Atty. William J. "Bud" Bourke
Bud Bourke has extensive experience in business, residential and commercial real estate and tax planning for individuals, partnerships and corporations. He works with individuals (regardless of net worth), executives, closely-held business owners and professionals within Colorado, across the nation, and internationally, to manage their legal and legacy concerns and their multi-generational family businesses.
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William J. "Bud" Bourke is a trusts and tax attorney based in Denver, Colorado, practicing at Robinson Waters & O'Dorisio PC. Admitted to practice in Colorado, Colorado Bar Association. Educated at Northwestern University (J.D., 1974). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Tax Law (2026) and Best Lawyers in America — Trusts and Estates (2026). Serands clients in Denver, CO and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Bud Bourke has extensive experience in business, residential and commercial real estate and tax planning for individuals, partnerships and corporations
- He works with individuals (regardless of net worth), executives, closely-held business owners and professionals within Colorado, across the nation, and internationally, to manage their legal and legacy concerns and their multi-generational family businesses
- He has years of experience with the preparation of simple and complex estate plans and documents, shareholder, LLC and partnership agreements, entity formation, management and reorganization, and mergers and acquisitions
- Bud helps clients with the full array of their legal needs from birth to death and start-up through succession or liquidation
- He considers himself fortunate to have the excellent complement of RWO attorneys with expertise in different disciplines available to him to lend insight and to collaborate in service to clients
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William J. "Bud" Bourke is one of 104,172 trusts attorneys indexed nationally. Browse trusts attorneys in Colorado →
Tax attorneys handle IRS audits, tax debt, international tax, estate planning, and tax court litigation.
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Why local counsel matters in Colorado
Practicing law in Colorado. Legal matters in Colorado are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Denver are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Colorado state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Colorado brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Colorado courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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