• Tax Law Specialist
  • Emphasis in Corporate and Business Consulting
  • Merger and Aquisition Specialist
  • Real Estate Law
  • Estate Planning
  • Health Care & Non-Profit Tax Law




  
William (Bill) T. Foley
Attorney at Law

Bill is a shareholder practicing in the business and corporate practice group with emphsis in merger and aquisition and transactional work for a variety of companies.  Other practice areas for Bill include tax consulting, non-profit formation and qualification, including health care entities, real estate, and estate planning.  Bill has extensive experience in representing clients before the Internal Revenue Service, including Offers in Compromise, and penalty abatements.  Bill also has successfully appealed property tax assessments and works within the litigation practice group on shareholder and owner disputes in legal entities.  Bill graduated from Creighton University School of Law in 1986, Cum Laude, and prior to joining Erickson | Sederstrom, Bill practiced tax law and was a consultant for a national accounting firm.  Bill is active within the community by volunteering to serve on several non-profit boards and through his activities with the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce.  Bill recently was named a 2010 fellow by the Nebraska State Bar Foundation.



Additional Information

Nebraska United States Eight Circuit Court of Appeals - United States District Court (Nebraska) United States Tax Court


Practice Areas of Expertise
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Office Location
Regency Westpointe
10330 Regency Parkway Drive Suite 100
Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3761
(402) 397-2200

 



Education

·University of Nebraska, Lincoln, B.A.

·Creighton University School of Law, J.D. - Cum Laude



Member Of

·Omaha Bar Association

·Nebraska State Bar Association

·Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants

·American Institute Certified Public Accountants



Civic Information
2010 NSBAF (Nebraska State Bar Association Fellow) - MLCDC (Midlands Latino Community Development Corporation) - Legal Aid of Nebraska - Board of Directors, past Treasurer & Executive Committee Member ·Midlands Venture Forum - Board of Directors ·Catholic Charities - Behavioral Health Advisory Committee ·Nebraska Lawyers Trust Account Foundation - Board of Directors ·Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity – Board of Advisors ·Leadership Omaha Alumni Association Civic and Social Organizations – Past: ·Leadership Omaha – Class of 26 ·Ralston Rage Basketball – Volunteer Coach ·Legal Aid Society - Board of Directors – Treasurer & Executive Committee ·Mid-America Theatre Dance Company - Board of Directors ·City of Ralston Plumbing Board – Chairman & Vice-Chairman ·Henry Doorly Zoo Annual Membership Campaign ·Omaha Community Playhouse Annual Membership Drive ·Boy Scouts of America – Legal Explorer’s Post Leader ·YWCA Omaha's Annual Fund Drive

Admitted To

·Nebraska

·United States Eight Circuit Court of Appeals

·United States District Court (Nebraska)

·United States Tax Court