Christopher T. Rogers

Experience

• Counsel to corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies concerning formation, reorganization and other tax planning matters.
• Counsel to corporations, partnerships and individuals concerning structuring real estate transactions to qualify for income tax deferral as like-kind exchanges. 
• Counsel to individuals concerning preparation of complex estate plans.
• Served as an attorney-advisor for the Assistant Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service (National Office), Washington, D.C., from 1986 to 1990.

Education

• Southern Methodist University LL.M. (1986)
• University of Arkansas School of Law J.D. (1985)
• Southern Methodist University M.B.A. (1982)
• Centenary College of Louisiana B.S., Accounting (1981)

Professional Recognition

• The Best Lawyers in America©:  Trust and Estates (2006-2021)
• Best Lawyers® 2018: Trust and Estates "Lawyer of the Year"

Involvement

• Member, American Bar Association (Taxation Section)
• Member, Arkansas Bar Association
• Member, Mercy Northwest Arkansas Board of Directors
• Member, Boys and Girls Club of Benton County Foundation Board of Directors
  • Board President, (2011-2013)
• Member, Northwest Arkansas Community College Foundation Board of Directors
  • Chair, Planned Giving Committee
• Former Board Member, Boys and Girls Club of Benton County
• Former President, Northwest Arkansas Estate Planning Council  (2007-2009)

News & Articles

Firm News

• 47 Mitchell Williams Attorneys Named to 2021 Best Lawyers® List - 17 Named 2021 Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch; 7 Named 2021 Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year"
• Forty Mitchell Williams Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 - Six Named as Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year"
• Forty Mitchell Williams Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 - Six Attorneys Named as Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year"
• Thirty-five Mitchell Williams Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018 - Eight Named as Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year"

Articles

• Estate and Gift Planning with Low Interest Rates - Making the Best of a Bad Situation
• The SECURE Act and the RMD: Now's the Time to Review Your Retirement Account Trust Beneficiary Designations
• Series LLCs and the Arkansas Uniform Protected Series Act
• Increased Estate/Gift Tax Exemptions Under TCJA: No-Clawback, but Use it or Lose It
• Repeal of the Personal Property Like-kind Exchange (… or, the Swap of §1031 for Increased Bonus Depreciation and Expensing)
• The New Deduction for Pass-Through Income (or How Congress Failed at Tax Simplification)
• So, What's Up With Estate Tax Repeal …