Richard B. Robinson provides tax and estate planning advice for individuals and closely-held businesses. He has been published by Lexis Nexis, Journal of Taxation, Taxes the Tax Magazine, The Practical Accountant and Colorado Lawyer.
Areas of Practice
- Income Tax Planning for Individuals, S corporations, Partnerships, Corporations, Trusts, Closely-held Businesses, FLPs, and LLCs
- Estate Planning for Individuals, S corporations, Partnerships, Corporations, Trusts, Closely-held Businesses, FLPs, and LLCs
- Entity Structuring
- Purchase and Sale of Businesses
- Tax Planning for Mergers and Acquisitions
- Formation and Restructuring of Closely-Held Businesses and Family Partnerships
Bar Admissions
- Colorado
- U.S. Tax Court
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- University of Denver College of Law – 1974. J.D.
- New York University Law School – 1975. LL.M. – Taxation
Select Publications
- “Tax Planning for S Corporations”, a treatise published by Matthew Bender & Co.
- Federal Income Taxation of Corporations, 6th Ed., published by the American Law Institute, American Bar Association, Committee on Continuing Professional Education
- How to do Tax Planning for S Corporations, published by Commerce Clearing House as part of its Accountant Workbook Series
- “Partnership Liabilities: How They Can Increase Tax Basis, Amount at Risk”, The Practical Accountant, June 1983.
- “Diamond’s Legacy – A New Perspective on the Sol Diamond Decision,” Taxes – The Tax Magazine, June, 1980.
- “Improvements Can Qualify as Replacement Property Under Section 1033,” Journal of Taxation, June, 1980.
- Co-Editor, “Symposium on Colorado State Taxation,” Colorado Lawyer, October, 1979.
- “Tax Implication of Exchanging a Partnership Interest for Services,” Journal of Taxation, July, 1979.
- “Assuring Estate Tax Exclusion for Annuity Contracts Distributed from Qualified Plans,” Estate Planning, July, 1977.
- Co-Author, “Tax Fraud – Recent Supreme Court Developments,” Colorado Lawyer, October, 1976.
- “ERISA and Welfare Plans,” Colorado Lawyer, April, 1976.
- “S Corporation: Critical Operating Issues” published by CPE4U Colorado.
- “Partnerships and LLCs: Critical Operating Issues” published by CPE4U Colorado.
- “Income and Estate Planning for Closely Held Businesses” published by CPE4U Colorado.
- Author, S Corporations as a Tax Planning Tool, Colorado Society of Certified Public Accounts
- Editor, “Tax Tip Column”, Colorado Lawyer, 1980-1982
National Tax Institute Speaking Engagements
- ALI-ABA Estate Planning for Closely-Held Businesses
- ALI-ABA Sophisticated Estate Planning Techniques
- Duke University Estate Planning Institute
- Great Plains Federal Tax Institute
- Hawaii C.P.A. Annual Tax Institute
- Heart of America Tax Institute
- Kansas Estate Planning Institute
- Louisiana C.P.A. Annual Tax Institute
- Notre Dame Tax Institute
- North Carolina C.P.A. Annual Tax Institute
- Southern California Tax Forum
- University of Denver Annual Tax Institute
- University of Miami Estate Planning Institute
- William & Mary Tax Institute
Law School, Instructor
- Visiting Professor, Graduate Tax Program, University of Denver College of Law, January 1, 1984 – August 1, 1984; September, 1987 – September, 1989
- Adjunct Professor, Graduate Tax Program, University of Denver College of Law, 1977 – present
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association – Business Law, Real Property, Trust & Estate, and Taxation sections
- American College of Tax Counsel
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Colorado Bar Association – Business Law, Taxation Law, and Trust & Estate sections
- Denver Bar Association
Recognitions/Positions Held
- Best Lawyers in America
- Colorado Super Lawyer
- Martindale Hubbell Rating, 5 out of 5
