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Wayne Wilson

Wayne W. Wilson
wwwilson@wilsonlawgroup.com

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Attorney Wayne Wilson is licensed to practice law in the State of Wisconsin, having been admitted to the Bar in 1973. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Courts of Appeal, 7th and 8th Circuits, and the United States District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. A 1970 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wayne earned a BA degree in Political Science, followed by a JD degree at University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1973. Attorney Wilson is a frequent lecturer to various professional organizations concerning issues of Wealth Strategy counseling, with a special focus on programs designed for the professional advisor. He is the co-author of Generations: Planning Your Legacy (1999) and Your Life, Your Legacy (2003 First and Second Edition).

Attorney Wilson is a charter member of the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys and a founding member and past chairman of the Wisconsin Forum of Estate Planning Attorneys. He is a Fellow and past-President of EPICOR (Estate Planning Institute of Collaborative Resources), and an active member of Wealth Counsel, LLC, the Illinois/ Wisconsin Forum of Estate Planning Attorneys and the Madison Estate Council. He maintains his professional membership in the Dane County Bar Association, as well as serving in the Elder Law and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections of the State Bar of Wisconsin.

Commitment to Excellence
Specialty Education in Advanced Estate and Business Planning

  • Advanced Planning Techniques in WI
  • Strategies for Using Revocable Living Trusts
  • Strategies for Using Irrevocable Life Ins. Trusts
  • Specific Planning for Wisconsin FLPs
  • Post Mortem Planning
  • Planning with Qualified Retirement Plans
  • Issues in Using Joint Trusts
  • Fundamentals of Family Limited Partnerships
  • Offshore Asset Protection Trusts
  • Generation Skipping Trusts
  • Irrevocable Trusts (GRATs, GRUTs, QPRTS)
  • Dynasty Trusts: Lifetime Trusts for Children
  • Advanced Studies for Estate and Wealth Planning (60 hours of study)
  • Charitable Trusts (Advanced)
  • Group Insurance in ILITS
  • Disability Planning
  • Integration of Retirement Plans into the Estate Plan (Advanced)
  • Marital Trust Funding after EGTTRA
  • Executive Income Tax Analysis
  • Preparation of the Estate Tax Return
  • Estate Planning for the Closely Held Business Owner
  • Advanced Business Succession Planning
  • Asset Protection for Physicians and other Professionals
  • Formation and Liquidation of Businesses

Litiagtion Percentage:
30% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:
Wisconsin, 1973
U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1973
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1973
U.S. Federal Courts, 1973
International Court of Claims, 1973
Interstate Commerce Commission, 1973
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
U.S. Tax Court

Education:
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, 1973
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence

University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, 1970
B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Published Works:
Foreclosure and Repossession in Wisconsin Lorman Educational Services, 1990
Generations: Planning Your Legacy (Co-Author)
Your Life, Your Legacy: The Fundamentals of Effective Estate Planning

Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer, Antitrust
University of Wisconsin, School of Business Management Institute,
1986 - Present

Lecturer, Negotiating Motor Carrier Contracts
University of Wisconsin, School of Business Management Institute,
1987 - Present

Lecturer, Legal Aspects of Purchasing Orders
University of Wisconsin, School of Business Management Institute,
1991

Honors and Awards:
Fellow, EPICOR (Estate Planning Institute of Collaborative Resources)

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Illinois/Wisconsin Forum of Estate Planning Attorneys Member

National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys Member

Madison Estate Council Member

Fraternities/Sororities:
Alpha Phi Omega Birth Information: March 27, 1948, Bethany, Missouri, United States of America

West Practice Categories: Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Business Organizations, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Nursing Home, Probate & Estate Administration, Trusts, Wills, Real Estate Law, Landlord/Tenant