Parsons Behle & Latimer

Craig is a senior attorney with extensive experience helping organizations and families with all manner of business transactions, real estate matters, estate planning and probates. He excels in helping clients work through challenging situations.

Capabilities

Biography

A member of Parsons Behle & Latimer’s corporate practice team, Craig G. Taylor has deep experience representing the people of Idaho. Craig focuses his practice in business law transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, business organization and business financing. He is experienced in agricultural co-op mergers and acquisitions and agricultural business financing.

Craig is experienced in family business succession planning and works closely with business owners, families and organizations to protect and pass down assets in a tax advantaged way, ensuring legacies remain with future generations.

Craig also maintains a strong real estate practice in which he represents landowners, developers, business owners and landlords with real estate transactions, financing, leasing, complex contracts and more.

Craig enjoys all kinds of outdoor activities with his family when not practicing law.

Experience

Estate Planning

Assisted multiple family businesses with implementing succession planning strategies in tax efficient ways to accomplish estate planning and business objectives.

Real Estate Financing

Represented multiple commercial real estate owners and agricultural businesses in multi-million-dollar financing arrangements.

Agricultural M&A

Represented agricultural marketing cooperative in multiple mergers and acquisitions in a multi-state area.

Accomplishments

Academic

Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1984

Brigham Young University, B.S., summa cum laude, 1981

Professional

Partner at DuPree Stewart Taylor & Morris (2008-2018)

Vice President, Corporate Secretary, and Associate General Counsel of Washington Group International, Inc. (formerly Morrison Knudsen Corporation) (1997-2008)

Partner at Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley, Boise, Idaho (1990-1997)

Associate at Reno, Zahm, Folgate, Lindberg & Powell, Rockford, Illinois (1985-1990)

Clerk to the Honorable Albert J. Engel; United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Associations

Professional

Idaho State Bar Business & Corporate Law Section

Idaho State Bar Real Property Section

Idaho State Bar Taxation, Probate & Trust Law Section

Society for Corporate Governance (2002-2008)

Insights

Parsons Behle & Latimer Responds to Southeastern Idaho Economic Growth with New Rexburg Office

Credentials

Licensed

Idaho

Ohio (Inactive)

Illinois (inactive)

U.S. Dist. Court, Northern Dist. of Illinois

U.S. Dist. Court, Dist. of Idaho

U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Education

Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School