Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

RANDY S. NELSON is a partner in the Milwaukee and Delafield law firm of Weiss Berzowski Brady LLP, where his practice includes estate planning, family business planning, advising service corporations and partnerships, tax planning, trust administration and probate. Mr. Nelson is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.B.A., 1974) and Marquette University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1977). He is also a Certified Public Accountant and an adjunct professor at Marquette University Law School, where he teaches estate planning.

Mr. Nelson 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. He is a frequent speaker at continuing education courses for lawyers and CPAs on the subjects of estate planning and tax planning.

Mr. Nelson is listed in both The Best Lawyers in America and Who's Who in American Law. He is a past Chairperson of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin. He is also a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee and American Bar Associations, the Wisconsin and American Institutes of Certified Public Accountants, the Milwaukee Estate Counselors Forum, and the Milwaukee Estate Planning Council.

Areas of Practice

• Estate Planning
• Tax Planning
• Family Business Planning
• Trust Administration and Probate
• Advising Service Corporations and Partnerships

West Practice Categories

Business Organizations, Probate & Estate Administration, Taxation Law, Estate Planning, Trusts

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin, 1977
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1977
• U.S. Tax Court, 1984

Certification/Specialties

• Certified Public Accountant

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (Member)
• State Bar of Wisconsin, (Member)
• Milwaukee Bar Association (Member)
• Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountant (Member)
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountant (Member)
• Milwaukee Estate Counselors Forum (Member)
• Milwaukee Estate Planning Council (Member)
• State Bar of Wisconsin, Probate and Trust Law Section (Past Chairperson)
• State of Wisconsin, Real Property Section (Past Chairperson)
• State of Wisconsin, Trust Law Section (Past Chairperson)

Honors and Awards

• The Best Lawyers in America
• Who's Who in American Law
• Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor, Estate Planning, Marquette University Law School

Education

• Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1977
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1974
  B.B.A.

Published Works

• "Estate Planning for Owners of Closely Held Businesses", Wisconsin Estate Planners, State Bar of Wisconsin

Address

700 North Water Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Phones

(414) 276-5800

Faxes

(414) 276-0458

Emails

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Websites

http://www.wbb-law.com