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Michael Jonathon Bland
About Michael
Biography
Michael Bland is a partner in the Private Client Service Group, concentrating his practice in all areas of trusts and estates law. Specifically, Mr. Bland counsels business owners, executives, professionals, and high-net-worth families on tax and estate planning strategies, wealth transfer and preservation tactics, business succession planning, and charitable giving methods, while integrating those techniques with each client’s business, tax, and personal goals and values.
He also represents trustees, personal representatives, and beneficiaries in the administration of trusts and estates. In this area, Michael advises on matters including the appointment and discharge of fiduciaries, tax and valuation issues, the filing of necessary tax returns, the distribution of property to beneficiaries, trust compliance requirements, the reformation of trusts and estates, and controversies involving fiduciaries and beneficiaries.
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Licensed in Colorado for 25 years
State: Colorado
Acquired: 2000
No misconduct found
Licensed in Illinois for 32 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 1993
No misconduct found
Location
Bryan Cave LLP
1700 Lincoln Street., Suite. 4100, Denver, CO, 80203-4541
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Experience
Honors
2014
Denver Five Star Professional - Estate Planning Attorney, 5280 Magazine
2013
Denver Five Star Wealth Manager, 5280 Magazine
2012
Denver Five Star Wealth Manager, 5280 Magazine
2011
Denver Five Star Wealth Manager, 5280 Magazine
1993
cum laude, Thomas M. Cooley Law School
N/A
Law Review, Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Work Experience
2012 - Present
Partner, Bryan Cave LLP
2008 - 2011
Partner and Practice Group Leader, Holme Roberts & Owen LLP
2000 - 2008
Shareholder, Minor & Brown, P.C.
1993 - 2000
Associate, Gramlich, Harvatin & Lanterman, P.C.
Associations
2013 - Present
Denver Art MusemAdvisor Council Member
2013 - Present
Puksta FoundationAdvisor Council Member
Rocky Mountain Estate Planning Council
Member
Colorado Bar Association, Trust & Estate Section
Member
Colorado Bar Association, Taxation Law Section
Member
Illinois State Bar Association
Member
Colorado Bar Association
Member
Denver Estate Planning Council
Member
Business Enterprise Institute, Inc.
Member
Colorado Bar Association, Trust & Estate Section, Statutory Revisions Subcommittee
Member
2011 - 2012
Colorado Public RadioProfessional Advisor Council Member
Sample of Legal Cases
IN RE: the ESTATE OF Bernadine C. GOFFINET
Reversed in part, remand with directions, affirm in part.
Education
1993
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1990
Illinois State University
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2014
November Meeting
Selected Estate Planning Issues
2012
2012 Guest Lecture Series
A Look at Continuity & Estate Planning Issues for Business Owners
2011
Wealth Advisor Series
Exemption Portability: Is Traditional Credit Shelter Planning Dead?
2011
Annual Exit Planning Conference
Advising Clients in the Wake of the New Estate & Gift Tax Law
2011
Accountant Series
Uncertainty Resolved...For Now Estate Planning With the New Estate Tax Laws
2009
Roundtable Discussion
Estate Planning Strategies: Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts
2009
Advisor Series
A Lawyer’s View of Psychology of Estate Planning – How to motivate clients to plan in difficult times
2008
Annual Tax Conference
Solid Estate Planning in Uncertain Times
2008
ALT Life Center
Estate Planning Basics II
2008
ALT Life Center
Estate Planning Basics I
Publications
2010
Trusts & Estates
Beware of Federal Super Creditors
2010
Denver Business Journal
How the right trust enhances the value of inheritance.
Languages
English