Experience
Timothy Lindstrom is a nationally recognized specialist in conservation easement law with over thirty years of experience. Tim has written and lectured extensively on the topic, and has personally donated conservation easements on three family properties. He helped to initiate the Virginia Land Preservation Tax Credit, which has protected hundreds of thousands of acres of Virginia land since 1999. He also helped to draft and lead the national effort to enact the federal Farm and Ranch Protection Act [section 2031(c)) of the Internal Revenue Code] which has helped protect family farms and ranches throughout the United States.
EDUCATION
* Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI 1969
* Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 1972
* Master of Arts in Urban and Environmental Planning, the University of Virginia 1992 (Recipient of Dulaney Memorial Award)
SCOPE OF PRACTICE
Tim represents landowners and land trusts nationally with respect to conservation transactions, conservation easements and related tax law.
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
* Author of A Tax Guide to Conservation Easements, published by the Land Trust Alliance in 2023.
* Author of A Tax Guide to Conservation Easement Syndications, published by Real Estate Review in 2018.
A complete list of publications is contained at the "Publications" tab on this website.
* Frequent lecturer for professional organizations and landowners, including Continuing Legal Education programs, professional presentations for the Land Trust Alliance, realtors, CPAs and appraisers, on topics related to conservation easements, conservation buyer opportunities, and related tax benefits.
* Testified before the United States Senate Committee on Finance regarding conservation easement tax reform.
* Helped draft and lead the national effort for enactment (in 1997) of Section 2031(c) of the Internal Revenue Code enhancing the estate tax benefits of donating a conservation easement.
* Helped initiate the Virginia Land Preservation Tax Credit.
* Donor of conservation easements on farms in Michigan and Virginia.
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EDUCATION
* Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI 1969
* Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 1972
* Master of Arts in Urban and Environmental Planning, the University of Virginia 1992 (Recipient of Dulaney Memorial Award)
SCOPE OF PRACTICE
Tim represents landowners and land trusts nationally with respect to conservation transactions, conservation easements and related tax law.
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
* Author of A Tax Guide to Conservation Easements, published by the Land Trust Alliance in 2023.
* Author of A Tax Guide to Conservation Easement Syndications, published by Real Estate Review in 2018.
A complete list of publications is contained at the "Publications" tab on this website.
* Frequent lecturer for professional organizations and landowners, including Continuing Legal Education programs, professional presentations for the Land Trust Alliance, realtors, CPAs and appraisers, on topics related to conservation easements, conservation buyer opportunities, and related tax benefits.
* Testified before the United States Senate Committee on Finance regarding conservation easement tax reform.
* Helped draft and lead the national effort for enactment (in 1997) of Section 2031(c) of the Internal Revenue Code enhancing the estate tax benefits of donating a conservation easement.
* Helped initiate the Virginia Land Preservation Tax Credit.
* Donor of conservation easements on farms in Michigan and Virginia.
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