Peter J. Wyant, Attorney

Peter J. Wyant

Practice areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Residential Real Estate, Trust Administration

  Email

pwyant@wyantlaw.com

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  Telephone

General: (262) 634-1203
Peter Wyant: (262) 456-2494

  Postal

Wyant Law Offices
P.O. Box 1303
Racine, WI 53401-1303

Peter Wyant is a shareholder at Wyant Law Offices, S.C. Peter focuses his practice on estate and wealth transfer planning, along with trust and estate administration.  He works with clients of all backgrounds to develop and implement the proper estate plan for each client’s unique situation.

Prior to attending law school, Peter led horseback rides and pack trips in Yellowstone National Park, and also volunteered as an English teacher in a rural village in Ecuador.

Representative Matters and Experience

• Represents individuals in the preparation of estate planning documents to transfer wealth and minimize tax exposure.
• Assists fiduciaries with trust and estate administrations.
• Advises owners of closely held businesses on succession planning issues

Honors

• 2024 Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trusts and Estates
• 2023 Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trusts and Estates
• 2022 Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trusts and Estates
• 2021 Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trusts and Estates
• Super Lawyers Wisconsin 2021 Rising Star for Estate Planning and Probate
• 2020 Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trusts and Estates
• Super Lawyers Wisconsin 2020 Rising Star for Estate Planning and Probate
• Super Lawyers Wisconsin 2019 Rising Star for Estate Planning and Probate
• Racine County Bar Association 2019 Giulio Fornary Excellence in Service Award
• Super Lawyers Wisconsin 2018 Rising Star for Estate Planning and Probate
• Super Lawyers Wisconsin 2017 Rising Star for Estate Planning and Probate

Publications

• Eckhardt's Workbook for Wisconsin Estate Planners, co-author, PINNACLE Books, State Bar of Wisconsin

• Wisconsin Probate System:  Forms and Procedures Handbook, co-author, PINNACLE Books, State Bar of Wisconsin

Affiliations/Memberships

• State Bar of Wisconsin, Member
• Wisconsin State Bar, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Board of Directors
• Wisconsin State Bar, Uniform Directed Trust Act Drafting Committee
• Racine County Bar Association, Member and Past President
• Racine Kenosha Estate Planning Council, Past President
• Racine Community Foundation, Board of Directors and Grants Committee
• Racine Founders Rotary Club Foundation, Board of Directors  and Secretary
• Racine Founder’s Rotary Club, Member and former Youth Exchange Officer
• Wisconsin Law Review

Speeches on Legal Issues

• Leaving a Legacy, Estate Planning 201, Wisconsin Humane Society, March 26, 2024
• Pre-Death Ethics Concerns for Estate Planners, Wisconsin State Bar 45th Annual Estate Planning Update, November 8, 2024
• Ethical Issues Confronting Attorneys in Post Death Administration, Wisconsin State Bar 44th Annual Estate Planning Update, November 10, 2023
• State Bar of WI:  Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Student Engagement Event, Panelist for the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Student Engagement Event, hosted by the UW Law School and Wisconsin State Bar, October 17, 2023
• Trusts and Estates Issues in Post-Death Disputes, Estates and Trusts Specialty Section, May 21, 2019
• Ethical Issues Confronting Attorneys in Probate Administration, Annual Probate Seminar, Milwaukee Bar Association, December 14, 2018
• Ensuring Legal Ethics Compliance, 30 Steps to a Perfect Probate, National Business Institute, December 13, 2018
• Trusts and Estates Issues in Post-Death Disputes, Milwaukee Bar Association Bench Bar Probate Committee, December 15, 2017
• Ethics, The Probate Process from Start to Finish, National Business Institute, June 20, 2017
• Trusts and Estates Issues in Post-Death Disputes, Racine County Bar Association, May 22, 2017
• Post-Death Marital Property Issues, Racine Kenosha Estate Planning Council, January 11, 2017
• Handling Key Tax and Accounting Issues of Trusts and Estates, HalfMoon Education, Inc., Federal Fiduciary Income Tax Workshop, August 30, 2016
• Applying Deductions, Elections and Credits, HalfMoon Education, Inc., Federal Fiduciary Income Tax Workshop, August 30, 2016
• Ethical Issues When Working with Elderly Clients, Milwaukee Bar Association Elder Law Section, December 16, 2015
• Ethical Issues Confronting Attorneys in Trust and Estate Administration, Racine County Bar Association, May 23, 2016
• Ethical Issues Confronting Attorneys in Estate Administration, Milwaukee Bar Association Bench Bar Probate Committee, October 23, 2015
• IRAs and Trusts: Sophisticated Beneficiary Choices, Foxmoor Continuing Legal Education, November 6, 2014
• Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts, Foxmoor Continuing Legal Education, November 6, 2014
• The Necessary Role of Testamentary Trusts in the Estate Plan, Foxmoor Continuing Legal Education, November 6, 2014
• Treatment of Inherited and Gifted Assets at Divorce in Wisconsin, Estates and Trusts Specialty Section, October 21, 2014
• Treatment of Inherited and Gifted Assets at Divorce in Wisconsin, Waukesha Estate Planning Council, February 20, 2014
• Treatment of Inherited and Gifted Assets at Divorce in Wisconsin, Racine County Bar Association, January 27, 2014
• Inherited Assets at Divorce, Milwaukee Bar Association Estate Planning Section, October 1, 2013
• Fundamentals of Estate Planning, numerous presentations to a variety of audiences

Education

• J.D., magna cum laude, University of Wisconsin Law School
• B.A., with distinction, University of Wisconsin