Maribeth T. Younger
Director
Practice Areas
Private Client Wealth Planning
Privately Held Business Formation and Planning
Estate Administration
Overview
Maribeth has more than two decades of experience in complex tax and estate planning and business and corporate advising. Working together with clients, Maribeth designs successful legal strategies for private wealth planning, trust design, business succession, tax-efficient ownership structures, sophisticated tax-exempt structures, and trust and estate administration. Her planning addresses complex family issues including multi-generational wealth transfer strategies, closely-held business entity formation and governance, and premarital, and marital agreements. She also advises clients on charitable giving techniques including the creation, operation, and dissolution of private foundations and charitable trusts.
Maribeth began her career as a corporate transactions attorney in Silicon Valley representing entrepreneurs and emerging growth and technology companies in general corporate, venture capital, private equity, and public financing transactions.
Education
Harvard Law School (J.D.)—Executive Editor, Journal of Law and Public Policy; Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
University of Leeds (UK) (M.A., International Studies)-with first distinction
Miami University (OH) (B.A., Economics, Political Science)—summa cum laude, phi beta kappa, Thatcher Prize in Economics
Bar Admissions
Colorado
California
New York
Community Involvement
Director, Craig Hospital Foundation Board
Board of Trustees, Colorado Academy
Board of Trustees, KIPP Colorado Public Charter Schools
Board Chair, Advisory Board of Horizons at Colorado Academy (summer academic enrichment program for Denver at-risk youth)
Philanthropy Council, Children’s Hospital of Colorado
Treasurer and Board Member, Rocky Mountain Estate Planning Council
Member, Denver Estate Planning Council
