Private Wealth Law - Wisconsin
Band 2
What the Team is Known For
Michael Best & Friedrich is a national firm with a strong presence in the Midwest and particularly in Wisconsin. The firm's estate planning team is principally based in Milwaukee, and in addition to its team of attorneys, it also has several CPAs on staff to help with tax planning.
Strengths
Michael Best & Friedrich's attorneys have a very sophisticated understanding of the big picture and the finer details.
They're very conscientious; they cared, it wasn't just business. They knew the client personally and they took the time to understand the client's needs.
They offer more creativity and more out-of-the-box thinking, not just taking the standard way of doing things. That was refreshing.
Notable practitioners
Bradley Kalscheur advises on estate and trust matters, including plans for intergenerational business transfers.
Bradley Kalscheur is the head of the group and has been providing some of the best trust and estate planning work for many years.
Brad is well known and respected for his expertise in estate planning and tax for wealth transfers.
Practitioners in Milwaukee pay attention to what Brad Kalscheur has to say, and he is very well respected as an expert. His clients like his practical advice.
Bradley Kalscheur is definitely an expert with a long track record of working with clients on trust and estate matters. He has great technical knowledge but he also collaborates across other areas of his firm. He works hard to get to the best outcome for his clients.
I am always impressed by Bradley Kalscheur. I look up to him.
Joseph Bukowski is a senior associate at Michael Best & Friedrich in Milwaukee. His practice is focused on estate planning, gifting, tax strategies and trust administration.
Joseph Bukowski is very knowledgeable about trust and estate law and the current IRS code, and he's very responsive. He is detail-oriented and really quick to follow up on next steps whenever we need them.
Joe has been a pleasure to work with.
