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Randy S. Nelson

von Briesen & Roper, S.C.
  • Recognized Since:
    1995
  • Recognized in:
    Trusts and Estates
  • Law School:
    Marquette University
  • Lawyer Page:
    https://www.vonbriesen.com/peo...
  • Website:
    https://www.vonbriesen.com
  • E-mail:
    randy.nelson@vonbriesen.com
  • Location:
    411 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000
    Milwaukee, WI 53202-4427

Randy Nelson is a Shareholder focusing his practice on estate planning, advising family businesses, tax planning, trust administration and probate. He is a Certified Public Accountant and was an Adjunct Professor at Marquette University Law School where he taught estate planning for over 30 years. He is a frequent speaker at continuing education courses for lawyers and CPAs on the subjects of estate planning and tax planning. He is the author of the chapter “Estate Planning for Owners of Closely Held Businesses” in Eckhardt’s Workbook for Wisconsin Estate Planners published by the State Bar of Wisconsin.

Randy is currently the chair of the State Bar of Wisconsin (SBW) Drafting Committee which is working on the Wisconsin Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principal Act, a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin/Wisconsin Bankers Association (SBW/WBA) Drafting Committee working on the trailer bill to modify the Wisconsin Trust Code, and a member of the SBW Drafting Committee which is working on the Wisconsin Uniform Power of Appointment Act. He chaired the SBW/WBA Drafting Committee responsible for the Wisconsin Uniform Principal and Income Act which was passed in 2005 and was a member of the SBW/WBA Drafting Committee responsible for the Wisconsin Trust Code which was passed in 2013.

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Randy Nelson is a Shareholder focusing his practice on estate planning, advising family businesses, tax planning, trust administration and probate. He is a Certified Public Accountant and was an Adjunct Professor at Marquette University Law School where he taught estate planning for over 30 years. He is a frequent speaker at continuing education courses for lawyers and CPAs on the subjects of estate planning and tax planning. He is the author of the chapter “Estate Planning for Owners of Closely Held Businesses” in Eckhardt’s Workbook for Wisconsin Estate Planners published by the State Bar of Wisconsin.

Randy is currently the chair of the State Bar of Wisconsin (SBW) Drafting Committee which is working on the Wisconsin Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principal Act, a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin/Wisconsin Bankers Association (SBW/WBA) Drafting Committee working on the trailer bill to modify the Wisconsin Trust Code, and a member of the SBW Drafting Committee which is working on the Wisconsin Uniform Power of Appointment Act. He chaired the SBW/WBA Drafting Committee responsible for the Wisconsin Uniform Principal and Income Act which was passed in 2005 and was a member of the SBW/WBA Drafting Committee responsible for the Wisconsin Trust Code which was passed in 2013.

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Education:

  • Marquette University , J.D., cum laude
  • University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, B.B.A., with honors

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Trusts and Estates, Milwaukee (2013)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Trusts and Estates
 

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Special Focus:

  • Corporate
  • Estate Planning
  • Family Businesses
  • Fiduciary Duties
  • Gift Planning
  • Planning for Closely Held Businesses
  • Succession Planning
  • Tax
  • Trust Administration
 

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Firm Details

von Briesen & Roper, S.C.
https://www.vonbriesen.com
 
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411 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000
Milwaukee, WI 53202-4427
414-276-1122
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