Robert L. Hallenberg

Of Counsel

Bob practices in the area of business planning, federal and state, estate and gift taxation, estate planning, probate, trust and asset protection planning. He advises business owners and professionals on business planning including tax matters and successor ownership issues. With regard to estate planning, he advises clients with a wide range of estate planning and tax related issues, including generation-skipping tax planning, GRATs, sales to grantor trusts, charitable trusts, charitable foundations and family partnerships. Bob represents trustees and trust beneficiaries in legal matters with respect to trust administration. He also represents executors and beneficiaries in estate administration and probate matters, including related income tax issues.

Credentials

Education

University of Miami School of Law (LL.M., 1974)

  • Taxation

Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville (J.D., 1973)

University of Kentucky (B.A., 1970)

Bar admissions

  • Kentucky

Court admissions

  • U.S. Tax Court

Affiliations and memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • Louisville Bar Association
  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, fellow
  • Estate Planning Counsel Metro Louisville, past president and board member
  • Louisville Visual Art Association, president and Board of Directors
  • Goodwill of Kentucky, past board member and vice president
  • Louisville Theatrical Association (“Broadway Series”), past board member and vice president

Distinctions

  • Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
  • Best Lawyers®
    • “Lawyer of the Year” in Louisville for Litigation – Trusts and Estates (2017, 2022)
    • “Lawyer of the Year” in Louisville for Tax Law (2018)
    • “Lawyer of the Year” in Louisville for Trusts and Estates (2020)
    • Trusts & Estates Litigation (2022-2024)
    • Tax Law (2022-2024)
  • Kentucky Super Lawyers®

News
  • August 21, 2025

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  • August 15, 2024

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  • August 17, 2023

    200+ Dinsmore Attorneys Named 2024 Best Lawyers®, “Ones to Watch”

  • August 18, 2022

    2023 Best Lawyers® List Recognizes 190 Dinsmore & Shohl Attorneys

  • August 19, 2021

    23 Dinsmore Attorneys Named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ by Best Lawyers®

  • August 19, 2021

    Best Lawyers® Recognizes 191 Dinsmore & Shohl Attorneys

  • August 20, 2020

    Best Lawyers® Recognizes 180 Dinsmore & Shohl Attorneys