C. Clinton Davis, Jr.

 

C. Clinton Davis Jr.

Partner

Direct: (214) 397-1919

Fax:     (214) 220-0230

Email  ccdavis@kjllp.com

 

Areas of Practice:

Business Organizations & Tax Planning

LLCs and Partnerships

Mergers and Acquisitions

Estate Planning

Probate & Estate Administration

Taxation Law

 

Certification/Specialties:

Certified Public Accountant, Texas 1980

Board Certified–Tax Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1988

 

Bar Admissions:

Florida, 1980

Texas, 1982

 

Recognition: 

Texas Super Lawyer 2013

 

Education

Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas 1980

J.D.

Honors:   Cum Laude

Honors:   Order of the Coif; Member, Southwestern Law Journal

 

Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1977

B.S.

Honors:   Valedictorian

 

Published Works:

 

IRS Proposals Could Tax Interests Received by Promoters, Petroleum Accounting and Financial Management Journal (U.N. TX.  Summer 2007)

 

Fundamentals of LLC and Partnership Taxation, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

 

Understanding LLC and Partnership Allocations and Basis, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

 

Navigating the LLC and Partnership Allocation and Basics Minefield, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

 

LLC and Partnerships for the Sophisticated Practitioner, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

 

Advanced Problems in LLC and Partnership Taxation, Texas Society of Certified Public Accounts

 

Tax Planning for Real Estate and Small Business, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

 

Real Estate and Tax Deferred Exchanges, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

 

Opportunities and Pitfalls in Canceling Debt, Dallas Chapter of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

 

            To be published in 2014: Top Tax Issues for Partnerships and LLCs, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

             To be published in 2014:  LLC and Partnership Errors and Omissions, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

 

Speeches:

 

Panelist/Moderator, 2000 Annual Tax Update, Accountants’ Continuing Professional Education Network (“ACPEN”), September 20, 2000

 

Panel/Moderator, Effective Estate Planning Skills Today:  Keeping Your Eye on the Estate Planning “Forest” Amid the Tax “Trees”, ACPEN, November 8, 2000

 

Panelist/Moderator, 2001 Not for Profit Update, ACPEN, June 20, 2001

 

Panelist/Moderator, A CPA’s Guide to Representing Small Businesses, ACPEN, November 14, 2001

 

Panelist/Moderator, A CPAs Guide to Not-for-Profit Organizations:  Accounting, Auditing, & Tax, ACPEN, June 19, 2002

 

Panelist/Moderator, Estate, Retirement & Financial Planning Principles & Techniques for CPAs, ACPEN, October 23, 2002

 

Panelist/Moderator Accountants’ Liability:  What Every CPA Needs to Know to Protect the Practice, ACPEN, May 14, 2003

 

Panelist/Moderator, 2003 Not for Profit Update, ACPEN, June 18, 2003

 

Panelist/Moderator, Representing the Elderly Client, ACPEN, October 22, 2003

 

Panelist/Moderator, The Tax Controversy Toolkit, ACPEN, August 18, 2004

 

Panelist/Moderator, Effective Tax and Retirement Planning for Small Businesses, Partnerships and LLCs, ACPEN, November 17, 2004

 

Panelist/Moderator, Partnership Taxation Update, ACPEN, June 1, 2005

 

Panelist/Moderator, Partnership Tax Forms Clinic and Update, ACPEN, June 14, 2005

 

Panelist/Moderator, Effective Handling of Tax Audits and Appeals, ACPEN, November 16, 2005

 

Panelist/Moderator, Tax Audit and Appeals Workshop, ACPEN, November 30, 2005

 

Panelist/Moderator, The Essential Partnership Tax Update, CLE Options Network/State Bar of Texas Broadcast, May 19, 2006

 

Panelist/Moderator, Partnership and LLCs Update, ACPEN, August 23, 2006

 

Panelist/Moderator, Tax Planning for Small Business, ACPEN, November 8, 2006

 

Panelist/Moderator, Estate Planning for the Small Business Owner, ACPEN, November 21, 2006

 

