Merry
H. Balson is Of Counsel with
Wade Ash Woods Hill & Farley,
P.C. in Denver, Colorado, where
her practice focuses on estate
planning, charitable giving,
trust and estate administration
and on representing and advising
nonprofit and tax-exempt
organizations. Ms. Balson
received her B.A. in political
science from St. Mary's
University in San Antonio, Texas
(magna cum laude) in 1991, and
her J. D. from the University of
Denver College of Law (Order of
St. Ives) in 1997. Ms. Balson is
an active member of the Trust
and Estate Section of the
Colorado Bar Association,
currently serving as Co-Editor
of Council Notes, the Section's
quarterly newsletter, and as a
member of the Statutory
Revisions Committee (Chair,
2004-2005; Co-Chair, 2003-2004),
and she is a past member of the
Section's Executive Council
(2006-2008). She is a fellow of
the American College of Trust
and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and a
member of its Charitable
Planning and Exempt Organization
Committee. She is also a member
of the Exempt Organizations
Committees of the Tax and Real
Property Probate and Trust
Sections of the American Bar
Association. She has authored
the "Uniform Transfers to Minors
Act" chapter of the Gifts to
Minors Monograph (CLE in Colo.,
Inc.) and co-authored the
"Organizational Form" chapter of
A Guide for Colorado Nonprofit
Organizations (CLE in Colo.,
Inc.), the "Nonprofit
Organizations" chapter of the
Practitioner's Guide to Colorado
Business Organizations (CLE in
Colo., Inc.), and the
"Principles of Wills" chapter of
the Colorado Estate Planning
Handbook (CLE in Colorado,
Inc.). Ms. Balson is a member of
the American and Colorado Bar
Associations, and a member of
the Colorado Planned Giving
Roundtable, the Colorado
Philanthropic Advisors Network
and the Rocky Mountain Estate
Planning Council.
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WADE
ASH WOODS HILL & FARLEY, P.C.
Cherry Creek Corporate Center
4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 600
Denver, Colorado 80246
Telephone: (303) 322-8943
Merry
H. Balson is Of Counsel with
Wade Ash Woods Hill & Farley,
P.C. in Denver, Colorado, where
her practice focuses on estate
planning, charitable giving,
trust and estate administration
and on representing and advising
nonprofit and tax-exempt
organizations. Ms. Balson
received her B.A. in political
science from St. Mary's
University in San Antonio, Texas
(magna cum laude) in 1991, and
her J. D. from the University of
Denver College of Law (Order of
St. Ives) in 1997. Ms. Balson is
an active member of the Trust
and Estate Section of the
Colorado Bar Association,
currently serving as Co-Editor
of Council Notes, the Section's
quarterly newsletter, and as a
member of the Statutory
Revisions Committee (Chair,
2004-2005; Co-Chair, 2003-2004),
and she is a past member of the
Section's Executive Council
(2006-2008). She is a fellow of
the American College of Trust
and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and a
member of its Charitable
Planning and Exempt Organization
Committee. She is also a member
of the Exempt Organizations
Committees of the Tax and Real
Property Probate and Trust
Sections of the American Bar
Association. She has authored
the "Uniform Transfers to Minors
Act" chapter of the Gifts to
Minors Monograph (CLE in Colo.,
Inc.) and co-authored the
"Organizational Form" chapter of
A Guide for Colorado Nonprofit
Organizations (CLE in Colo.,
Inc.), the "Nonprofit
Organizations" chapter of the
Practitioner's Guide to Colorado
Business Organizations (CLE in
Colo., Inc.), and the
"Principles of Wills" chapter of
the Colorado Estate Planning
Handbook (CLE in Colorado,
Inc.). Ms. Balson is a member of
the American and Colorado Bar
Associations, and a member of
the Colorado Planned Giving
Roundtable, the Colorado
Philanthropic Advisors Network
and the Rocky Mountain Estate
Planning Council.