Practice Areas:

• Business and Corporate
• Estate Planning and Probate
• Tax

Education:

• LL.M., Taxation, Georgetown University, 1996, with distinction
• J.D., Gonzaga University, 1994, cum laude
• B.A., University of Washington, 1990

Boards & Memberships:

• The Rypien Foundation, General Counsel
• Boys & Girls Club of Spokane County, Board and former Executive Committee Member
• Spokane Area Business Foundation, General Counsel

David M. Knutson, Principal

Spokane

P: 509.624.5265

F: 509.458.2728

dmk@witherspoonkelley.com

Legal Assistant: Becky Jamison

Dave Knutson’s practice incorporates a wide range of business and personal matters, most of which involve some aspect of tax planning.

Dave counsels clients on business formation, operations, reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, and estate tax planning. He assists clients with the administration of probates and trusts, and handles complex 1031 exchanges. He also advises clients in the creation and qualification of nonprofit corporations, as well as counseling corporate boards on governance and operational issues.

• Licensed to practice in Washington.
• Joined Witherspoon Kelley in 1996.

• Gonzaga University School of Law, former Adjunct Professor

Representative Transactions:

• Local financing transaction in excess of $100 million, 2008
• Reverse merger of an international manufacturing company, $9 million, 2008
• Stock purchase of an international manufacturing company, $13 million, 2007