Overview
Experience
Awards
Publications
News & Videos
Andrew Bechel is senior counsel in the International Wealth & Asset Planning practice group at Greenspoon Marder LLP. Mr. Bechel focuses his practice on estate planning matters including, integrated estate planning, offshore planning, transactional matters and business and tax planning.
Bar Admissions
- Colorado
- Washington, D.C.
Education
- LL.M, New York University School of Law, 2012
- Tax Law Review, Student Editor
- Merit Scholarship, Recipient
- Tax Law Review, Student Editor
- J.D., University of Colorado School of Law, 2011
- Order of the Coif
- University of Colorado Law Review, 2009 – 2010
- Associate Editor, 2010 – 2011
- Friends of CU Academic Merit Scholarship, Recipient
- Student Trial Lawyers Association, Officer
- Business Law Association
- B.S.B.A, University of Colorado, Leeds School of Business, 2007
- Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
- Golden Key Honor Society
Speaking Engagements
- Presenter, “Designing and Drafting the Integrated Estate Planning Structure,” CELESQ, April 16, 2019
- Presenter, “Ethical Considerations for Lawyers involved in Estate Planning and Asset Protection,” CELESQ, February 12, 2019
- Presenter, “A Primer on Key Tax Elections to Plan for When Estate Planning with Closely Held Business Interests,” National CLE Conference, Snowmass, Colorado, January 7, 2017
- Presenter, “Back to Basics: The Federal Estate Tax Return,” District of Columbia Bar Tax Section, December 2015
Recognitions
- Best Lawyers®, “The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch,” Corporate Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates, 2024-2025
- U.S. News and World Report, “Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch,” Corporate Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates, 2022-2023
Publications
- Co-Author, “Asset Protection for High-Risk Professionals” Wealthcounsel Quarterly, Fall 2024
- Co-Author, “Complex Estate Planning Strategies for High Net Worth Clients,” Estate Planning, a Thomson Reuters publication, February 2023
- Co-Author, “Using Third-Party Trusts for Asset Protection” Wealthcounsel Quarterly, Winter 2022
- Co-Author, “Cautionary Guidance For The Use Of Self-Directed Legacy Trusts As More States Pass Statutes,” Denver Business Journal, November 6, 2019
- Jul 26, 2022 New Proposed IRS Regulations Show That Not All Gifts Are Safe from Clawback
- Jul 15, 2022 States Enacting Workarounds to Address SALT Deduction Limitation
- May 11, 2022 So You Used Up All of Your Gift and Estate Tax Exemption, Now What?
- Apr 12, 2021 IRS Extended Deadline Update
- Jan 19, 2021 Greenspoon Marder International Wealth & Asset Planning Blog: Opaque No More – United States Abolishes Anonymous Shell Companies With The Corporate Transparency Act
- Nov 23, 2020 Tax Planning Opportunities During the Pandemic
- Jul 10, 2020 International Wealth and Asset Planning Group Annual Client Letter
- Jun 9, 2020 Greenspoon Marder Client Alert: Updating Entity Structures For Maximum Protection
- Nov 13, 2019 Greenspoon Marder International Wealth & Asset Planning Blog: Denver Broncos’ Ownership Saga: A Lesson for Estate Planners Part 2
- Aug 6, 2019 Greenspoon Marder International Wealth & Asset Planning Blog: State Tax Law Update: Supreme Court Limits States’ Ability to Tax Trusts Based on Beneficiary Residency
- May 10, 2019 Greenspoon Marder International Wealth & Asset Planning Blog: Denver Broncos’ Ownership Saga: A Lesson for Estate Planners Part 1
- Sep 17, 2018 Assigning QTIP Income Interest: A Valuable GST Planning Tool
- Jul 10, 2018 It is Time to Update Entity Agreements
News
- Aug 15, 2024 21 Greenspoon Marder Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch® 2025 Edition
- Aug 17, 2023 23 Greenspoon Marder Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch® 2024 Edition
- Mar 21, 2023 Greenspoon Marder Promotes Three Attorneys to Senior Counsel in 2023
- Aug 18, 2022 18 Greenspoon Marder Attorneys Listed In The Best Lawyers In America: Ones To Watch® 2023
- Aug 19, 2021 Nine Greenspoon Marder Attorneys Listed In The Best Lawyers In America©: Ones To Watch 2022
- Jul 10, 2020 International Wealth and Asset Planning Group Annual Client Letter
- Jun 9, 2020 Greenspoon Marder Client Alert: Updating Entity Structures For Maximum Protection
- Mar 4, 2019 International Wealth and Asset Planning Group Annual Client Alert
- May 2, 2018 Greenspoon Marder Launches International Wealth & Asset Planning Blog
- Apr 23, 2018 Greenspoon Marder Expands Corporate & Business Capabilities with Addition of Two New Attorneys in Denver