01 Apr 2026
Michael Stiff Joins Holland & Knight in Denver as Partner in Private Wealth Services
"Michael Stiff has joined Holland & Knight in Denver as a Partner in its Private Wealth Services Group, where he will practice estate planning, probate, trust administration and business planning."
Mr. Stiff focuses his practice on estate planning, probate, trust administration and business planning. He joins Holland & Knight as a Partner, having been previously a partner with BakerHostetler. He has assisted principals of oil and gas companies, private equity firms and hedge funds in planning for their carried interests and in gifting such interests to multigenerational trusts for the benefit and protection of future generations.
He also works with non-U.S. citizens, whether resident or non-resident aliens, on estate planning for domestic and foreign situs assets, and regularly aids Canadian citizens located in the United States in developing comprehensive estate plans to address cross-border issues and provide for tax-efficient and orderly distribution of assets. Mr. Stiff has been consistently recognized in the Chambers High Net Worth guide for Private Wealth Law in Colorado since 2017, is co-author of Chapter 42 of the Colorado Estate Planning Handbook on the Special Valuation Rules of Sections 2701–2704 of the Internal Revenue Code, and is a frequent speaker at continuing legal and professional education programs for attorneys and CPAs. He is a past president of the Colorado Bar Association Trust & Estate Section and a past chair of its Statutory Revisions Committee and Rules and Forms Committee.
Mr. Stiff received a J.D. from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law and a B.S. from Nebraska Wesleyan University.