Category Estate Planning (3)

BrownWinick Attorneys Named to 2018 Best Lawyers List

BrownWinick is pleased to announce that 26 lawyers have been included in the 2018 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers has published their list for over three decades, earning the respect of the... Read More

Beneficiary Designations - SAY, WHAT?!!

A majority of my working day is spent drafting and interpreting wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. As many people know, these documents create the foundation of any well-drafted estate plan. All too often my clients pay relatively little attention to the beneficiary designations on payable-on-death or transfer-on-death accounts. Many times... Read More

BrownWinick Law Firm Ranked in U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2016 "Best Law Firms" List

BrownWinick has been included in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers® 2016 "Best Law Firms" rankings. The sixth edition of the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers released the 2016 "Best Law Firms" rankings on November 2, 2015. Firms included in the 2016 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellent with persistently impressive... Read More

BrownWinick Ranked in U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2015 "Best Law Firms" List

BrownWinick has been included in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers® 2015 "Best Law Firms" rankings. The fifth edition of the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers released the 2015 "Best Law Firms" rankings on November 3, 2014. Firms included in the 2015 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellent with persistently impressive... Read More

Assure Your Land Assets

Bob Hodges, an attorney at BrownWinick, was quoted in an article title, "Assure Your Land Assets," in the March 2014 edition of Top Producer magazine. Read More

News From The North

Minnesota is now one of only two states to have a state gift tax. (Connecticut is the other one.) As a result, gifts of more than $1 million worth of Minnesota property will require a payment of Minnesota gift tax. The tax is assessed on a sliding scale, and the maximum rate is 16%. Gifts to a spouse or to charity do not count. Gifts with a value... Read More

BrownWinick Ranked in U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2014 "Best Law Firms" List

BrownWinick has been included in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers® 2014 "Best Law Firms" rankings. The fourth edition of the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers released the 2014 "Best Law Firms" rankings on November 1, 2013. Firms included in the 2014 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellent with persistently impressive... Read More