Rob is a principal at Gray Plant Mooty and practices in the trusts and estates, probate, charitable giving, and estate, gift, and fiduciary tax planning areas of law.
Publications
- Minnesota Trust Administration Deskbook, 2d Edition 2005, updated 2010, coeditor
- “Where there is a Will,” St. Paul Academy Summit School, SPA Magazine, Winter 2003
- “The Emperor’s New Clothes: Review of Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001,” St. Paul Academy Summit School, SPA Magazine, Winter 2002
Presentations
- “I Do, Part II: Estate Planning for a Second Marriage,” Minnesota Probate and Trust Law CLE, June 2010
- “Federal Estate Tax Legislation and Legislative Proposals,” Advanced Estate Planning CLE, February 15, 2010
- “Second Marriage Estate Planning,” copresenter, 36th Annual Probate & Trust Law Section Conference,” June 7, 2010
- “The Art of Trust Design—How to Meet Your Clients’ Needs While Still Practicing in Minnesota,” Minnesota CLE Webcast Seminar, January 15, 2009
- “New Lawyer Experience,” Drafting the Basic Will and Trust Webinar, July 2007, July 2008
- “Understanding Trusts, Alphabet Soup: GRIT, GRAT, GRUT, QPRT, CRT, CLT, IDGT,” November 2004, July 2008, August 2010
- “Basics of Will and Trust Drafting: Drafting the Basic Will,” April 2003-April 2010
- “Leaving the Legacy,” Lake Home & Cabin Show, April 2008
- “Who Needs a Will Anyway?...Not Everyone,” Wells Fargo Investments, September 2006
- “Miami Institute Update,” Minneapolis Estate Planning Council, February 28, 2006; St. Paul Estate Planning Council, February 21, 2006; Hennepin County Bar Association, January 23, 2006
- “Basics of Estate and Gift Tax,” St. Phillip The Deacon Church, Plymouth, Minnesota, February 2004
- “Recent Developments in Estate Planning,” Red River Valley Estate Planning Council, Fargo, North Dakota, October 2003
- “Trust Drafting: Revocable Living Trusts,” July 2003
- “Basics of Will and Trust Drafting: The Initial Client Interview,” May 2000-May 2002
- “Summary of Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001,” Piper Jaffray, July 2001
- “Retirement and Estate Planning Seminar,” Great Clips, Inc., December 2000
Education
- William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1997
- Dartmouth College, undergraduate degree, 1991
Bar Admissions
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust & Estate Law section
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Probate & Trust Law section
- Hennepin County Bar Association
Honors and Distinctions
- White Belt in Legal Lean Sigma®
- “Rising Star,” Minnesota Law & Politics, 2007-2009
Community Involvement
- Edina Youth Soccer Association, past coach
- Oakland Cemetery Association, trustee and treasurer
- Animal Humane Society, past board member
- Dartmouth Club of the Midwest, past president
- St. Paul Academy & Summit School, past development committee member