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Ann B.  Burns

Principal - Minneapolis

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Telephone
612.632.3402
Fax
612.632.4402
E-mail
ann.burns@gpmlaw.com
Support Staff
Dana M. Thorvilson, 612.632.3403

Address
500 IDS Center
80 South 8th St
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Main: 612.632.3000
Fax: 612.632.4444

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Burns, Ann B.

Ann is the chair of the Trust, Estate & Charitable Planning group at Gray Plant Mooty. Her practice focuses on estate planning, business succession planning, estate and trust administration, and fiduciary and tax litigation.

Ann brings a unique mix of skills to her law practice as a certified public accountant (inactive) and a principal in the firm.

Ann has presented numerous seminars on topics related to estate planning, trusts, estates, and taxation.

Publications

  • "The Increased Exemption Creates Opportunity," Trusts & Estates, March 2009 
  • "Section 2053 Proposed Regs," Trusts & Estates, July 2008

Presentations

  • “Deductive Reasoning: Section 2053 Proposed Regulations—Take the Guesswork out of Deductible Claims,” 41st Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, University of Miami Law School, Jan. 2008
  • “Life Settlements, an Overview,” ACTEC Business Planning Committee, March 2007
  • “A Wild Decade at Mid-Life,” 40th Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, University of Miami Law School, copresenter, Jan. 2006
  • “Tax Controversy Work: Winning Cases through Mastering Procedure,” 39th Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, University of Miami Law School, Jan. 2005
  • “Mathematics and Economics for Estate Planners, Cannon Financial Estate Planning Webcast, May 13, 2005
  • “Tax Controversy Work: Winning Cases through Mastering Procedure,” ACTEC Annual Meeting, March 2004
  • “The IRS Appeals Process,” ACTEC Annual Meeting, June 2003

Education

  • University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., 1981
  • Iowa State University, undergraduate degree, 1978

Bar Admissions

  • Minnesota, 1982
  • Wisconsin, 1981

Professional Activities

  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), fellow, 1995-present; Business Planning Committee and Estate Tax Committee, member
  • Tax Disputes Subcommittee of the Fiduciary Litigation Committee, chair, 2003
  • Law clerk for the Honorable Judge Donald R. Ross
    Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Honors and Distinctions

  • “Super Lawyer,” Minnesota Super Lawyers, 1994-2010
  • “The Best Lawyers in America,” Woodward/White, 1995-2010
  • “Minnesota's Best Lawyers," Minnesota Monthly, 2009
  • “Top 50 Woman Super Lawyer,” Minnesota Law & Politics, 2005-2009
  • “Number One Estate Planning Attorney in Minnesota,” 2005
  • “2006 Women in Business—Women to Watch,” Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal
  • “2005 Women of Achievement,” National Association of Women Business Owners

Community Involvement

  • Greater Twin Cities United Way, Annual Campaign Cabinet, 2009
  • Greater Twin Cities United Way, Early Learning Initiative Committee, member, 2005-present
  • University of St. Thomas Law School, Board of Governors, member, 2004-present
  • Women’s Leadership Counsel of the United Way of Minnesota, past chair and charter member, 2005-present