Areas of practice

• Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Property

   Russell K. Osgood is the senior partner in Osgood and Osgood, LLC. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1962 and joined what is now the City of Boulder's third oldest law firm. His practice has always emphasized real estate, primarily in the areas of commercial sales and purchases, leasing, foreclosures, boundary line/easement disputes and IRC Sec. 1031 tax-deferred exchanges. In the last 20 to 25 years his practice has expanded to where 50 percent or more of his time is related to tax and estate planning, wills, trusts and probate. He has been certified as an Accredited Estate Planner by the National Association of Estate Planning Councils.

Predominant Areas of Practice:

Real Estate:

• Sales and purchases of commercial and multi-family properties
• Foreclosures representing banks and individuals
• IRC Sec. 1031 tax-deferred exchanges
  • Representing exchangors
  • Acting as qualified intermediary
• Commercial leases

Estate Planning:

• Counseling with clients on their family and tax planning needs
• Preparation of wills and living trusts
• Preparation of irrevocable life insurance trusts
• Formation of family limited partnerships and family limited liability companies
• Personal residence trusts
• Elder law including Medicaid planning
• Guardianships and conservatorships

Probate:

• All areas of estate administration
• Experienced staff

Business Planning:

• Formation of corporations
• Formation of limited liability companies
• Formation of partnerships, limited partnerships and their offspring - LLP's and LLLP's
• Regular business representation of small business entities
• Sales and purchase of businesses including asset and stock sales

Education/Associations

Education:

• Michigan State University - B.A. in political science (pre-law), 1959
• University of Michigan Law School - L.L.B. (J.D.), 1962

Associations:

• American Bar Association
  • Member of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
    • Membership on insurance sub-committees
• Colorado Bar Association
  • Member of the Real Estate Law Section
  • Member of the Trust and Estate Section
    • Past member Elder Law Committee
• Boulder County Bar Association
  • Member Tax and Estate Planning Section - past chairman
  • Member Real Estate Section
  • Member special committee on special problems of conservatorships
• National Association of Estate Planners and Councils
  • Member National Association
  • Member Boulder County Estate Planning Council - past president
  • Certified as an Accredited Estate Planner - 1995
• Service on various boards and committees for local charitable organizations
  • Boulder Community Hospital Foundation
  • Golden West Foundation
  • Golden West Senior Residence
  • Boulder Luncheon Optimist Club