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J. Gardner Govan is the team leader of Godfrey & Kahn's Estate Planning Practice Group, where his practice is concentrated in the areas of estate and gift planning, business succession planning, fiduciary income taxation, charitable giving, probate administration and marital property agreements. Gardner's clients include current and former owners of closely-held businesses and professionals and executives of public companies. Gardner is a frequent speaker on estate planning topics to many lay and professional groups, including the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Bar Association, the Waukesha Estate Planning Council, the Milwaukee Estate Counselors Forum, Mid-Winter Estate Planning Clinic, the Wisconsin Institute of Public Accountants, the Milwaukee Estate Planning Council and the CLEW Tax Workshops. Gardner received his secondary school education at Phillips Academy and Swarthmore High School and he received his undergraduate education at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School magna cum laude where he was selected to the Order of the Coif. Gardner is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Bar Association, the Milwaukee Estate Planning Council and Mid-Winter Estate Planning Clinic and is a past President of the Wisconsin Humane Society.
Honors
Wisconsin Super Lawyers (2005, 2006, 2007)
Best Lawyers of America (2006, 2007)
Seminars & Events
Selected Highlights of the 41st Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, January 8-12, 2007 - Mar 06, 2007
Selected Highlights of the 41st Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, January 8-12, 2007 - Feb 15, 2007
Selected Highlights of the 41st Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning January 8-12, 2007 - Feb 07, 2007
University of Wisconsin Law School CLEW Tax Workshop - Recent Developments in Estate and Gift Taxation - Oct 19, 2006 . University of Wisconsin Law School CLEW Tax Workshop - Recent Developments in Estate and Gift Taxation - Oct 12, 2006. Highlights of the Fortieth Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning - Feb 16, 2006 . Highlights of the Fortieth Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning - Feb 01, 2006 . University of Wisconsin Law School CLEW Tax Workshop - Recent Developments in Estate and Gift Taxation - Nov 11, 2005. University of Wisconsin Law School CLEW Tax Workshop - Recent Developments in Estate and Gift Taxation - Oct 28, 2005.
Generation-skipping Estate Planning - Jul 19, 2005. The Wisconsin Prudent Investor Act (Milwaukee Bar Association) - Apr 05, 2005. Selected Highlights of the Thirty-Ninth Heckerling (Miami) Institute on Estate Planning - Mar 10, 2005
Selected Highlights of the Thirty-Ninth Heckerling (Miami) Institute on Estate Planning - Jan 31, 2005
Admitted to Practice
Wisconsin - 1988
Professional Association Memberships
American Bar Association
Milwaukee Bar Association
Wisconsin State Bar Association
Activities
Milwaukee Estate Planning Council
Mid-Winter Estate Planning Clinic
Wisconsin Humane Society Board Member
Education
Juris Doctor, University of Wisconsin Law School, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
Bachelor of Arts, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
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