Clayton Leonard

Clayton Leonard is a Founding Partner with Taylor & Leonard Law. in Las Vegas, Nevada. Having spent his entire career practicing estate planning, tax planning, asset protection, real estate, and business planning, in Hawaii and Nevada, Clayton has worked with all types of clients and from all walks of life. Throughout his career, Clayton’s philosophy has always been to focus on the client’s values, goals, and wishes, which has helped Clayton form long and lasting relationships with his clients and their children.

To help his clients achieve their estate planning goals, Clayton has extensive experience preparing simple and complex estate plans, including revocable living trusts, Nevada incomplete non-grantor trusts (“NING”), dynasty trusts, Nevada asset protection trusts (“NAPT”), offshore asset protection trusts, and organizing various entities, such as limited liability companies (including series LLC’s) and corporations.

Clayton attended the University of California at Berkeley and Brigham Young University where he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science. Clayton graduated from the University of Toledo College of Law where he excelled in estate planning, taxation, international business transactions, and appellate writing. In 2020, Clayton also became an Accredited Estate Planner® by the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils with a focus on estate planning, tax, and business succession planning.
 
Clayton has served in a variety of roles within the community, including his service as a West Hawaii Director for the Young Lawyer’s Division (2016 – 2018), a scholarship ambassador for the Hawaii Community Foundation (2016 and 2017), a Director with Family Support Services of West Hawaii (2016 – 2018), and served as an active Rotarian in the Rotary Club of Kona (2015 – 2018).
 
In his spare time, Clayton enjoys being a dad and spending time with his four kids, and also enjoys golfing, surfing, paddle boarding, crossfit, playing the guitar, and is an avid reader.

Speaking Engagements

• NV Trusts Guide – National Business Institute (webinar)
• Nevada Trusts 101 – National Business Institute (webinar)
• Trusts A-Z – National Business Institute (webinar)
• Nevada Asset Protection Trusts – Seminar for LPL financial advisers (La Jolla, California)
• Preparing Nevada Wills and Trusts – National Business Institute (webinar)
• Estate Planning Fundamentals – Seminar for real estate investors (Las Vegas, Nevada)
• Estate Planning for Business Owners – Seminar (Kailua-Kona, Hawaii)
• Real Estate Issues in Probate: Key Considerations and Consequences – Seminar (Kailua-Kona, Hawaii)