Biography
Harry J. Skefos, a native Memphian, currently concentrates his practice in the areas of Economic Development, Taxation, Business Transactions, and Trusts & Estates. In economic development, Mr. Skefos often represents clients before local Industrial Development Boards to obtain property tax abatements for new or expanding industry.
Mr. Skefos' business law practice has included alternative dispute resolution and the representation of creditors and debtors in Bankruptcy Court proceedings. His tax practice involves both federal and state tax issues, as well as representation of audited taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service, the Tennessee Department of Revenue, the Shelby County Assessor of Property, and in the courts.
Mr. Skefos' Trusts & Estates practice involves the full range of services generally categorized as estate planning, estate and trust administration and conservatorship proceedings. In connection with his practice, Mr. Skefos frequently deals with questions of valuation, including the valuation of real property.