Craig Max focuses his practice on estate planning and tax issues affecting entrepreneurial business owners, wealth preservation, and philanthropy. Prior to joining the firm, he worked in private, government, and public accounting practice in Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., including as a principal in a public accounting firm. Additionally, Mr. Max holds an appointment as an Assistant Professor with the University of Maryland, where he teaches upper-level accounting, tax, and business law courses.
Mr. Max holds several professional certifications, including Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) by the international Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, and he has been designated as a Fellow of the American Academy of Financial Management (FAAFM).
He is a member of numerous legal, accounting, and industry professional associations. Mr. Max’s writings have appeared in various publications including the Indiana Business Lawyer, Aviation Insurance & Risk Management, and the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. He has presented unique strategies and solutions to state and local governments, trade associations, and Fortune 100 executives.
Mr. Max graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and French from Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana and received a Diplôme de Français from the Université de Bourgogne in Dijon, France. He received his Doctorate of Jurisprudence as well as a Graduate Certificate in Law & Business from Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee.
Mr. Max has been nominated for the Indiana CPA Society’s Top Five Under 35 Award several times; Virginia Business Magazine’s SuperCPAs award, and was chosen by SmartCEO Magazine as one of its SmartCPAs of metro Washington in 2008. While at Vanderbilt, he received Scholastic Excellence awards in Corporate Taxation and Representing the Family Business and the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law Outstanding Editor Award.
To contact Mr. Max, email CMax@VFNlaw.com.
