• Practice Areas. Ms. Goodman practices in the following areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Trust and Estate Administration.
• Attorney. Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein, P.C., Boulder, Colorado. October, 1996 to Present. Ms. Goodman counsels clients in estate planning; prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, and other estate planning documents; assists estate executors, trustees, beneficiaries and other interested parties with trust and estate administration; provides research and analysis of tax and other regulatory issues related to estate planning and estate and trust administration.
• Attorney. Contract Attorney. August 1989 to October, 1996. Wrote trial, appellate, and research briefs; taught law school admissions test preparation, graded Colorado Bar Exam essays.
• Attorney. Vinton, Slivka & Panasci, Denver, Colorado. April 1988 to August 1989. Commercial litigation: securities, construction, antitrust, banking, bankruptcy and corporate law.
• Attorney. Hellerstein, Hellerstein & Shore, P.C., Denver, Colorado. September 1987 to March 1988. Commercial litigation, banking, consumer credit, wills and probate.
• Judicial Law Clerk. Judge Alan L. Sternberg, Colorado Court of Appeals, Denver, Colorado. September 1986 to August 1987. Reviewed trial record and appellate briefs; researched, drafted and edited judicial opinions.
• Research Assistant. Professor Marianne Wesson, University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado. Researched federal employment discrimination law. Spring semester, 1986.
• Legal Writing and Research Instructor. University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado. Fall semester, 1985. Instructed first-year law students in legal research and writing.
• Law Clerk. Musick and Cope, Boulder, Colorado. May 1984 to September 1985. Drafted pleadings, trial and research briefs, agreements and releases; investigated and analyzed federal and state records; assisted counsel in litigation and in sale of corporation.

• University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado. J.D., May 1986.
• Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. M.A., Department of Engineering and Public Policy, June 1983. Concentration in Energy & Natural Resources Management. University Fellowship, 1981-1982.
• Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. B.A., American Studies and Environmental Studies, June 1978.

• Federal Estate Tax and Carryover Basis in 2010 - The Unthinkable
• Joint Revocable Living Trusts: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
• Joint Revocable Living Trusts: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (Written for the Legal Community)
• "Beneficiary Deeds "
• "The Importance of a Properly Executed Will, and What it Does and Doesn't Control"
• "The Terry Schiavo Case: In Colorado, A Living Will Is Not The Correct Solution "
• "Need a Personal Representative's Deed for a Closing?"
• "Beneficiary Deeds in Colorado "
• "Basic Business Entity Maintenance Guidelines"
• "Joint Tenancy With A Noncitizen Spouse: An Estate and Gift Tax Guide for the Perplexed" Probate & Property, Vol. 16, No. 1, January/February 2002, p.41.
• "The New Colorado Law on Trusts and Titles"
• "Marketability Issues of Titles Held by Trusts and Trustees"
  The Colorado Lawyer, Vol. 29, No. 8, August 2000.
• "Pet Trusts" Illustrative Language for Attorneys (ACTEC Website)
• "The Case For Advance Directives"
• "Choosing A Fiduciary For Your Will Or Trust"

• Colorado Bar Association CLE: Revocable Living Trusts: Design, Implementation and Other Issues (Panel) (January 2010)
• Boulder/Longmont Chapter of Colorado Society of CPA's: Revocable Living Trusts Discipline and Methodology (September 2009)
• Boulder County Estate Planning Council: The Revocable Living Trust Discipline and Methodology (October 2006)
• Boulder Bar Association Trust and Estates Section (March 2001)
• Summit Association of REALTORS® (March 1999)
• Colorado Association of REALTORS® State Convention (April 1999)

• "Managing a Fiduciary Relationship" XYZ Advisors E-newsletter. October 2006.
• Educational Materials Available from the Colorado Bar Association

• Colorado
• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

• Colorado Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section
• Boulder Bar Association, Co-chair, Section on Taxation, Estate Planning and Probate (2009-2011)
• Boulder County Estate Planning Council

Miriam Abrams Goodman is an attorney with Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein, P.C.   Her practice areas include Estate Planning, Probate, Wills and Trusts , and Elder Law. She can be reached at contact Miriam Goodman.

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