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Grimm, Steven E.
Murphy Desmond, S.C.
33 East Main Street
Suite 500
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 268-5562
Fax: (608) 257-2508
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Summary
Lawyer Overview
Mr. Grimm's practice focuses primarily on business law, tax and estate planning. He has extensive experience in entity formation, mergers and acquisitions, as well as drafting and negotiating LLC operating agreements, shareholder agreements and buy/sell agreements. Steve's background as a CPA, coupled with his advanced law degree in taxation allow him to advise his clients on a wide variety of tax matters for both individuals and businesses, including tax planning, tax compliance matters, and IRS and state tax audits. In addition, a significant portion of Steve's practice involves estate planning for individuals and business succession planning for closely held businesses. Steve has received the following professional certifications: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC).
Mr. Grimm currently serves as co-chair of the firm's Estate Planning & Probate Law Practice Group.
West Practice Categories
Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Formation & Business Planning, Business & Commercial Law, Trusts, Estate Planning, Transactions, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Taxation Law
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin, 1997
- U.S. Tax Court, 1997
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1997
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- Dane County Bar Association
- Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association
Education
- Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois,
2003
L.L.M., Taxation, with honors - University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin,
1997
J.D.
Honors: cum laude - University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse,
1990
B.S., Accounting
Honors: with highest honors
Articles
Published Works
- Prepare Now for Estate Tax Changes That Will Take Effect in '09, Capital Region Business Journal, November, 2008
- Law Changes Benefit Retirees, Dane County Lifestyles, March 2009
- Death in Wisconsin: A Legal Practitioner's Guide to Postmortem Administration, Contributing Author
- Eckhardt's Workbook for Wisconsin Estate Planners, Contributing Author
Office Information
Address
33 East Main Street
Suite 500
Madison, WI 53703
Phones
(608) 268-5562
Faxes
(608) 257-2508