Nancy R. Crow
Nancy R. Crow practices in the areas of tax planning, estate planning, employee benefits, and probate. Nancy assists her clients in planning their transactions with an eye toward avoiding excessive taxes and controversies. Her knowledge of tax matters, employee benefits, and the wealth transfer process enables her to advise clients on the proper management of legal and financial affairs. Nancy's clients include closely-held businesses, professional associations, nonprofit organizations, retirement funds, and individuals who require assistance with providing for their loved ones upon death or disability. Nancy is a director of the firm, and she chairs the tax department.
Nancy was selected to Colorado SuperLawyers in the field of tax in every year since 2006. In 2007 she was named to "Best Lawyers in America" in the field of Trusts and Estates. Her ratings also include: Martindale-Hubbell, AV® 5.0 Preeminent ™; Avvo, 10.0 Superb.
Email: ncrow@pwhclaw.com
Publications and Speeches
Colorado Methods of Practice (West, Fifth Edition, 2006), contributing author, chapters on Wills, Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Trusts.
Articles on estate planning and taxes, Colorado Lawyer, Colorado Real Estate Journal, Medical Group Management Association Journal, Colorado Estate Planning.
ALI-ABA Lecturer: Qualified Plans, PCs and Welfare Benefits; Advanced Pensions; Estate and Gift Taxation.
CLE in Colorado, Inc.: Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Estate; Current Developments in LLCs and LLPs; Tax Update; Transactional Ethics.
CLE in Colorado, Inc.: Planning for Retirement Accounts that Outlive Their Owners.
CLE International, Choice of Entity - Employee Benefit Plan Implications.
National Business Institute Lecturer: Avoiding Common Liability Pitfalls in Colorado Family Law; Drafting Your First Will or Trust in Colorado; Colorado Estate Planning: Drafting and Fundamentals; How to Draft Wills and Trusts in Colorado; Basic Probate in Colorado; Advanced Estate Planning in Colorado; Successful Colorado Family Business Succession Planning; Estate and Tax Planning for Qualified Retirement Plans & IRAs in Colorado; Drafting Effective Wills and Trusts; Maximizing Tax Advantages of the LLC; The Ethics of LLC Formation and Conversion..
University of Denver Graduate Tax Program Annual Update.
University of Denver Graduate Tax Insistute: Irrevocable Insurance Trusts; Basics of Sophisticated Planning Techniques for Large Estates; Sophisticated Uses of Insurance as a Wealth-Building Technique.
University of Denver Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, Advanced Estate Planning Symposium: IRAs and Qualified Plans: Making the Right Beneficiary Designation.
Estate Planning for Business Owners
Nancy R. Crow, presented March 13, 2002.
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Admitted to Practice
Colorado and California
Professional Activities
Denver Bar Association; Colorado Bar Association (Taxation Section, Chair, 1995-96; Colorado Lawyer Board of Editors, 1995-2003); American Bar Association; University of Denver Graduate Tax Institute Planning Committee since 1981; Women's Estate Planning Council, Board of Directors; Colorado Women's Bar Association; Secretary, Colorado Women's Bar Association Foundation; Colorado Lawyers for the Arts; Fellow, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Community Involvement
Cellist; President, Antioch College Alumni Association; Trustee Antioch College Corporation
Education
1977, L.L.M., Taxation, New York University Graduate School of Law, New York, New York
1974, J.D., University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado, Order of the Coif
1970, B.A., Sociology, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio
Languages
Fluent in Spanish and French
Colorado Methods of Practice (West, Fifth Edition, 2006), contributing author, chapters on Wills, Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Trusts.
Articles on estate planning and taxes, Colorado Lawyer, Colorado Real Estate Journal, Medical Group Management Association Journal, Colorado Estate Planning.
ALI-ABA Lecturer: Qualified Plans, PCs and Welfare Benefits; Advanced Pensions; Estate and Gift Taxation.
CLE in Colorado, Inc.: Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Estate; Current Developments in LLCs and LLPs; Tax Update; Transactional Ethics.
CLE in Colorado, Inc.: Planning for Retirement Accounts that Outlive Their Owners.
CLE International, Choice of Entity - Employee Benefit Plan Implications.
National Business Institute Lecturer: Avoiding Common Liability Pitfalls in Colorado Family Law; Drafting Your First Will or Trust in Colorado; Colorado Estate Planning: Drafting and Fundamentals; How to Draft Wills and Trusts in Colorado; Basic Probate in Colorado; Advanced Estate Planning in Colorado; Successful Colorado Family Business Succession Planning; Estate and Tax Planning for Qualified Retirement Plans & IRAs in Colorado; Drafting Effective Wills and Trusts; Maximizing Tax Advantages of the LLC; The Ethics of LLC Formation and Conversion..
University of Denver Graduate Tax Program Annual Update.
University of Denver Graduate Tax Insistute: Irrevocable Insurance Trusts; Basics of Sophisticated Planning Techniques for Large Estates; Sophisticated Uses of Insurance as a Wealth-Building Technique.
University of Denver Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, Advanced Estate Planning Symposium: IRAs and Qualified Plans: Making the Right Beneficiary Designation.
Estate Planning for Business Owners
Nancy R. Crow, presented March 13, 2002.
:: Download here ::
Admitted to Practice
Colorado and California
Professional Activities
Denver Bar Association; Colorado Bar Association (Taxation Section, Chair, 1995-96; Colorado Lawyer Board of Editors, 1995-2003); American Bar Association; University of Denver Graduate Tax Institute Planning Committee since 1981; Women's Estate Planning Council, Board of Directors; Colorado Women's Bar Association; Secretary, Colorado Women's Bar Association Foundation; Colorado Lawyers for the Arts; Fellow, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Community Involvement
Cellist; President, Antioch College Alumni Association; Trustee Antioch College Corporation
Education
1977, L.L.M., Taxation, New York University Graduate School of Law, New York, New York
1974, J.D., University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado, Order of the Coif
1970, B.A., Sociology, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio
Languages
Fluent in Spanish and French