
Craig J. Koop, J.D., MST, CPA
Craig J. Koop, J.D., MST, CPA
Director of Implementation
Craig has an undergraduate degree in Accounting from DePaul University, a Masters Degree in Taxation from the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University, and a Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law, where he served as an editor of the DePaul Business Law Journal. Craig works closely with TAVAS’s clients (closely held business owners) handling matters related to asset protection, entity structuring, tax planning, and estate and succession planning. Prior to joining TAVAS in 2003, Craig served as the Assistant Tax Manager for Deutsche Bank (Deutsche Financial Services) overseeing various aspects of Federal and State & Local income and sales tax planning and compliance throughout the U.S. and Canada. Craig later worked as a Supervising Senior Tax Associate for KPMG, LLP, in a strategic tax planning group that provided sophisticated tax planning advice to Fortune 500 clients. Craig has also worked as an associate attorney in the Tax and Estate Planning group of Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP, where he provided tax planning, estate planning, and business succession advice to the firm’s clients.

