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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.

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
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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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