Doug Cruickshank

Doug Cruickshank

Contact

dcruickshank@clarknuber.com
425.454.4919

Numbers

24 Years at Clark Nuber
6 Guys from the band he jams with
3 Countries in Europe where he’s traveled
2 Children with wife, Pam

Doug plays guitar in a band called the “Pontoons” and also occasionally plays with co-workers at Clark Nuber. If a career as an accountant and lawyer at Clark Nuber doesn’t work out, Doug can always fall back on his musical career.

This is highly unlikely though, as Doug, a shareholder, brings incredible depth to tax planning and consulting and has a rare combination of insightful, creative and practical business prowess. Doug works on tax planning for partnerships, corporations and individuals. We’re big fans of Doug the accountant/lawyer and Doug the rock star.

Summary

Practice Emphasis

  • Tax planning for partnerships, corporations and individuals. Emphasis on the tax and business aspects of partnerships, limited liability companies, real estate, S corporations and estate planning.
  • Specializes in mergers, acquisitions, valuations, joint ventures, family partnerships, and sales of real estate and businesses.

Proven Results

  • Consulted with a number of businesses on a board of director or advisory board basis.
  • Guided a variety of clients through the maze of selling or acquiring a business.
  • Created dozens of family partnerships that successfully decreased estate taxes and organized and managed family investments.

Education

  • University of Puget Sound School of Law, J.D., Cum Laude
  • State University of New York at Binghamton, B.S., Accounting, Magna Cum Laude

Activities

  • Member, Practice of Law Board of the State of Washington, appointed by the Washington Supreme Court
  • Founder and Director of Charter Bank
  • Pac Worldwide Corporation, Advisory Board member
  • Overlake Hospital Foundation, Past Treasurer
  • Richard Karn Stardays Foundation, Past Treasurer
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • American Bar Association
  • Washington State Bar Association