Harrison LLP

Estate Planning & Trust Administration

Partner

Michael Bland counsels high-net-worth families, business owners, executives, entertainers, and professionals on tax and estate planning strategies, wealth transfer and preservation tactics, business succession planning, and charitable giving methods while integrating those techniques with each client’s business, tax, and personal goals and values.

Michael also represents trustees, personal representatives, and beneficiaries in the administration of trusts and estates. In this area, he advises on matters including the appointment and discharge of fiduciaries, tax and valuation issues, the filing of necessary tax returns, the distribution of property to beneficiaries, trust compliance requirements, the reformation of trusts and estates, and controversies involving fiduciaries and beneficiaries.

In addition to being a member of several professional organizations, including the Colorado Bar Association and Illinois Bar Association, Michael is also active in the community. He has served on the Denver Art Museum Advisory Board and the Harry L. and Eva J. Puksta Foundation Advisory Board since 2013, and previously served on the Colorado Public Radio Advisory Board.

A highly-regarded trusts and estates attorney, Michael was named among The Best Lawyers in America® from 2019-2021.

Colorado Bar Association – Trust and Estate Section; Taxation Law Section; Elder Law Section; Statutory Revisions Committee

Illinois Bar Association – Trusts and Estates Section

Denver Bar Association

Denver Estate Planning Council

Rocky Mountain Estate Planning Council

Denver Art Museum Advisory Board (2013 – present)

The Harry L. and Eva J. Puksta Foundation Advisory Board (2013 – present)

Colorado Public Radio Advisory Board (2011-2012)

Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., cum laude

Illinois State University, B.S.