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ROBERT “SONNY” WIEGAND II
- Born New Orleans, Louisiana, 11 February 1947.
- Admitted to practice of law in Louisiana (1972) and in Colorado (1976). Also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and the 10th Circuit, and before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Louisiana, the Middle District of Louisiana, and the District of Colorado.
- From 1977, practice has been limited to tax planning and tax preparation, trusts and estate planning and probate, personal and business planning including succession planning, and business organizations.
Business Experience
- Director, StorGard Development, LLC (Assets: $21,000,000), Lawrence, Kansas since 1986. StorGard is a real estate developer, specializing in self-storage facilities, with interests in residential real estate development in Topeka, Kansas, and commercial real estate developments in Kansas, Missouri, and Florida.
- Director and Secretary, 1mage Software, Inc., Centennial, Colorado from March 1992 to the present. 1mage Software is a publicly-traded corporation (pink sheets) engaged in the creation and marketing of software imaging systems for industry.
- Director and Secretary of Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd., Denver, Colorado from December 1992 to the present. Trustee of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan since 2005. Marx/Okubo is a privately-held consulting firm, providing services such as: owner representation, condition assessment, project management and construction consulting for both new and major renovations of commercial and multi-family residential facilities. As of 2006, Marx/Okubo has eight offices in five states, 123 employees, with annual sales of $20 million.
- Manager, Danos Rentals, LLC (Assets: $1,000,000), Denver, Colorado and its predecessor from 1988 to the present.
- Manager, Normandy Development, LLC (Assets: $500,000), Bridge City, Louisiana and its predecessor from February 1980 to present.
- President and Director, Riverbend Corporation, General Partner, Riverbend Associates (Assets: $2,000,000) and of Normandy Associates (Assets: $1,000,000), both of Bridge City, Louisiana from 1975 to the present. (Each of the above is a family-owned real estate investment company.
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- Vice-President for Administration, The Rose Group Incorporated and subsidiaries: Rose Manufacturing Company and Rose Systems, Inc., Englewood, Colorado from January 1992 to December 1992. The Rose Group was a privately-held developer, manufacturer, and seller of safety equipment, specifically in the field of fall-protection and safety at heights. Rose had 100 employees and $12 million in sales. Responsibilities included sales, contracts, personnel, and production.
- General Manager with full power of attorney of Inuvay AG, a Swiss company with its major office in Düsseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany, from 1986 through 1988. Inuvay developed and sold safety-related equipment, specifically, for safety at heights. It was also the principal distributor of forged products for an unrelated US corporation. Inuvay was a sister corporation to The Rose Group Incorporated. Inuvay had six employees and sales of One Million Deutschmarks.
- Manager of various trusts and related investment accounts from 1975 to the present. Current asset value of all accounts is $10 million.
Legal Experience
- Sole owner Wiegand – Attorneys & Counselors, LLC from 1997 to present.
- Sole practitioner January 1993 to 1997.
- Special Counsel, Pendleton & Sabian, P.C., Denver, Colorado, October 1990 to November 1991, a medium-sized law firm focusing on a business practice.
- Of Counsel, O’Connor & Hannan, Denver, Colorado, June 1986 to September, 1990.
- Partner, O’Connor & Hannan, Denver, Colorado, April 1983 to May 1986. O’Connor & Hannan was a national law firm.
- Sole shareholder, Wiegand & Associates, P.C., Denver, Colorado, August 1980 to April 1983, successor to the firm of Allspach & Wiegand.
- Partner, Allspach & Wiegand, Denver, Colorado, March 1978 to August 1980.
- Associate, Banta, Hoyt et al, Arapahoe East, Colorado, April 1977 to March 1978.
Sole practitioner, New Orleans, Louisiana and Denver, Colorado, May 1976 to April 1977.
- Associate, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 1972 to May 1976.
Education
- Received LLM in Taxation (1977) from the University of Denver.
- Received J.D. (1972) and B.A. (1970) from the Tulane University of Louisiana. In law school was a member of Moot Court (scholastic honorary). Also elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Phi, and Phi Eta Sigma.
Legal Associations & Committees
A member of the Denver, Arapahoe County, Continental Divide, Louisiana State, Colorado State, and American Bar Associations. Also a member of: the Real Estate Trust & Probate, Business Law, and Tax Sections of the Louisiana State, Colorado State, and American Bar Associations.
The Colorado Association of Corporate Counsel, the South East Metro Law Club, the Estate Planning Council of Denver, and the
American Association of Daily Money Managers.
A member of the Metro Volunteer Lawyers.
Community Activities
Legal Counsel, National Repertory Orchestra from June 2006 to the present.
Vice-Chancellor, Episcopal Diocese of Colorado, Episcopal Church in the United States of America from December 1991 to 2001. Principally responsible for reviewing all proposed Articles and By-Laws of new parishes and for standardizing all Articles and By-Laws for all parishes in the diocese.
A member Rotary International since 1994, currently belong to the Rotary Club of Denver Mile High.
Member of the Vestry, Church of St. Gabriel the Archangel, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, January 1995 to 1998, and the Search Committee for new Rector 1992.
City Councilman, City of Greenwood Village, Colorado, November 1985 to November 1989.
President and Member of the Board of Directors, Greenwood Hills Homeowners Association 1978 to 1981. Member of Board of Directors, Greenwood Hills Homeowners Association 1992 to 2004. Treasurer Greenwood Hills Homeowners Association 1998 to 2004.
Director Greenwood Triangle Office Park Foundation since 1980. President and Treasurer Greenwood Triangle Office Park Foundation since 1992
Director and President and Treasurer Sun Alley Commercial Condominium Association since 1997.
Director and Treasurer, Breakers East Condominium Owners Association since 2007.
References
Pravin A. Patel, Sonal Patel: Patel Engineering, Ltd., 12 Buell Mansion Pkwy, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80110-4100 303/761-6700 and Patel Estate, Swami Vivekanand Road, Jogeshwari (W), Mumbai, 400102 INDIA 91/620-2896
L. James Marx, Mark Haddix: Marx Okubo Associates, Ltd., Ste. 200, 455 Sherman Street, Denver, CO 80203 303/861-0300
David R. DeYoung: 1mage Software, Inc., Ste. 300 / 6025 S. Quebec Street, Centennial, CO 80111 303/694-9180
J. E. Santaularia: Diversified Concepts, Inc., P.O. Box 1753, Lawrence, KS 66044 913/749-0000
Martin M. Berliner, Esq.: Berliner McDonald PC et al, Ste. 418 / 5670 Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Greenwood Village, CO 80111-2408 303/830-1700
James K. Kreutz, Esq.: Ste. 200, 5655 S. Yosemite Street, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 303/779-8224
Colvin G. Norwood, Esq.: McGlinchey, et al, 601 Poydras St Ste 1200, New Orleans, LA 70130 504/586-1200
H. Bruce Shreves, Esq.: Simon, Peragine, et al, 1100 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70119 504/569-2030
Bank References
Whitney National Bank, P.O. Box 61260, New Orleans, LA 70161-9987 800/347-7272
Ms Phyllis A. Gage, Managing Director, Vice-President, Private Client Group US Bank NA, 8401 East Belleview Avenue, Suite 200, Denver, Colorado 80237
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