Joseph (Joe) Higgins is a business lawyer and partner with Foley & Lardner LLP in its Estate Planning Practice.
Joe focuses his practice primarily on estate planning and administration, representing owners of closely held businesses, private equity fund principals, and other ultra-high net worth individuals and their families across the country in connection with tax-efficient wealth transfers, charitable giving, and business succession planning. Joe has extensive experience using sophisticated estate planning strategies and structures for these purposes.
Affiliations
- Member, Leadership Greater Madison
- Member, Madison Estate Planning Council
- Member, Wisconsin Association of Charitable Gift Planners
- Former member, The Young Professional Advisory Committee for The Chicago Community Trust
- Former member, New Practitioners Committee for Trusts & Estates Magazine
Presentations and Publications
- Presenter, “Business Succession Planning and Philanthropy,” Wisconsin Association of Charitable Gift Planners (2022)
- Presenter, “42nd Annual Estate Planning Update 2021: Recent Developments in Estate Planning,” State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE
- Presenter, “41st Annual Estate Planning Update 2020: Recent Developments in Estate Planning,” State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE
- Presenter, “Tax Fundamentals for Estate Planning Attorneys, Course,” National Business Institute (2020)
- Presenter, “Step-Up Basis in Trusts, Estates & LLCs, Course,” National Business Institute (2020)
- Presenter, “Greater North Shore Estate and Financial Planning Council” (2018)
- Presenter, “Notre Dame Tax & Estate Planning Institute” (2017)
- Author, “BDIT 2701: Avoiding Section 2701 by Selling Carried Interest Directly to Beneficiary Defective Inheritor’s Trust,” Estate Planning Magazine
- Author, “Transfer Tax Playbook,” Trusts & Estates Magazine
- Author, “Tricky GST Issues,” Bloomberg BNA
- Contributor, “Year in Review” and “E-Newsletter” Trust & Estates Magazine
- Contributor, “The Complete Estate Planning Sourcebook,” Wolters Kluwer
- Author, “Monthly Tax Law Update,” Hennepin County Bar Association
Foley Recognized in Chambers High Net Worth 2024 Guide
Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce four of its attorneys are recognized in the 2024 edition of the Chambers High Net Worth Legal Guide.
44th Annual Estate Planning Update 2023
Foley Elects 20 New Partners
Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce the election of 20 lawyers to its partnership, effective February 1, 2022.