MEET THE TEAM

Andrew A. Talley is the Managing Partner of Talley, LLP, Talley Law Group and Talley Capital Group, LLC. He has extensive experience in tax consulting, planning, and compliance for all varieties of taxpayers. Mr. Talley oversees the firm’s Mergers and Acquisition practice. He has represented clients in over 100 transactions, ranging in size up to half a billion dollars in transaction value. Mr. Talley advises clients in the legal and tax implications of corporate acquisitions and dispositions.

Mr. Talley has broad exposure to the problems and opportunities of small and mid-sized businesses and their owners. He has particular experience dealing with closely-held businesses in the transportation, manufacturing, distributing, healthcare, financial services and real estate industries. He has advised business clients on the entire range of tax and business consulting services, including executive compensation plans, lease/buy analyses, employee benefit plans, inventory planning and other tax planning matters. Mr. Talley also advises the owners of closely-held businesses in the areas of estate planning, pension plans, investment, and general tax planning strategies.

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, member since 1986, Section on Taxation
California Societies of Certified Public Accountants, member since 1986
California Bar Association, member since 1981

Juris Doctor, University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, California, 1981
Masters in Business Administration from California State University at Sacramento, 1981
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting, California State University at Long Beach, 1978
Attorney at Law since 1981
Certified Public Accountant since 1985
Professional Continuing Education – 40 hours or more annually since 1981

As Director of Capital Markets, Mr. Weber helps Talley Capital Groups’ clients raise financing to support pursuing acquisition, mergers, joint ventures, and corporate restructurings. 

With over 20 years of commercial and corporate banking experience and over 10 years of sales and marketing management experience, Mr. Weber has a proven track record of connecting clients with the financing they need to support their entrepreneurial goals.

Association for Corporate Growth- Member

Masters in Business Administration, Pepperdine University
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, California State University, Fullerton.

Todd T. Tillman is the Tax Director of Talley & Company, An Accountancy Corporation, Talley Law Group, LLP and Talley Capital Group, LLC. Mr. Tillman has extensive experience in tax planning, consulting and compliance for income, estate and gift tax clients;representation before tax authorities from initial audit through United States Tax Court; legal planning, consulting, and compliance for a variety of entities, both for-profit and non-profit; and planning and drafting estate plans and business agreements. Mr. Tillman is responsible for overall performance of the tax and legal services provided to the firm’s clients.

Mr. Tillman provides tax and legal counsel to small and medium-sized businesses and their owners on a wide array of tax and business consulting services, including entity structures, wealth preservation and enhancement, asset protection, succession planning and other sophisticated tax reduction strategies and planning matters. Mr. Tillman has experience with closely-held businesses in the transportation, manufacturing, distribution, health care, financial services and real estate industries.

California Bar Association, member since 1997
Orange County Bar Association, member Taxation, and Estates and Trusts Sections since 1997
Nebraska Bar Association, member since 1988

Masters of Law – Taxation, University of San Diego School of Law, 1996
Juris Doctor, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, 1988
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting, Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, Nebraska, 1985
Attorney At Law since 1988, licensed to practice in California and Nebraska

Michael Ausman is a young business leader with a proven record for results.  With his strengths in marketing campaigns, project management skills, and his innate desire to help people, Michael has successfully facilitated business transitions, while navigating business owners and their families through times of change.

Since graduating from the University of California, Santa Barbara, Michael has gained significant professional experience in a variety of services and industries.  As a marketing associate and project manager, Michael has successfully executed technology-based marketing campaigns, developed systems and procedures, and managed business transactions from start to finish on behalf of Talley’s clients.

Michael enjoys the diverse opportunities and tasks involved in mergers & acquisitions and marketing campaigns, and working to find the best solutions for all involved.  He values relationships, communication, and teamwork as integral for success.

American Marketing Association – OC Chapter, member
Project Management Institute, member

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; International Relations, University of California, Santa Barbara