Education

LL.M., New York University School of Law, 2012
- Tax Law Review, Student Editor
  - Merit Scholarship, Recipient
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

Andrew Bechel

Partner

Andrew Bechel is a partner in the International Wealth & Asset Planning practice group at Greenspoon Marder LLP. Mr. Bechel has significant experience aiding clients with complex estate planning matters, including international trust structures, asset protection, tax-exempt organizations, and tax planning. As part of his practice, Mr. Bechel works closely with clients to determine their goals with regard to their family assets, taxes, creditor protection, and related estate planning matters to develop bespoke structures that meet the client’s goals.

When developing these bespoke structures, Mr. Bechel has aided clients with the following:

Utilizing various domestic trust structures to maximize the assets that clients can pass to lower generations free of estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes
Setting up offshore trusts in jurisdictions such as the Cook Islands and Nevis
Developing holding company structures for family businesses to ensure that these businesses are efficiently structured while maximizing creditor protection through the use of limited liability entities
Utilizing trust structures to minimize state income taxes on the sale of a business
Restructuring family businesses to take advantage of the Qualified Small Business Stock rules and the significant tax savings associated with Qualified Small Business Stock
Forming private foundations and navigating the complex rules applicable to the administration of these foundations

When Mr. Bechel is not aiding clients, he enjoys spending time with his family, skiing, hiking, golfing, and playing guitar.

Experience

Speaking Engagements

Presenter, “Drafting Wills, Trusts, and Other Estate Planning Documents,” LearnFormula, 2024
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

Awards

Best Lawyers®, “The Best Lawyers in America,” Trust and Estates, 2026
Best Lawyers®, “The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch,” Corporate Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates, 2022-2025