Bradley S. Braun

Bradley S. Braun is a shareholder and managing director of Braun Cathie Kruzel PC and has provided legal services since 1986. His practice focuses on estate planning for clients with estates ranging from moderate non-taxable holdings to estates worth tens of millions of dollars. He also advises on probate and trust administration, business organization and succession planning, real estate, and charitable gift planning.

Braun received a B.S. from Northwestern University and earned a J.D. from De Paul University in 1986. His legal education, followed by decades of estate and business practice, supports his work structuring plans that address taxes, administration costs, asset transfers, and long-term family or business goals. That background is especially relevant when a client’s estate plan must coordinate trusts, closely held business interests, real property, charitable objectives, and fiduciary responsibilities.

Braun works with individuals and families on estate plans tailored to the size and complexity of their assets. He also represents personal representatives and trustees in estate and trust administrations, including matters that become contested. His business succession work helps owners plan for changes in control or ownership, while his broader transactional experience supports estate plans involving real estate, business entities, and charitable transfers.

Bradley S. Braun co-founded the firm with Greg Kruzel in 1999 and continues to guide clients through planning and administration matters requiring careful coordination. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers for work in Trusts and Estates. His practice combines long-term estate planning experience with business and real estate knowledge, helping clients create workable plans and carry out fiduciary duties when estates and trusts are administered.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Braun Cathie Kruzel PC
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of Arizona
• Board Member, Altered Tails Barnhart Clinic
• Board of Directors and Chair, Annual Charitable Golf Outing, Learning Ally
• Board of Directors and Past President, Valley Estate Planners
• Member, Central Arizona Estate Planning Council (20 years)

Licensed State

• Illinois
• Arizona

Education

• De Paul University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Northwestern University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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