Law Practice with significant management experience in law, business and real estate.
Complex and simple estate planning, company formation, large and small business ventures and transactions, real estate transactions,1031 exchange transactions, business advising, and asset protection.
Frequent speaker at conferences on business, trust, estate planning and tax planning workshops and seminars.
Managed the largest private brownfield redevelopment and environmental remediation site in the country (former Geneva Steel near Provo, Utah) for nearly 5 years until returned to law practice.

Practice Areas
Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Elder Law
Probate
Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
Real Estate Law
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Utah
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10th Circuit
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Professional Experience
President and Founder
Astill Law Firm
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After 26 years with a large Salt Lake City firm, founded the Astill Law Firm to focus its practice in Estate Planning, Elder Law, Business and Company Formation, Real Estate and Tax Planning.
Manager and General Counsel
Anderson Geneva Development, Inc.
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Managed the largest private brownfield redevelopment project in the United States. Redevelopment of the former Geneva Steel site near Orem, Utah. Masterplan approved, 1000 acres remediated, Redevelopment Agency created, and over 250 acres redeveloped and sold over 5 year period.
Managing Partner, shareholder, attorney, practice group manager
Strong & Hanni, Law Firm
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Created Tax, Estate and Business Practice Group; Managed Firm for over 20 years growing from 8 lawyers to over 35 lawyers.
Education
Brigham Young University
J.D. | Business, Tax, Estates
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Honors: Cum Laude
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Utah State University
B.S. | Chemistry, Biochemistry
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Activities: Masters Research in Biochemistry
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Awards
Top 100 Lawyers, Estate Planning, Tax, Real Estate, Business
Utah Business Magazine
Professional Associations
Utah State Bar  # 00140
Member
Current
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American Bar Association
Member
Current
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NBI Legal Education
Speaker on Trusts, Estates, Wills, Probate, Limited Liability Companies
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Activities: Frequent lecturer.
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Utah Bar Sections: Estate Planning, Business Law, Real Estate and Probate
Member
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Tax Section, Utah Bar
President
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Contact & Map
7730 S. Union Park Ave, Suite 130
Sandy, UT 84047
Telephone: (801) 438-8698
Fax: (801) 204-9530