Attorneys Christopher T. Rogers Member Email:crogers@mwlaw.com Phone:(479) 464.5651 Location: Rogers Bar Admissions: Arkansas, Texas 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 (2006-2020) 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 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" Alerts IRS Announces Limited to No Adjustments for Cost of Living Articles 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 … VCard PDF Practices Specialized Wealth Transfer Business Tax Planning Estate Planning and Probate Corporate Tax Planning and Structure Individual Income Tax Planning Trust and Estates Tax Business Transactions