Troubleshooting Partnership and LLC Allocations, Dallas CPA Society Free CPE Day, February 20, 2007

 

Partnership Interest for Services, North American Petroleum Accounting Conference, May 10, 2007

 

Panelist/Moderator, Not-for-Profit Accounting, Auditing & Tax Update, ACPEN, June 20, 2007

 

Panelist/Moderator, Estate and Financial Planning for the Small Business Owner, ACPEN, November 14, 2007

 

Emerging Issues for Pass-Through Entities, Dallas CPA Society Free CPE Day, May 2, 2008

 

Panelist/Moderator, 2009 Not-for-Profit Accounting, Auditing & Tax Update, ACPEN, June 23, 2008

 

Panelist/Moderator, Partnership Tax Update, ACPEN, September 17, 2008

 

Panelist/Moderator, Subchapter S Update, ACPEN, November 19, 2008

 

Panelist/Moderator, Not-for-Profit Accounting, Auditing & Tax Update, ACPEN, June 18, 2009

 

Panelist/Moderator, Partnership and LLCs Update, ACPEN, October 21, 2009

 

LLC and Limited Partnership Update, Dallas CPA Society Free CPE Day, May 4, 2010

 

Panelist/Moderator, Farm and Ranch Accounting & Tax Update, ACPEN, May 19, 2010

 

Panelist/Moderator, Representing Clients in the Marriage Dissolution Process:  Accounting, Tax, Estate and Financial Planning Issues, ACPEN, September 22, 2010

 

LLC and Limited Partnership Update, Dallas CPA Society 7th Annual Education Conference, May 6, 2011

 

Panelist/Moderator, Partnerships & LLCs Update, ACPEN, October 26, 2011

 

Panelist/Moderator, Tax Accounting Methods, ACPEN, November 16, 2011

 

LLC and Limited Partnership Update, The INAA Group, North American Members Conference, January 23, 2012

 

Update for Partnerships and LLCs, Convergence 2012, Dallas CPA Society, May 4, 2012

 

Leveraged Partnership Transactions: Canal Corporation v. Commissioner, North American Petroleum Accounting Conference, May 18, 2012

 

Structuring LLCs and Family Partnerships for the Pro-Active Practitioner, Tax Alliance Conference, June 14, 2012

 

Panelist/Moderator, CPA’s Guide to Tax Planning for Debt Cancellation and Restructuring, ACPEN, June 27, 2012

 

Panelist/Moderator, 2012 Not-for-Profit Accounting, Audit & Tax Update, ACPEN, October 24, 2012

 

Panelist/Moderator, Gift & Estate Tax Forms Workshop, ACPEN, November 28, 2012

 

Panelist/Moderator, 2012 Annual Tax Update, ACPEN, December 12, 2012

 

Panelist/Moderator, Small Business Tax Forms Workshop, ACPEN, January 9, 2013

 

Panelist/Moderator, The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, ACPEN, January 23, 2013 – January 24, 2013

 

The New Medicare Tax on Passive Investment Income:  Analysis and Planning Opportunities, ACPEN, January 31, 2013

 

Update for Partnerships and LLCs:  Who Let the Taxes Out?, Convergence 2013, Dallas CPA Society, May 8, 2013

 

What to be Aware of When Preparing the Partnership Return, Tax Alliance Conference, June 11, 2013

 

At Risk:  What Is It?, Tax Alliance Conference, June 13, 2013

 

Panelist/Moderator,2013 Not-for-Profit Accounting, Auditing & Tax Update, ACPEN, June 26, 2013

Panelist/Moderator, Basic Tax Considerations for Individuals, ACPEN, November 11, 2013

 

Panelist/Moderator, 2013 Annual Tax Update, ACPEN, December 11, 2013

 

Panelist/Moderator, Tax Planning for the Small Business Owner, ACPEN, January 23, 2014

 

Highlights of the Net Investment Income Tax, Tax Section of the Dallas Bar Association, February 3, 2014

 

 

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Dallas, Texas and American Bar Associations

Member of the Tax Section

 

Florida Bar Association

Member

 

Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

Member