

Legal Administrative Assistant:
Valerie Current | (651) 312-6032
Josh Hillger practices in the areas of Estate Planning and Estate Administration. He works closely with his clients to accomplish their estate planning goals and objectives, as well as to efficiently and effectively administer estates and trusts. Josh has experience working with clients and families at a large national trust company where he settled multi-million dollar, complex estates and trusts across the country. Josh has had experience working with a variety of different estate planning techniques as well as administering estate accounts with a variety of different assets including art collections and other collectables, on-going business entities, development land, closely-held businesses, oil & gas interests, international real estate and race horses. He has also worked in many contested estate and trust matters where he played an active role in resolving conflicts among beneficiaries.
Josh works closely with the other members of his estate planning team: Wendy Brekken, Barbara Kristiansson, Nick Kaster, Valerie Current, Callie Johnson and Tricia Cinker.
Josh meets with clients in both of the Felhaber Minneapolis and St. Paul offices.
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning and Administration
- Estate Planning
- Estate and Gift Tax Planning
- Estate, Probate and Trust Administration
- Cabin Agreements
Education
- J.D., William Mitchell College of Law, cum laude, 1999
Students Mentoring Students Program
Tulane Law School Center for European Union Law,
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Certificate of Completion of the Program, Summer 1997 - B.A., University of St. Thomas, 1996
Bar Admission
- Minnesota State Bar, 1999
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Member
- Hennepin County Bar Association, Member
- Ramsey County Bar Association, Member
- MSBA Probate and Trust Law Section, Member
Speaking Engagements
- “Resolving Liquidity Issues in Estates” – Chicago Bar Association; Las Vegas Nevada Estate Planning Counsel; Former Employer Corporate Trustee Events for Legal Professionals and Internal Advisors
Community Activities
- Edina Good Samaritan United Methodist Church Worship Committee Member
- Human Rights Campaign Corporate Committee and Annual Dinner Committee Member
- 1006 Summit Avenue Society Member
Prior Community Activities
- University of St. Thomas Undergraduate Mock Trial Coach

