Christopher L. Nuss, Attorney at Law

Christopher L. Nuss is a member of BrownWinick. Chris primarily assists clients in areas of federal, state and local tax planning, compliance and controversies and advises clients on a variety of business transactional issues.

Chris has advised small and large businesses in major aspects of federal income taxation, including issues relating to choice of entity, asset and stock acquisitions and divestitures, mergers and pass-through taxation. Chris has supported the development and execution of strategies for significant litigation with the Internal Revenue Service and has managed various state and local tax audits and projects, including sales and use and property tax exemptions. He has represented clients in tax aspects of commercial mortgage-backed securitizations, primarily 'real estate mortgage investment conduits,' debt-for-debt exchanges and low-income housing tax credits.

Chris has also successfully obtained tax-exempt status for nonprofit organizations and addressed issues on unrelated business income, public charity status, private foundations and state and local taxes.

Prior to joining BrownWinick, Chris was employed at the Principal Financial Group. Chris also practiced law in Kansas City, Missouri at Polsinelli Shughart PC from 1999-2008, where he was a shareholder in the Tax Group and the Nonprofit Organizations Group. Chris became a certified public accountant in 1993 and worked as an accountant at McGladrey & Pullen, LLP in Des Moines, Iowa until 1995.

Chris served as the Co-Chair of the 2008 Heart of America Tax Institute in Kansas City, Missouri, where he had been a member of the planning committee since 2002. He is currently active in providing pro bono services for various nonprofit organizations.

Chris received his B.A. in Accounting from the University of Northern Iowa in 1993 and his M.B.A. and J.D., with distinction, in 1999 from the University of Iowa. Chris is licensed in Missouri (1999), Kansas (2000) and Iowa (2009).