Burish, Mark D.

Lawyer Overview

Mark Burish describes Hurley, Burish & Stanton as a "can do" law firm. In his own practice, Mark focuses on helping clients get done what they want to get done – refusing to waste energy on ways their request can’t work. In some cases, law can play a minor role in a solution. It helps that Mark has developed an understanding of a wide variety of professional disciplines.

Professional satisfaction comes when Mark helps a client find the way to a win-win solution through an insight another lawyer may have overlooked. Even more satisfying is solving the problem behind the problem – when the real problem is different or deeper than the one they thought they had.

Mark has written articles on estate planning and business law for various business magazines and newsletters, and speaks frequently on estate planning to local business and social groups.

On helping clients –
"I find that clients want more than legal advice, more than a line item in their budget. They want a partner that goes beyond legal work to real problem-solving. My clients become friends."

On understanding –
"Reaching understanding is the major portion of success in working with clients. There’s always more to it than solving a legal problem. What are you trying to solve? It’s often different than what the client believes the problem to be. That’s where the skill of listening comes in."

Emphasis

Estate Planning

• The preparation of wills and revocable living trusts to obtain a superior tax position.
• Estate planning for disabled and elderly clients to protect assets.
• Creating a limited liability companies and limited partnerships to transfer wealth to succeeding (younger) generations.
• The creation and utilization of trusts to effectuate family wealth transfers to succeeding generations, including irrevocable insurance trusts and generation-skipping trusts.
• Utilizing marital agreements in conjunction with living trusts to transfer wealth with minimum taxation exposure.
• Planning for charitable giving through the use of charitable lead trusts and charitable remainder trust.
• Planning for business succession through the creation and use of recapitalizations, stockholder agreement, split-dollar insurance agreements, compensation arrangements and qualified retirement plans.

Family, Real Estate, Probate, Corporate and Business Law

Mark counsels a variety of corporate and individual clients with their business, estate planning, and family law needs. His experience in business law enables him to provide estate planning which complements a person's business needs. Mark has also developed an expertise in the innovative use of marital agreements in conjunction with living trusts.

Mark Burish's clientele consists of a wide variety of businesses and individuals. His clients include people with substantial wealth, as well as those with modest estates. Many of Mark's estate planning clients are business owners with whom he works to coordinate their business and estate planning needs. In addition, Mark litigates probate and probate related matters.

Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law
• Estate Planning
• Real Estate
• Probate
• Corporate and Business Law

Representative Cases

• Kelly v. Houghem, 504 N.W.2d 440 (Wi. App. 1993)

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Estate Planning, Family Law, Probate & Estate Administration, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Wisconsin Bar Association
• American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section (Member)
• Madison Estate Planning Council
• Dane County Bar Association

Education

• University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
  J.D.
• Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1975
  B.A.
  Honors: summa cum laude

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Accepts Credit Cards

Address

33 East Main Street
Suite 400
Madison, WI 53703-3095

Phones

(608) 257-0945

Faxes

(608) 257-5764

Emails

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Websites

http://www.hbslawfirm.com