Lowell Stortz is currently President of Leonard, Street and Deinard. He practices in the firm’s Estate Planning and Charitable Gift Planning practice groups, advising individuals and businesses in the areas of tax, business and estate planning, and trust and estate administration. He also advises several colleges and nonprofit organizations on donor gift programs and nonprofit corporate issues. Lowell has been active in providing legal advice and business counsel to many charities serving those in need in the Twin Cities community.

He has served as adjunct professor of estate planning at University of Minnesota Law School (1990), Hamline University School of Law (2003) and University of St. Thomas School of Law (2004), and is a frequent lecturer on tax and business planning for Minnesota Continuing Legal Education.

Lowell has been named among The Best Lawyers in America in the area of trusts and estates litigation.

Professional and Civic Activities

• President, Leonard, Street and Deinard, 2009-present
• Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 1997-present
• Former editorial board member, Drafting Wills and Trust Agreements, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Board of Trustees, Augustana College, 1999-2010
• Board of Trustees, The Minneapolis Foundation, 2009-present
• Board of Directors, Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation, 2009-present
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member, Hennepin County Bar Association

Education

• J.D., summa cum laude, The University of Iowa College of Law, 1983
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• B.A., summa cum laude, Augustana College, 1980

Admissions

• State of Minnesota
• State of South Dakota