Partner, Faegre, Baker, Daniels LLPMs. Abram is a partner in the Wealth Management Department of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP in Minneapolis. She represents clients in complex trust and estate transactional and litigation matters. Her experience includes decanting, non-judicial agreements and other techniques for estate and business succession planning, taking into account non-tax considerations as well as the impact of estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes. Ms. Abram also provides risk management advice and represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in complex trust disputes, will contests, and reformation and construction actions. Additionally, she has extensive experience in negotiating and preparing settlement documents. She received her A.B. degree in Communication Studies and Italian from the University of Michigan and her J.D. degree from Columbia Law School. Ms. Abram recently moved back to Minnesota after spending nine years in Illinois. She is in the process of becoming admitted to the Minnesota Bar, but is not yet admitted to practice in Minnesota.

Regional Account Executive, Trust Point, Inc.Trust Point, Inc. provides corporate trustee services for personal trusts, as well as investment management. Anative of Omaha, Nebraska, Ms. Elston-Brondell attended the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota. After graduating magna cum laude with a degree in Psychology, she worked with chemically-dependent adolescents before attending law school at William Mitchell College of Law. After obtaining her Juris Doctorate degree, Ms. Elston-Brondell worked in private practice for ten years as an estates and trusts attorney. While in private practice she worked on a wide range of estate plans, including farm and business succession planning, charitable trusts, and probate and trust administration. She also has a unique interest in special needs planning and is a member of the Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota. Ms. Elston-Brondell also a member of the Twin Cities Estate Planning Counsel and the Financial Planning Association of Minnesota.

Shareholder, Messerli & Kramer P.A.Mr. Larson is a shareholder in the corporate and estate planning group who focuses his practice in the areas of corporate organization and reorganization, succession planning for businesses, and estate planning and asset protection strategies for business owners and high net worth individuals. He also serves as a member of the firm’s board of directors, as chair of the firm marketing committee and as co-chair of the firm pro-bono committee. Mr. Larson leverages his experience and background as lead counsel in a broad range of complex litigation and transactional settings to guide and counsels his clients to develop sound business and legal strategies to avoid, and if necessary, be well prepared for litigation.

Shareholder, Dougherty, Molenda, Solfest, Hills & Bauer P.A.Mr. Merritt has been in the practice of law since 1977. During that time his common thread of practice has been estate planning. Additionally, he is experienced in probate law, elder law, medical assistance, municipal law, boundary adjustment law, and mediation. He was named a Super Lawyer for Estate Planning in 2014 and 2015.

Partner, Stinson Leonard Street LLPMs. Rehbein counsels individuals, business owners, entrepreneurs, and executives on business and tax matters, with emphasis on estate tax and business succession issues. She designs advanced estate planning solutions for complex circumstances, including the creation and modification of trusts, family real estate management planning, life insurance planning, business transition planning, premarital planning, planning with artwork and other unique assets, and philanthropic giving. Ms. Rehbein advises fiduciaries on estate and trust administration matters, and she represents beneficiaries in enforcing their rights in estates and trusts. She represents taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service in examinations of gift and estate tax returns. Ms. Rehbein earned her J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota.