Eido M. Walny, AEP, EPLS, received his J.D. from The Boston University School of Law, where he was the Executive Articles Editor of Boston University International Law Journal and participated in Moot Court. He earned an A.B. in Political Science, with honors, from The University of Chicago. Mr. Walny’s practice focuses on estate planning, probate, estate and trust administration, and business, tax, and real estate law.

Through the National Association of Estate Planners and Counsels, Mr. Walny is certified as an Accredited Estate Planner ( AEP ) and an Estate Planning Law Specialist (EPLS), the latter of which is the highest designation for an estate planning attorney currently recognized by the American Bar Association.  Approximately fifty attorneys in the nation have attained the EPLS designation. He has developed sophisticated estate planning packages, including tax planning, wealth transfer alternatives, charitable giving, and planning for families with special-needs children. Mr. Walny’s experience includes trust and probate administration, preparation of guardianships, structuring family and business succession plans, and non-probate transfers. He provides counseling to protect multi-generational family wealth, including drafting wills, revocable trusts, and irrevocable trusts to minimize the effect of taxes and risk of creditors’ claims. Mr. Walny also prepares health care powers of attorney, financial powers of attorney, living wills, and medical privacy (HIPAA) waivers.

Mr. Walny’s transactional experience includes negotiation of large corporate acquisitions and transactions, including an international deal valued at over $20 million and facilitation of commercial and residential real estate deals, including one worth over $3.5 million. He has prepared security, employment, and confidentiality agreements, as well. Mr. Walny’s practice includes selecting and implementing the appropriate form of business entity for business and tax planning purposes; preparation of organizational documents and forming limited liability companies, corporations, and partnerships; and formation of non-profit corporations and preparation of applications for obtaining recognition of tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service.

He is admitted to all Wisconsin State Courts, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Mr. Walny is a member of the Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law section of the State Bar of Wisconsin and the American Bar Association. His professional memberships also include the Milwaukee Bar Association, Waukesha County Bar Association, Milwaukee Estate Planning Forum, and the Waukesha County Estate Planning Council. He is a frequent speaker on estate planning, charitable giving methods, and topical business issues. Mr. Walny also serves on the Associate Board of Directors of the Zoological Society of Milwaukee, the Bayside Planning Commission, and the Boards of Directors of the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra, and Artworks for Milwaukee, which utilizes the arts to teach job skills to at-risk youth.  Mr. Walny has also been honored as a charter member by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation Mueller Society in recognition of the advancement of philanthropy. Estate Planning, Corporate and Transactional Law