Justin Miller (attorney and professor)

Justin T. Miller is an attorney and professor in San Francisco, California. He is notable as a published author and nationally recognized speaker in the United States in the fields of taxation, estate planning and family governance.[1] Miller has also been featured as an industry expert in numerous business publications, including The Wall Street Journal,[2] the ABA Journal,[3] The Recorder,[4] the Daily Journal, the Chicago Lawyer,[5] and the New York Law Journal.

Education

Miller grew up in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles, California. He attended Palisades High School in Pacific Palisades, where he began taking college level courses in physics and calculus at the age of 15. By the age of 16, he was offered early acceptance into the UCLA honors program. In addition, he was concertmaster of the Palisades High School orchestra, an all city varsity tennis player, and starting offensive lineman on the Palisades High School football team. Miller earned his bachelor’s degree, with honors, in only 2 1/2 years from the University of California at Berkeley in 1995 with a major in political science and a minor in music. He received a master of laws in taxation and a juris doctor in 1999 from New York University School of Law, where he participated in an accelerated joint degree program. He also earned his credentials as a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) in 2005.[6]

Professional Life

Miller began his career as an attorney at the international law firm of Sidley Austin in 1999. He joined Wells Fargo in 2005, and was promoted to the position of senior vice president and managing director by the time he was 30.[7] In 2011, Miller joined BNY Mellon as a national wealth strategist.[8] And, in 2012, he became an adjunct professor at Golden Gate University School of Law.[9]

In addition to his positions with BNY Mellon and Golden Gate University School of Law, Miller is a member of the executive committee of the State Bar of California Taxation Section,[10] a member of the board of directors of the California Bar Foundation,[11] and an editor of the prestigious California Tax Lawyer publication.[12] In addition, he is a member of the Bar of the United States Tax Court and a member of the State Bar of California.[13] Miller is also a former member of the executive committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Tax Section,[14] a former member of the board of directors of the Constitutional Rights Foundation, and the former chair of Century City Bar Association Taxation Section.

References

  1. ↑ "The State Bar of California's 21st Annual Estate and Gift Tax Conference". Taxation.calbar.ca.gov. Retrieved 2013-06-24.; "Santa Clara School of Law's 8th Annual Kasner Estate Planning Symposium". Law.scu.edu. Retrieved 2013-06-24.; "Stanford University and Silicon Valley Community Foundation's 13th Annual Conference on Charitable Giving". Conferencecharitablegiving.org. Retrieved 2012-06-24.; "Vistage 2013 International Member & Chair Conference". Conference.vistage.com. Retrieved 2013-06-24.; "10th Annual Conference on Philanthropic and Legacy Planning". Seattlechildrens.org. Retrieved 2013-06-24.; "Washington Planned Giving Council". Wpgc.org. Retrieved 2013-06-24.; "LLM Taxation Law - LLM and SJD Programs - Academic Law Programs - School of Law - Golden Gate University". Ggu.edu. Retrieved 2012-01-20.; "CalCPA Instructor Biography". Calcpa.org. Retrieved 2012-01-20.; "Boulder County Bar Association" (PDF). Boulder-bar.org. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  2. ↑ Dale, Arden (2013-09-19). "Make Sure You Know Who Will Inherit Your Twitter Account - The Wall Street Journal". online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2013-09-19.; Dale, Arden (2013-06-13). "More Estate Plans Account for 'Digital Assets' - The Wall Street Journal". online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2013-06-24.; Jones, Ashby (2010-07-19). "Why ‘Associate’ Doesn’t Just Mean One Thing Anymore - The Wall Street Journal". online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  3. ↑ Neil, Martha (2010-07-16). "Law Firms with 2 Tiers of Associates Pay 2nd Ranks up to 50% Less - ABA Journal". www.abajournal.com. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
  4. ↑ Miller, Justin (2010-07-19). "Is Adding a Second Tier for Law Firm Associates a Good Thing? - The Recorder". Law.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  5. ↑ Robert, Amanda. "The end of the salary war?". Chicago Lawyer Magazine. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  6. ↑ "Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. - Search for a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional". Cfp.net. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  7. ↑ "Wealth Management's California Expansion Includes Legal Specialty Group Serving Attorneys - SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/". California: Prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  8. ↑ "BNY Mellon Names New Senior Wealth Strategist for Wealth Management Group - Finance Info Today". Financewise.net. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  9. ↑ "Golden Gate University". Ggu.edu. 2011-12-13. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  10. ↑ "Taxation Section Leadership". Taxation.calbar.ca.gov. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  11. ↑ "California Bar Foundation Board of Directors". Calbarfoundation.org. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  12. ↑ "California Tax Lawyer". Taxation.calbar.ca.gov. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  13. ↑ "State Bar of California: Justin Todd Miller". Members.calbar.ca.gov. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  14. ↑ "Los Angeles County Bar Association Roster 2004-2005.doc" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-20.


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