Wayne R. Lueders

Partner

Wayne Lueders is a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP and a member of the Estate Planning Practice. He has been practicing for more than 40 years in a broad range of estate taxation matters, estate and trust administration, business ownership and succession, and valuation determinations and disputes. He is also a member of the firm’s Sports Industry Team.

Awards and Recognition

  • Peer review rated as AV Preeminent®, the highest performance rating in Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™
  • Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the field of Trusts and Estates (1991-2024)
  • Recognized in Who’s Who in America
17 August 2023 Honors and Awards

Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers in America

Foley & Lardner LLP proudly announced today that 236 of the firm’s attorneys across 20 U.S. offices have received recognition in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
27 January 2023 In the News

Wayne Leuders Recognized by MKE Fellows as an Education Leader Honoree

Foley & Lardner LLP Partner Wayne Leuders was named by MKE Fellows as an Education Leader Honoree. Lueders was recognized for his consistent standard of excellence in the community and positive impact on the organization’s young men.
27 January 2023 Honors and Awards

Wayne Lueders Recognized by MKE Fellows as an Education Leader Honoree

Foley & Lardner LLP Partner Wayne Lueders was named by MKE Fellows as an Education Leader Honoree. Lueders was recognized for his consistent standard of excellence in the community and positive impact on the organization’s young men.
18 August 2022 Press Releases

Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Best Lawyers in America

Foley & Lardner LLP proudly announced that 250 of our attorneys across 20 offices have received recognition in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
19 August 2021 Press Releases

Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2022 Best Lawyers in America

Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that 236 of the firm’s attorneys from 18 U.S. offices have been recognized in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, and 46 lawyers from 13 offices were included in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list. Additionally, 14 of the firm’s attorneys received the special designation of “Lawyer of the Year,” an honor earned by only one lawyer in each practice area and metropolitan region.
20 August 2020 Press Releases

Foley Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2021 List

Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that 20 of its attorneys earned Best Lawyers 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” recognition in their respective practice areas. In addition, 243 of the firm’s attorneys from 18 offices have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2021. Another 51 of the firm’s attorneys from 14 offices have been named to the new category of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, which recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice.