Mark D. Burish – Hurley Burish, S.C.

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Mark D Burish describes Hurley Burish, S.C. as a “can-do” law firm. In his own practice, Mark helps clients achieve what they want to achieve without diverting focus. In some cases, law plays only a minor role in a solution. That is why Mark has developed an understanding of a wide variety of professional disciplines. Mark says, “I find that clients want more than legal advice, more than a line-item in their budget. They want a partner who goes beyond legal work to real problem solving. There’s always more to it than solving a legal problem (and) it’s often different than what the client believes the problem to be. That’s where the skill of listening comes in.”

Practice Areas

Estate Planning specializing in disabled and elderly clients
Family Law
Real Estate
Probate
Corporate and Business Law
Wills and revocable living trusts
Creating limited liability companies and limited partnerships to transfer wealth to succeeding (younger) generations
Creating and utilizing trusts to effectuate family wealth transfers to succeeding generations, including irrevocable insurance trusts and generation-skipping trusts
Utilizing marital agreements in conjunction with living trusts to transfer wealth with minimum taxation exposure
Planning for charitable giving through the use of charitable lead trusts and charitable remainder trusts
Planning for business succession through the creation and use of recapitalizations, stockholder agreement, split-dollar insurance agreements, compensation arrangements and qualified retirement plans
Litigating probate and probate related matters

Bar Admissions
Wisconsin
U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin

Education
University of Wisconsin Law School Madison, Wisconsin, J.D., 1978
Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, B.A. summa cum laude

Honors & Awards

DCBA Lifetime Pro Bono Award, Received in 2020
The American Registry, America’s Most Honored Lawyers, 2020
AV Preminent, Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards, 2020
DCBA Pro Bono Award Nomination, 2019
The Best Lawyers in America, 2018, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Municipal, and Mediation
Recognized by Dane County Bar Association for pro bono service, 2015
Member of the 2015, 2016 Wisconsin Pro Bono Honor Society
Recognized by Supporting Active Independent Lives (SAIL) for 10 years of pro bono service, 2015
The Best Lawyers in America^®, 2017
The Best Lawyers in America^®, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Municipal, and Mediation, 2016
The Best Lawyers in America^®, Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2015
The Best Lawyers in America^®, Lawyer of the Year, Litigation – Municipal, Madison, 2014
The Best Lawyers in America^®, Lawyer of the Year, Litigation – Construction, Madison, 2013
Top Rated Lawyer in Healthcare Law on behalf of American Lawyer Media and Martindale Hubbell^®, 2013
Leaders in Law by the Wisconsin Law Journal, 2013
Recognized by the State Bar of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission as a Pro Bono Honor Society Member, 2013, 2014
Inducted into the Madison Soccer Hall of Fame for major contributions to Reddan Soccer Park in Verona, Wisconsin, 2012
Wisconsin Super Lawyers^® (Business Litigation Law), 2008-2019
- Recognized for Business Litigation Law by its Corporate Counsel Edition and Business Edition
- Recognized for Litigation Law in its Business Edition
Named one of Madison’s top Alternative Dispute Resolution Mediation attorneys by Madison Magazine
Named in The Best Lawyers in America^® for over 20 years for commercial litigation, litigation – construction, litigation – municipal, mediation and professional malpractice law
Listed in “Ten Who Made A Difference,” 2004
Listed in “Know Your Madisonian,” 1988
AV Preeminent^® Peer Review Rated Martindale-Hubbell^® Peer Review Ratings™, 2017
Reddan Soccer Park, Acknowledgement of Tireless and Generous Support, 2018

Professional Associations & Memberships
Member, State Bar of Wisconsin
Member, American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
Member, Madison Estate Planning Council
Member, Dane County Bar Association

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