Cohen & Grigsby Appoints New Estates and Trusts Group Head

August 14, 2002

PITTSBURGH, PA - Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. announces the appointment of R. Michael Daniel as Head of the Estates and Trusts Group.

Cohen & Grigsby’s Estates and Trusts is comprised of 11 attorneys who counsel U.S. and foreign corporations, partnerships, individuals, and families in developing tax planning strategies, administering estates and trusts and handling tax controversy matters and other adversarial proceedings.

Mr. Daniel concentrates his practice in family business planning, income tax planning, estate planning, charitable planning and estate administration, including administration of highly complicated estates. His practice also involves valuation of diverse holdings of closely held interests, lifetime and testamentary distribution to family members and the resulting tax treatments, establishing private foundations and organizing family charitable offices, and federal and state level tax audits. A retired Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, he is a past chair of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and a past president of the Greater Pittsburgh Council, Boy Scouts of America. Mike earned an A.B. in 1968 and a J.D. in 1971 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He resides in Upper St. Clair.

“Mike brings to the Estates and Trusts Group a wealth of experience and depth of understanding. In addition to being an excellent attorney, he exemplifies our Firm’s dedication to client service and results,” said Richard R. Nelson, II, President of the Firm.