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Carl J. Rasmussen, Partner

Contact

phone: (608) 283-1754

fax: (608) 283-1709

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Assistant

Jeneen Marshall

phone: (608) 283-1797

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Estate Planning • Trust and Estate Administration • Taxation

Carl counsels professionals, executives, business owners, corporate fiduciaries, charitable institutions, individuals, and families. His practice includes estate planning and drafting; probate and trust administration, and taxation.

Professional Involvement
  • Former Chair of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin
  • Fellow, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Education
  • J.D. University of Wisconsin Law School, cum laude, 1982
  • Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1978
  • M.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1973
  • B.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1970 (Honors)
Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Rating A-V
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • Wisconsin Super Lawyers
  • Wisconsin Law Journal, Leaders in the Law, 2008
Publications
  • Eckhardt's Workbook for Wisconsin Estate Planners, State Bar of Wisconsin (5th ed., 2008), (with M. Bradley, et al.)
  • "Wisconsin Constitutional Amendment to Define Marriage: The Legal Context," 78 Wisconsin Lawyer 16 (March 2005), (with Susan L. Collins)
  • "Federal Estate Tax Apportionment in Wisconsin," 69 Wisconsin Lawyer 18 (June 1996), (with Susan J. Erickson and Paul M. Schmidt)
  • "Marital Agreements May Result in Unanticipated Tax Consequences," Estate Planning May/June 1991, 160-165 (with Susan J. Erickson)
  • "The Sexual Politics of Estate Planning in Wisconsin: An Introduction to the Marital Property Act," 21 Journal of Real Property Trust & Probate 485, American Bar Association (Fall, 1986)
Community Involvement
  • Chair, Board of Directors, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families Foundation
  • Member, Board of Visitors, English Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Board Member, Forum on Ethics and Public Policy, Wisconsin Council of Churches
  • Former Board Member of the United Way of Dane County Foundation
Interesting Fact
  • Carl was panelist for a session on "Humanities in the Work of the World," the Modern Language Association Annual Convention in Chicago, December, 2007

"Carl Rasmussen has been my lawyer for many years. I rely on his incisive intelligence and his grasp of the law, but I most particularly depend on his finely attuned prudence. Like all of the best lawyers, Carl is distinguished by his capacity for good judgment."
- Leonard V. Kaplan
Mortimer Jackson Professor of Law University of Wisconsin Law School