Powerlist – Carl J. Rasmussen – Boardman Clark

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Carl J. Rasmussen did not start out planning to be a trust and estate practice attorney. He was a second-year associate at Boardman Clark when the firm’s two lead trust and estate lawyers left. The partners asked Rasmussen if he wanted to take on the area as his specialty.

“The rest is history,” he said.

At Boardman Clark, Rasmussen’s practice includes estate planning and drafting, probate and trust administration, taxation, mediation and litigation. He frequently works with high-net-worth clients to negotiate and resolve complex tax and succession issues.

“I enjoy helping people. In this area, we work with clients who are sometimes in difficult or traumatic situations. I appreciate the opportunity to serve clients as a counselor as well as a legal advisor,” he said. “I like the intellectual challenge of navigating the Internal Revenue Code and I also enjoy writing and this area requires a lot of writing in a variety of contexts.”

Rasmussen’s influence extends beyond his work at Boardman Clark. As a former chair of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin, he played a key role in some significant changes in the state’s trust and estate law.