Carolyn S. Wenzel

Carolyn S. Wenzel


Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison, PLC

Recognized since 2012

Nashville, Tennessee

Practice Areas

Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Litigation and Controversy - Tax

Nonprofit / Charities Law

Trusts and Estates

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Nonprofit / Charities Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Nonprofit / Charities Law
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Carolyn W. Schott practices in the areas of business and tax planning, business litigation, nonprofits and tax exempt organizations, and federal tax and estate planning. Ms. Schott's experience includes representation of companies in state corporate income tax disputes; sales and use tax disputes; local property tax litigation for commercial and industrial property owners; and advice to energy, communications and transportation companies in property tax planning and litigation. Ms. Schott advances tax strategies for corporations and limited liability companies involved in mergers and acquisitions, particularly including health care companies and real estate development ventures. She represents nonprofit entities in business planning and tax exemption qualification at both federal and state levels. Ms. Schott also handles individual tax and estate planning, and probate litigation matters.

Location
  • 1600 West End Avenue, Suite 1750
    Nashville, TN 37203
Education
  • Grand Valley State University, MS, graduated 2002
  • University of Kansas, MA, graduated 1993
  • University of Kansas, J.D., graduated 1993
  • Hollins University, BA, graduated 1989
Bar Admissions
  • Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association
  • Michigan, State Bar of Michigan
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville - Board Member
  • Calvary Young Children's School - Board Member
  • Fifty Forward - Board Secretary
  • Michigan State Bar - Member
  • Nashville Bar Association - Member
  • Nashville Opera - Vice President, Board of Directors
  • Tennessee Bar Association - Member
  • The Breakfast Club of Nashville - Past President
  • United Methodist Foundation for the memphis and Tennessee Conferences - Board Member
State Clerkships
  • Michigan - Trial Courts

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Nonprofit / Charities Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Nonprofit / Charities Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Nashville (2022)
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law, Nashville (2019)
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law, Nashville (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Trusts and Estates
Awards:
  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Finalist – 2013 Women of Influence Awards, Nashville Business Journal
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Tax Law

Publications

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