Attorney Biography

BERNARD M. RETHORE, Partner

Bernie is a Partner in the firm's Phoenix office and a member of the firm's estate planning group focusing his practice in the area of wealth transfer and preservation, including general and sophisticated estate and tax planning, charitable estate planning, private foundations, family limited partnerships, asset preservation planning, probate and trust administration as well as business continuation plans. In addition, Bernie advises charitable organizations and high net worth private donors regarding a variety of income, estate, retirement and gift tax issues. He regularly teaches courses on these topics to principals of charitable and nonprofit organizations, his colleagues in the legal and financial fields, and the general public.

Education

• Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University, Juris Doctor, 1988
• LeMoyne College, Bachelors of Arts, 1985

Professional Affiliations and Admissions

• Arizona State Bar Association;
• Maricopa County Bar Association;
• Connecticut State Bar;
• Pennsylvania State Bar;
• Wealthcounsel;
• Wealth Counsel Advisors Forum,
• Esperti Peterson Institute for Advance Studies for Estate and Wealth Planning.

Publications

• Love, Money, Control: Reinventing Estate Planning, contributing author, Quantum Press, 2003.
• Giving: Philanthropy for Everyone, contributing author, Quantum Press, 2002.
• The Hamiltonian Paradigm and the International Securities Market: Reversing American Industry's Relative Decline in the Twenty-First Century, author, 8 Dickinson Journal of International Law, 1989.