Bradley C. Sagraves
Tennessee
Egerton, McAfee, Armistead & Davis, P.C.
900 S. Gay Street
Knoxville
Tennessee 37902
Tel: (865) 546-0500
Email:
bsagraves@emlaw.com
Web:
www.emlaw.com
Brad Sagraves is a shareholder with the firm practicing in the areas of business law, tax, probate and estate planning.
Brad represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service, Tennessee Department of Revenue, Tennessee Board of Equalization and other tax authorities. His representation extends to audits, collection actions, requesting installments agreements and offers in compromise, and obtaining property tax exemptions for charitable or other qualified institutions.
Brad generally advises businesses and individuals on forming businesses, whether limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, partnerships, corporations or s-corporations. Brad advises clients on structural changes, buyouts, mergers, acquisitions or tax-free reorganizations, as well as day-to-day needs of the average business.
As part of advising his clients in business and tax matters, Brad also provides estate planning and succession planning to ensure that the client’s assets pass according to the client’s wishes, whether to families, friends or charities. Brad can tailor the appropriate estate plan for each client, whether it is a simple will with trusts for a client’s children or complex tax-planning wills to ensure that inheritance and estate taxes are minimized. Brad also has experience in drafting special needs trusts, life insurance trusts and charitable remainder trusts. As part of his estate practice, he regularly represents clients in probate and conservatorship matters, whether simple, complex or contested.
Brad also has experience in federal contracting guidelines, international tax issues, self-settled asset protection trusts and many other areas of law.
Education:
- B.A. in Political Science, magna cum laude, from Lee University in Cleveland, TN
- J.D. from the University of Tennessee College of Law, with honors
- Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of Florida Levin College of Law
Admissions:
- State of Tennessee
- Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. Tax Court
Egerton, McAfee, Armistead & Davis, P.C. is a diverse team of multi-talented professionals who are committed to providing superior legal representation for their clients. The attorneys at Egerton, McAfee take great pride in developing a partnership of trust with its clients rather than merely providing legal advice.
Egerton, McAfee has been engaged primarily in the practice of corporate civil law, with an emphasis on tax and business matters, since 1932. Some of the firm’s business practice areas include Banking, Tax, Health Care, Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Estate Planning, as well as Commercial and Securities law.
Because the attorneys at Egerton, McAfee strive to foster long-lasting relationships with their clients, trust and loyalty are natural byproducts of the work they do. The firm’s clients also benefit from the comprehensive attention they receive—its lawyers have developed expertise in multiple areas, which allows the firm to take a thorough approach to legal matters at hand.
The best kind of client service is also the best kind of community service: Egerton, McAfee believes great things are happening in Knoxville, and is committed to being an asset to the progress of its hometown. The firm continuously endeavors to be a responsible corporate citizen, offering pro bono services to several charitable organizations.
For a number of years, the firm has maintained an “AV” designation—the highest rating published by Martindale-Hubbell®.