Jan Rerucha

Jan Rerucha is Of Counsel at Brown & Hiser LLC in Laramie, Wyoming, with extensive experience in estate and personal planning, probate, trust administration, business organization, and tax planning. She advises clients on wealth preservation and transfer and consults with regional law firms on complex estate and tax matters. Her practice includes business and corporate planning, business transitions, elder law, wills, trusts, probate, and other planning issues involving families and privately held assets.

Jan earned a B.A. from the University of Wyoming College of Education in 1973, where she was a member of Phi Kappa Phi. She earned her J.D. with honors from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1976 and served as Managing Editor of the Land and Water Law Review. Her academic record and law review experience support the detailed research, drafting, and tax-sensitive analysis required in estate and business planning.

Jan began her practice as an associate and later partner with Corthell & King, where she worked extensively with attorney John King. She has developed substantial experience addressing estate planning, personal planning, probate, trust administration, tax matters, and business transitions. Her work focuses on creating practical structures for preserving and transferring wealth while helping clients and other lawyers address legal issues that become more complex as estates, businesses, or family circumstances change.

Jan Rerucha has received an AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating and the Wyoming State Bar Pro Bono Award. She has served on the Advisory Board for the Salvation Army. Her long-standing estate and tax practice combines technical planning with community service, helping clients address wills, trusts, business transitions, probate, elder law concerns, and wealth transfer decisions with careful attention to long-term objectives.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, Brown & Hiser LLC
• Member, Wyoming State Bar
• Advisory Board, Salvation Army (1978-Present)

Licensed State

• Wyoming

Education

• University of Wyoming College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Wyoming College of Education
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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