Samantha R. Moore
Office Information
Samantha is a member of the firm’s Tax Group and focuses her practice on estate and trust planning, international tax and trust planning, estate administration, and taxation law.
Biography – View PDF Bio
- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Recent Blogs
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 2010
- U.S. District Courts
- Mississippi: Northern, Southern
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
Distinctions
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Tax Law, 2018-2021
- Super Lawyers®
- Mid-South Rising Stars, Estate Planning & Probate, 2013, 2018-2020
- Certified Public Accountant, 2011
Education & Honors
- New York University, LL.M., Taxation, 2010
- New York Tax Executive Institute: William Duffy Memorial Scholarship
- University of Mississippi, J.D., magna cum laude, 2009
- Moot Court Board
- Order of Barristers
- Ray S. Mikell Law Scholarship
- University of Mississippi, M.Tax., 2007
- Mississippi Tax Institute Fellowship
- University of Mississippi, B.Accy., summa cum laude, 2005
In the News
- Samantha R. Moore Elected as Fellow of ACTEC
- 86 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars
- 198 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021
- 93 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- 173 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers® 2020, 19 Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- Samantha R. Moore Elected Secretary of Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants
- UM Accountancy Alumni Find Success in International Tax Practice
- 117 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2013 Mid-South Super Lawyers®
- Butler Snow Selected as Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners’ 2013 North American Team of the Year Finalist
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Speaker, “Estate Planning Update – Trends & Topics,” Frances Rushton Seminar, September 2020.
- Speaker, “2017 Developments in Estate Planning,” Mississippi Estate Planning Council, January 2018.
- Speaker, “Nonprofit Organization and Legal Compliance,” 2017 Mississippi Center for Nonprofits annual conference, September 2017.
- Speaker, “Charitable Giving Overview,” Mississippi Estate Planning Council, February 2017.
- Co-Author, “Owners of Family Controlled Entities Must Act Quickly in Light of New IRS Regulations Attacking Valuation Planning,” Butler Snow Client Alert, August 30, 2016.
- Co-Author, "Planning for the $5-$10 Million Couple: Portability or Credit Shelter?," Mississippi Business Journal, May 6, 2016.
- Speaker, “An Overview of Chapter 14,” Central Chapter of the Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants, January 2016.
- Speaker, “Estate Planning Overview,” Metro Legal Professionals Association, January 2016.
- Speaker, “An Overview of Chapter 14,” Mississippi Estate Planning Council, November 2015. More...
- Speaker, “Estate Planning with Insurance,” New York Life, September 2015.
- Speaker, "Estate Planning in 2014," select clients and advisors with financial advisory firms, June 2014.
- "Final Verdict – Final FATCA Regulations and the Questions They Raise for Trust Practitioners," STEP Journal, April 2013.
- "FATCA: Final Regulations Raise Questions for Trust Practitioners," Planning Notes International, February 8, 2013.
- Speaker, "Update on US Estate Planning in 2012," select London law firms and advisors with financial advisory firms, June 2012.
- "FATCA – What Non-US Financial Institutions Should Do Now," Corporate Finance Review, January/February 2012.
- "Closing out the Year: Clocks Ticking on Year-End Tax Incentives and Planning," Mississippi Business Journal, November 28, 2011.
- "End of Year Planning: Taking Advantage of Expiring Tax Incentives," Planning Notes, October 2011.
- "FATCA – What Non-U.S. Financial Institutions Should Do Now," Planning Notes International, September 2011.
- "The Tax Relief Act of 2010: Business Incentives," Planning Notes, April 2011.
- Speaker, "Update on US Estate Planning in 2011," select London law firms and advisors with financial advisory firms, April 2011.
- "Tax and Employee Benefit Consequences of Healthcare Reform," Pro Te: Solutio, January 2011.
- "The Tax Relief Act of 2010: An Overview of Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Provisions," Planning Notes, January 2011.
- "Planning for the Largest Tax Increase in U.S. History," Planning Notes, October 2010.
- "New Law Provides Significant Tax Breaks to Businesses," Planning Notes, September 2010.
Recent Blogs
- Mississippi DOR Responds to Requests to Relief
- U.S. Internal Revenue Service Cancels Offshore Amnesty Program
- Tax Law Changes Under Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
- Proposed Section 2704 Regulations to be Withdrawn
- President Trump’s Tax Plan
- Owners of Family Controlled Entities Must Act Quickly in Light of New IRS Regulations Attacking Valuation Planning
- Planning for the $5-$10 Million Couple: Portability or Credit Shelter?
- IRS Only Sending Estate Tax Closing Letters on Request