B.J. Susich
Top rated Business & Corporate attorney in Sacramento, California
Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld LLP
Practice areas: Business & Corporate, Tax, Securities & Corporate Finance
Licensed in California since: 2006
Education: University of California Davis School of Law
Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld LLP
555 Capitol MallSuite 850
Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916-446-2300 Email: B.J. Susich Visit website
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B.J. Susich’s corporate and tax practice focuses on entity formation, mergers and acquisitions, executive compensation, business tax planning, financings, counsel to professional services firms, joint ventures, business succession planning and the formation and management of nonprofit entities. He is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant (inactive).
B.J. has served as a Visiting Professor of Law at King Hall School of Law at the University of California, Davis, as an Adjunct Professor at UC Davis Graduate School of Management, and as an Adjunct Professor at the McGeorge School of Law. He is also a frequent speaker at continuing education courses offered by organizations such as CEB and the Sacramento County Bar Association.
B.J. received his J.D. from the University of California, Davis School of Law, and his M.B.A. from University of California, Graduate School of Management. He also earned his E-LL.M. in taxation from New York University. B.J. is a past president of the Sacramento County Bar Association and is a past Sacramento Business Journal “40 Under 40” honoree. He was named in the Sacramento Business Journal’s 2018 Best of the Bar List, which recognizes top local attorneys who have been nominated by their peers and vetted by a panel of their peers. He is listed in Northern California Super Lawyers in 2024 for excellence in Business/Corporate law and named in Sacramento/Sactown Magazine’s 2016, 2019 and 2021-2024 Top Lawyers Lists.
First Admitted: 2006, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.murphyaustin.com/attorneys/b-j-susich/
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Named in Sacramento/Sactown Magazine’s Top Lawyers List, Business/Corporate (2019, 2021-2024); Securities and Corporate Finance (2016), Sacramento/Sactown Magazine’s Top Lawyers List
- Sacramento Business Journal 40 under 40 Award: This award recognizes 40 individuals under 40 years old who are making a difference in the Greater Sacramento Area. It is put on by the Sacramento Business Journal, and awarded based on "leadership in one's company or field, entrepreneurship and creativity, accomplishments - such as awards and recognition - and community involvement." www.sacramentobusinessjournal.com, 40 under 40 Award (Sacramento Business Journal), Sacramento Business Journal, 2011
- Sacramento County Bar Association President's Award, Sacramento County Bar Association, 2009
- Recipient of the UC Davis 2005 Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award., UC Davis Provost's Office, 2005
- MBA, UC Davis Graduate School of Management (2006), 2006
- JD, UC Davis School of Law (2006), 2006
- “Board Development and Corporate Governance Strategies,” Presenter, Capital Region Family Business Center, Sacramento (June 2023), 2023
- “How to Claim the New Tax Credits,” New guidance for employers wishing to take advantage of some of the tax credits being offered in recent federal legislation implemented to address COVID-19, Co-author (March 30, 2020), 2020
- “COVID-19 Tax Relief,” IRS provisions developed to help taxpayers, businesses and others affected by the coronavirus, Co-author (April 7, 2020), 2020
- COVID-19 Tax Impacts,” Co-author (May 11, 2020), 2020
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2012 - 2019