Trust And Estate Attorney
CurrentWilliam S. Forsberg is an attorney at Chestnut Cambronne and has over 35 years of legal and tax experience counseling individuals, fiduciaries and businesses in the areas of estate planning, taxation and corporate law. He works with family-owned businesses and helps clients craft complex business succession plans. Bill also has considerable experience in charitable planning and foundation administration for clients. He considers charitable tax planning in the context of business transactions, structures charitable remainder and charitable lead trusts and gift annuities, and guides clients as they work with other professionals, including appraisers, accountants, investment specialists and insurance advisors. Bill advises on asset protection, deferred payment of estate taxes, and changes to the tax law, and how those affect business succession plans. Bill is certified in taxation by the Florida Bar and is licensed to practice law in Minnesota, Florida, Arizona and South Dakota. Bill is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and former chair of the Business Planning Group of the Real Property Trust and Estate Law Section of the American Bar Association, which deals with tax planning issues that affect family businesses. Bill is a frequent writer and lecturer, and as part of his advocacy work with bar associations, has submitted comments to the IRS and Congress on the effects of estate tax issues. For 10 years Bill taught law courses at William Mitchell College of Law in trusts and estate law and in estate taxation. Bill is a former certified public accountant and has significant knowledge in income taxation of individuals, trusts and businesses.
