Pierre W. Priestley, Esq., CPA, CES®

Pierre Priestley, Senior Vice President, currently serves as the Associate General Counsel of IPX1031. As Counsel, Pierre primarily assists Investment Property Exchange Service, Inc.’s Pacific Northwest, Midwest, and Northern California operations with legal and technical support and transaction structuring guidance.

Pierre is an expert with the 1031 Exchange rules and regulations involved in the 1031 Exchange process. Pierre has over 38 years of experience as a tax attorney and consultant. Prior to joining IPX1031, Pierre was Vice President and Director of a large bank-owned Qualified Intermediary. Pierre also spent over 6½ years at General Electric Capital Corporation where he helped implement and administer a multi-million dollar consumer Auto Leasing Tax Deferred Exchange program.

Pierre is a licensed attorney in Ohio and earned his JD from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. He has a MBA in Finance and Business Policy from the University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business, a BA in Accounting and Political Science from Mercyhurst University and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). Pierre is a Certified Exchange Specialist and is the former Chairman of the Federation of Exchange Accommodators’ CES® Council.