John R. Valentine is a Member of Illumine Legal. John has significant experience in both estate planning and trust and estate administration, as well as the representation of tax-exempt organizations. He received his J.D. from Brigham Young University and holds an LL.M. in taxation from New York University.
John’s estate planning practice involves counseling clients and drafting documents to address the tax, family, medical, asset management, probate, and other concerns that are part of the planning process. He advises clients on various charitable giving techniques, including the use of private foundations, donor-advised funds, and split-interest trusts. John assists clients in probate and trust/estate administration matters, including the representation of fiduciaries in judicial proceedings. He also represents closely held and family businesses on various tax and corporate concerns.
In his tax-exempt organization’s practice, John represents a wide variety of tax-exempt organizations, including private foundations, churches and other religious organizations, hospitals, educational organizations, tax-exempt social clubs, and tax-exempt research organizations. John enjoys the wide variety of organizations represented by his practice and the passion each organization brings to its cause.
John is well-versed in the Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act and frequently advises clients on issues pertaining to nonprofit corporate law. In particular, he is adept at advising boards of directors regarding their fiduciary duties and compliance with corporate formalities.
John also advises nonprofit organizations on significant transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, dissolution, and purchases and sales of assets. John’s nonprofit clients also frequently ask him to advise them on a wide variety of operational contracts. In addition, John provides advice to charitable organizations regarding the rules related to soliciting charitable contributions in Colorado.
John has been a frequent speaker at the annual Institute on Advising Nonprofit Corporations in Colorado, which is sponsored by the Colorado Bar Association.
John lives in Denver, where he enjoys spending time with his wife and children.
