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Garrett Sutton, Esq., is the bestselling author of Start Your Own Corporation, Run Your Own Corporation, The ABC’s of Getting Out of Debt, Writing Winning Business Plans, Buying and Selling a Business, The Loopholes of Real Estate, and Scam-Proof Your Assets in Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad’s Advisors series. Garrett has over thirty years’ experience in assisting individuals and businesses to determine their appropriate corporate structure, limit their liability, protect their assets and advance their financial, personal and credit success goals. Garrett and his law firm, Sutton Law Center, have offices in Reno, Nevada, and Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The firm represents many corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships and individuals in their real estate and business-related law matters, including incorporations, contracts, and ongoing business-related legal advice. The firm continues to accept new clients. Garrett is also the owner of Corporate Direct, which since 1988 has provided affordable asset protection and corporate formation services. He is the author of How to Use Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships, which further educates readers on the proper use of entities. Along with credit expert Gerri Detweiler, Garrett also assists entrepreneurs build business credit. Please see CorporateDirect.com for more information. Garrett attended Colorado College and the University of California at Berkeley, where he received a B.S. in Business Administration in 1975. He graduated with a J.D. in 1978 from Hastings College of Law, the University of California’s law school in San Francisco. He practiced law in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. before moving to Reno and the proximity of Lake Tahoe. Garrett is a member of the State Bar of Nevada, the State Bar of California, and the American Bar Association. He has written numerous professional articles and has served on the Publication Committee of the State Bar of Nevada. He has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and other publications. Garrett enjoys speaking with entrepreneurs and real estate investors on the advantages of forming business entities. He is a frequent lecturer for small business groups as well as the Rich Dad’s Advisors series. Garrett serves on the boards of the American Baseball Foundation, located in Birmingham, Alabama, and the Sierra Kids Foundation and Nevada Museum of Art, both based in Reno. For more information on Garrett Sutton and Sutton Law Center, please visit his Web sites at http://www.sutlaw.com, http://www.corporatedirect.com, and http://www.successdna.com.

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