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Jay C. Cloud
Partner, Nashville Office


Phone: 615.252.2318
Fax: 615.252.6318
jcloud@babc.com 

Martindale-Hubbell® AV Peer Review Rated

Jay Cloud concentrates his practice primarily in estate planning and administration, asset protection, and tax exempt organizations. Jay works to provide individuals and families with sound and creative advice in structuring their estate plans to meet their specific needs and goals and to minimize taxes. He advises and assists personal representatives of estates through the probate and estate administration process, including the preparation of federal estate and state inheritance tax returns. Furthermore, either through the estate planning process or otherwise Jay advises individuals on techniques to protect assets from future creditors, including through the use of self-settled trusts such as Tennessee Investment Services Trusts.

Jay also has a considerable background in tax-exempt organizations and partnerships.

Jay received a master's degree (LL.M.) in taxation from the University of Florida in 1998. He received his law degree from the University of Arkansas in 1994 (with honors). He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1991 with a B.A. in Political Science. Jay serves as the Chair of the Nashville Bar Association Estate Planning Section and is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association Estate Planning Section Executive Committee as well as the Middle Tennesse Estate Planning Council. He also serves on the board of directors for Senior Citizens, Inc. (d/b/a FiftyForward) and The Children's House of Nashville, Inc.



Publications
12/03/2008 Estate Planning Alert - December 2008
06/28/2007 Tennessee Enacts Law Allowing Asset Protection Trusts as of July 1, 2007
02/01/2006 Estate Planning Alert

News
07/08/2007 Senior Citizens, Inc. Announces 2007-2008 Board Members
01/22/2007 Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry, PLC Names New Members

Events
04/21/2009 Cover Your Assets: Avoiding Personal and Business Liability
02/27/2009 TBA Estate Planning Forum
02/27/2009 Estate Planning Forum
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Practice Areas
Estates and Trusts
Tax
Financial Solutions

Education
University of Florida, LL.M., 1998

University of Arkansas School of Law, J.D., 1994, with honors

Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1991


Bar Admissions
Tennessee, 1998


Memberships

Nashville Bar Association, Estate Planning Section President

Tennessee Bar Association, Estate Planning Section Executive Committee

Middle Tennessee Estate Planning Council

Senior Citizens, Inc. (d/b/a FiftyForward) Board of Directors

The Children's House of Nashville, Inc. Board of Directors



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