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Richard J. Langer

Of Counsel
rjlanger@michaelbest.com
Madison
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Overview

Rick Langer has retired from Michael Best effective December 31, 2019. For any matter inquiries or assistance, please contact Partner Bradley Kalscheur at bjkalscheur@michaelbest.com or 414.225.2763.

 

Rick Langer is a partner concentrating his practice in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, trusts, and marital property. He is a contributing author and co‑author of several books, including Workbook for Wisconsin Estate Planners, and is a contributing author and co‑author of several publications. In addition to his private practice, Rick has extensive teaching experience as a lecturer to the University of Wisconsin Law School and various bar organizations in estate planning topics, including Marital Property Reform.

Honors & Recognitions

Rick has been distinguished in the area of trusts and estates law for over 10 years by The Best Lawyers in America©. He also was recognized in the area of trusts, estates and probate law as a “Top Lawyer” in 2009 by Madison Magazine, and Rick is listed for more than 10 consecutive years on the “Wisconsin Super Lawyers” list by Super Lawyers Magazine. He is listed in Who’s Who In American Law. In 2002, he received the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Outstanding Volunteer Fund Raiser Award.

 

Professional Activities

  • Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
  • Member, National Association of Elder Law Attorneys
  • Member, American Bar Association, Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
  • Member, State Bar of Wisconsin, Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
  • Member, Dane County Bar Association, Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
  • Member, Madison Estate Council
  • Member, Technical Review Advisory Committee on the Special Legislative Committee on Marital Property Implementation

Education

  • University of Wisconsin Law School, Juris Doctor (J.D.), cum laude, 1974; Wisconsin Law Review; Order of Coif
  • University of Illinois, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), magna cum laude, 1967; Aero Engineering

Bar Admission

  • Wisconsin

Court Admission

  • United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin

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Education

  • University of Wisconsin Law School, Juris Doctor (J.D.), cum laude, 1974; Wisconsin Law Review; Order of Coif
  • University of Illinois, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), magna cum laude, 1967; Aero Engineering

Bar Admission

  • Wisconsin

Court Admission

  • United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
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