Pitzner, Richard W.

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Pitzner has a broad base of experience from more than 39 years in the practice of business, taxation and estate planning. His expertise includes business planning and negotiation of commercial transactions; mergers, acquisitions and purchase or sale of business, including business pricing and valuation; ownership succession planning for closely held businesses and business reorganization. He was ranked as one of the top corporate counsel, tax and trust/estate planning lawyers in Dane County in a poll of lawyers published by Madison Magazine in January 2003.

In addition, he has advised clients in the areas of income, estate and gift taxation; estate planning, trusts and probate; tax audits and tax litigation; and marital property agreements.

Mr. Pitzner has substantial teaching and speaking credits and also acts as an expert witness in professional malpractice cases involving Wisconsin lawyers and Wisconsin CPAs.

His professional and personal strengths include strong commitment to the highest quality client service and solving client problems on a creative and timely basis.

Areas of Practice

• Business
• Estate Planning and Probate
• Taxation

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Transactions, Business Organizations, Estate Planning, Trusts, Family Law, Litigation & Appeals, Tax Litigation, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate & Gift Taxation, Income Taxation

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin, 1972

Certification/Specialties

• Certified Public Accountant, Wisconsin 1976

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (Member)
• State Bar of Wisconsin (Member)
• Dane County Bar Association (Member)
• U.S. Treasury Bar (Member)
• U.S. Tax Court Bar (Member)
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Member)
• Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Member)
• National Association of Accountants (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Ranked as One of the Top Corporate Counsel, Tax and Trust/Estate Planning Lawyers, Dane County, Madison Magazine, 2003
• Recognized, The Best Lawyers in America
• Recognized, Who's Who in American Law
• Elijah Watt Sells Gold Medal, CPA Exam, 1969
• America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
• Wisconsin Super Lawyer

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer: Federal Income Tax, University of Wisconsin School of Business, 1976 - 1978
• Lecturer: Tax, State and Financial Planning Seminar, University of Wisconsin Extension, 1972 - 1979
• Lecturer, State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Tax School
• Lecturer: CPA Review Course, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 1973 - 1975
• Lecturer: Valuation of Closely Held Business, University of Wisconsin Management Institute
• Lecturer: Corporate Liquidations Under 1986 Tax Reform Act, Wisconsin Institute of CPAs

Education

• University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1972
  J.D.
  Honors: Order of the Coif
• University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1969
  M.B.A. - Major in Accounting
• University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1968
  B.B.A. - Major in Accounting

Fraternities/Sororities

• Beta Gamma Sigma
• Beta Alpha Psi
• Phi Eta Sigma

Address

33 East Main Street
Suite 500
Madison, WI 53703

Phones

(608) 268-5568

Faxes

(608) 257-2508

Emails

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Websites

http://www.murphydesmond.com