SharePrinter-friendly versionSend by emailA TitleA TitleA Title A A A Earl M. Colson TabsetOverviewBar & Court Admission Bar & Court Admissions District of Columbia Bar New York Bar Education Harvard Law School, JD, (magna cum laude), 1957 Syracuse University, BS, (magna cum laude), 1950 Earl M. ColsonCounselWashington, DC T 202.857.6205 E earl.colson@arentfox.com Download vCard Earl Colson provides clients with creative solutions in the fields of tax and estate planning, life insurance, real estate, and other commercial transactions. Earl is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School. He has been included in Best Lawyers in America for many decades and has been repeatedly cited as an outstanding estate planner as well as a “top lawyer” in tax and real estate law by The Washingtonian. He is listed in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the Law and holds the highest peer rating (“AV Preeminent”) from Martindale-Hubbell. In 2004, the Washington Business Journal designated Earl as the top estate-planning lawyer in Washington, DC. Client Work Over the past 50 years, Earl has provided advice in connection with: estate and family wealth planning, including the preparation of wills and trusts; sophisticated charitable arrangements; the tailoring of business and investment entities to achieve family objectives and favorable tax consequences; sophisticated life insurance and annuity arrangements; disputes among executors, trustees, and beneficiaries; and tax controversies with the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities. In addition, he handles real estate and other commercial transactions, including the structuring of corporate, limited liability company and partnership entities, the purchase and sale of businesses, the negotiation and preparation of executive employment agreements and the tax issues arising from these transactions. He is the general counsel to Genetics & IVF Institute, Inc. Professional Activities and Publications Earl was an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center for 27 years. He has received Georgetown’s Charles Fahy Distinguished Adjunct Professor Award and Georgetown’s Vicennial Medal for Distinguished Service. Earl is the author of many articles on legal subjects and two texts: Capital Gains and Losses and Federal Taxation of Estates, Gifts, and Trusts, both published by the American Law Institute. He served as director of the DC Bar and as chair of the Estate and Gift Tax Committee of the American Bar Association. He is a member of the American Law Institute. Life Beyond the Law During the Korean War Earl served in Korea as an officer in the US Army Field Artillery. He is a member of the board of directors and a past president of the Washington Hebrew Congregation. Newsroom Date Type Title 1 / 9 / 2013 Alert Overview of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 and Some Important Estate Planning Opportunities for High Net Worth Individuals 10 / 9 / 2012 Press Release American Lawyer and Martindale-Hubbell Recognize 46 Arent Fox Lawyers Across 19 Practice Areas as "Top Rated Lawyers" 8 / 27 / 2012 Press Release Thirty-Four Arent Fox Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Latest Edition of The Best Lawyers in America 12 / 12 / 2011 Press Release Arent Fox Attorneys Recognized by The Washingtonian as DC Area’s Best Lawyers 10 / 6 / 2011 Press Release Numerous Arent Fox Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Latest Editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and New York Super Lawyers 2012 Editions 1 / 11 / 2011 Alert Estate Planning Provisions of the Tax Relief Act of 2010: An Analysis 11 / 23 / 2010 Press Release Arent Fox Attorneys are Recognized by The Washingtonian as Area’s Top Estate Attorneys 3 / 1 / 2010 Press Release Earl Colson Celebrates 50-Year Anniversary at Arent Fox 1 / 5 / 2010 Alert Termination of the Federal Estate Tax 11 / 24 / 2009 Press Release Arent Fox Attorneys Named in The Washingtonian's "Top Lawyers" Issue 11 / 2 / 2009 Alert Arent Fox Well-Represented in 2010 Edition of Washington DC's Best Lawyers 3 / 12 / 2009 Event Madoff: Tax Recoveries and Non-Tax Claims 2 / 2 / 2009 Media Mention BNA's Daily Report for Executives, NewsChannel 8 Talk to Arent Fox's Earl Colson About Implications of Madoff Scandal 1 / 29 / 2009 Event Tax Loss and Debt Restructuring Planning 4 / 24 / 2006 Press Release 12 Arent Fox Attorneys Named "Best Lawyers in America" 9 / 13 / 2005 Press Release Eleven Arent Fox Attorneys Named "Best Lawyers in America" 6 / 20 / 2001 Alert HR 1836, The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001