Attorney & Counselor at Law
ROBERT M PHILLIPS
ROBERT M. PHILLIPS, Esq.
Robert is an experienced trust and estate planning attorney in Louisville, Colorado. He received his undergraduate degree from Emory University, in Atlanta, Georgia. He relocated to Colorado to attend law school and graduated fourth in his class from the University of Colorado Law School in 1993. While in law school, he received numerous awards and recognitions, including the William O. DeSouchet Award for courtroom skills, the Don W. Sears Award as outstanding third-year law student, and was a published member of Law Review. Upon graduation, he was inducted into the honorary society Order of the Coif.
After graduation, Robert began his legal career by completing a judicial clerkship on the Colorado Court of Appeals. Following his clerkship, Robert opened his solo practice focusing, as he has for the past 18 years, on estate and trust planning, probate and trust administration, and related business and real estate matters.
After graduation, Robert began his legal career by completing a judicial clerkship on the Colorado Court of Appeals. Following his clerkship, Robert opened his solo practice focusing, as he has for the past 18 years, on estate and trust planning, probate and trust administration, and related business and real estate matters.
He has published many articles on estate planning, estate administration, trusts and taxes, and has been a frequent lecturer and speaker in professional and public education classes and seminars. While continuously engaged in the full-time practice of law, he was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Colorado School of Law, teaching the Wills and Trusts course and an upper-class level Estate Planning class for thirteen years.
In 2000 Robert and his long-time friend and colleague, Wayne M. Gazur, began working on a comprehensive new law school textbook that they anticipated would be used by law schools throughout the country. In 2004, the first edition of Estate Planning: Principles and Problems, was published and was immediately adopted by law schools throughout the United States. Robert and Wayne continue to revised and update the textbook, and in October, 2011, the Third Edition was published incorporating many revisions including planning under the recently enacted 2010 federal Estate Tax laws.
His law office is located in Louisville, Colorado, about 5 miles east of Boulder, Colorado. Robert's practice continues to focus on estate and trust planning and administration, while also providing counsel to his clients on related matters such as contracts, asset protection, business organizations and real estate matters.
In 2000 Robert and his long-time friend and colleague, Wayne M. Gazur, began working on a comprehensive new law school textbook that they anticipated would be used by law schools throughout the country. In 2004, the first edition of Estate Planning: Principles and Problems, was published and was immediately adopted by law schools throughout the United States. Robert and Wayne continue to revised and update the textbook, and in October, 2011, the Third Edition was published incorporating many revisions including planning under the recently enacted 2010 federal Estate Tax laws.
His law office is located in Louisville, Colorado, about 5 miles east of Boulder, Colorado. Robert's practice continues to focus on estate and trust planning and administration, while also providing counsel to his clients on related matters such as contracts, asset protection, business organizations and real estate matters.
