Denver S. Gilliand, Jd, Llm, Cima Email & Phone Number

Denver brings nearly 25 years of experience in financial services to clients with a diverse background in investment management, estate planning, and financial management.He began his career as an estate planning attorney, where he used his law degree and his master’s degree in Tax Law to help clients create their estate plans. He now leverages his legal and tax background to create tax-efficient wealth transfer plans for his clients. Denver has the ability to integrate the appropriate investment strategy into his clients’ wealth transfer plans. He also works with the trustee to administer the trusts on a daily basis. From an investment standpoint, Denver works with his clients to deliver risk-adjusted returns that “feel right” to each person. Whether it is growing or preserving capital, or providing an income stream to replace historical wage income, Denver takes great pride and creating an investment plan that helps each client “sleep at night.”Prior to HighTower, Denver spent 10 years as a Senior Vice President in the Private Banking and Investment Banking Division of Merrill Lynch, where he oversaw approximately $350 million of assets for 35 clients. Prior to Merrill Lynch, Denver was a Managing Director at U.S. Trust Company of NY, where he held a combination of roles, including overseeing Tax Compliance, Financial and Estate Planning, as well as the Sales and Marketing for U.S. Trust’s presence in the upper Midwest.Denver has served on numerous non-profit boards, including The Minnesota Opera, as a member, Treasurer and Chair of the Investment Committee; Faith’s Lodge, as a board member; Minneapolis United Soccer Club, as Vice President; The Loft, as a member of the Investment Committee; and The Oakleaf Trust, as a trustee. He also served as an adjunct professor of law at Hamline University Law School.