Joe Dencker has more than 20 years of experience in all aspects of estate planning involving wills, trusts, charitable techniques, valuation discounts and freezes, and other sophisticated wealth transfer strategies.
Joseph M. Dencker
MemberDenver, Colorado
Phone: 303.299.8166
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Areas Of Emphasis
Education
- J.D., Harvard Law School (1991)
- Cum laude
- B.A., Yale University (1988)
- Summa cum laude
- With Distinction in Economics and Mathematics
- Phi Beta Kappa
Joseph M. Dencker
MemberAreas Of Emphasis
Joseph M. Dencker
MemberAreas Of Emphasis
Experience
- Advises families on all aspects of estate and wealth transfer planning.
- Works with families in designing estate plans with a view toward maximizing the financial and human capital of children and descendants, and minimizing federal income, gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes.
- Helps families implement plans that include discounting, value-freezing, family office, family trust company, and planned charitable giving techniques.
- Advises families on family business succession matters, including buy/sell agreements, the use of life insurance, and tax-minimization.
- Advises personal representatives, trustees, heirs and beneficiaries in estate and trust administration matters.
- Advises individuals on pre- and post-nuptial agreements.
- Represents clients in trust, estate and tax controversy matters in various Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and court venues.
Publications & Presentations
Joe regularly presents on estate planning topics, including Centennial Estate Planning Council presentations, New York Life planning presentations, and Kaiser Permanente seminars.
- Early Education Means Financial Stability Later
Denver Business Journal | June 2004 - Divorce Considerations Relevant to an Estate Planning Practice
The Colorado Lawyer | February 2000
Professional Activities
- Rocky Mountain Estate Planning Council
- Colorado Bar Association
- Trusts and Estates Section
- Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
- American Bar Association
- Trusts and Estates Section
- Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
- Yale Alumni Schools Committee, past Director (Colorado)
Highlights
- Best Lawyers in America, Denver
- Tax Law (2021 – 2024)
- Trusts and Estates (2021 – 2024)