PRACTICE
Donovan Legal PLLC is a tax-first real estate firm. The practice is organized into three areas. Tax moves through a discipline — planning, compliance, controversy. Real Estate moves through a lifecycle — acquisition, ownership, disposition. And Special Counsel is a distinct engagement model: subject-matter expertise delivered to another attorney already leading a matter. The same practitioner carries an engagement across all of it.
TAX
Planning
Designing the structure and transaction for the after-tax outcome.
Compliance
Reporting the position correctly — returns and the information-reporting regime.
Controversy
Defending the position from first notice through Appeals, collection, and court.
REAL ESTATE
Acquisition
Entity, contract, financing, and depreciation posture established before closing.
Ownership
Governance, leasing, and the operating decisions that drive the after-tax return.
Disposition
The exit, structured for the net result with deferral planning set in advance.
SPECIAL COUNSEL
Divorce & Marital Dissolution
Tax, valuation, and real estate analysis in high-net-worth divorce — between the forensic accountant and the litigator.
Estate, Trust & Probate Disputes
Valuation and tax expertise in will and trust contests and fiduciary litigation.
Business Divorce
The after-tax economics of partnership and shareholder disputes.
Litigation Damages & Settlement Tax
Taxability and allocation of recoveries — the part that sets the client’s net.
To discuss an engagement, contact the firm through the contact page. Representative matters appear on the Experience page.