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Susan (Sue) Mickus

Partner

Biography

Having experienced long-term and terminal diagnoses with her parents, Sue brings a personal understanding to the importance of planning for clients’ affairs during life, disability, and death. Sue works closely with clients to understand their family, potential beneficiaries, and assets to craft individualized estate plans. Sue’s estate planning practice includes:
  • Wills and revocable living trusts
  • Powers of attorney and medical directives
  • Estate tax and asset protection planning
  • Gun trusts
  • Business succession
  • Irrevocable trusts including gift and life insurance trusts
  • Supplemental needs trusts
  • Charitable gifting and trusts
  • Trust funding
  • Planning for multiple generations and blended families
  • Cohabitation and pre- or -post marital agreements

Sue’s business transactions experience started with six years as a member of a practice group representing an automaker in complex real estate purchases and leases and dealership asset transfers. Sue now uses that experience to represent small- and medium-sized business clients in commercial real estate acquisitions and leases, company formation and governance, and business succession.

Whether in the estate planning or commercial transactions context, Sue enjoys working with a client’s team of financial, accounting, and other advisors to reach conclusion or closing smoothly.

Outside the office, Sue’s focus remains on her family, including her husband of 30 years and two adult children. Sue also enjoys fitness activities and exploring Denver’s restaurant scene with friends and family.

Practice Areas

  • Trust and Estate Planning and Administration
  • Guardianships and Conservatorships
  • Business Law
  • Real Estate

Education

University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, J.D.

Iowa State University, B.S. Business Administration, minor in Political Science

Professional Memberships

Colorado Bar Association, including Trust and Estate and Elder Law Sections

Estate Planning Council of Southeast Denver

Community Involvement

  • Sue regularly presents estate planning and administration topics to community groups and financial and real estate professionals regarding the importance of and options when planning.
  • Denver Alumnae Association of Kappa Kappa Gamma, current Philanthropy Chair and past Vice President of the Denver Kappa Friendship Fund.
  • Highlands Ranch High School, After-Prom Fundraising Chair (2019) and Boys’ Basketball (2015-17) and Baseball (2014-15) Booster Board Member.

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