Michael W. Wool

Michael W. Wool is a partner at Langrock Sperry & Wool whose practice focuses on business planning and transactions, tax, private wealth, and business succession. He has practiced in Burlington since 1972 and helped open the firm’s Burlington office in 1982. His work includes tax and strategic advice for family businesses, closely held enterprises, and clients involved in complex interstate and multinational transactions.

Michael earned an L.L.M. in Taxation from Boston University School of Law, a J.D. from the University of Southern California School of Law, and a B.A. from the University of Vermont. His advanced tax education and legal training support a practice involving complicated business structures, ownership transitions, wealth planning, and transactions where tax consequences and long-term strategic considerations are closely connected.

Michael advises clients on family business matters, business transactions, succession planning, and complex transactions that cross state or national boundaries. His work requires analysis of business objectives, ownership structures, tax implications, and long-term planning needs. He has also held leadership and board roles in business, higher education, and community organizations, experience that contributes to his understanding of governance, institutional decision making, and strategic planning.

Michael W. Wool combines decades of business-law and tax experience with a practical understanding of closely held companies and long-term ownership planning. He helps clients evaluate transaction structures, address tax considerations, plan for succession, and make strategic decisions involving businesses and private wealth. His practice is centered on aligning legal and tax planning with the operational, family, and financial objectives that shape important business decisions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Langrock Sperry & Wool
• Member, Vermont Bar Association
• Member, The State Bar of California
• Board Member, Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp.
• Vermont Delegate and Chair, New England Board of Higher Education
• Chairperson, Vermont Principals’ Association Special Statewide Committee
• Chairman, Board of Governors, Ohavi Zedek Synagogue
• President, Nordic Spirit Soccer Club of Vermont
• Former Board Member, Boys & Girls Club of Burlington

Licensed State

• Vermont
• California

Education

• Boston University School of Law
  Master of Laws (LLM) in Taxation
• University of Southern California School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Vermont
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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