Responsive and Creative
The Trusts and Estate Group emphasizes estate planning, including gift tax
planning strategies. The Group's work includes the preparation of complex
wills, life insurance trusts, foreign trusts, charitable trusts,
foundations, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements and other estate planning
devices.
The Firm represents corporate and individual fiduciaries in all aspects of
the administration of estates and trusts, including probate and estate and
trust litigation.
Where appropriate, the Trusts and Estates Group works closely with the
Firm's Corporate and Tax Groups in tax planning for corporations and
individuals, and in business planning projects, including the establishment
of subchapter S corporations, limited liability companies and family limited
partnerships, the preparation of agreements for the acquisitions and
disposition of businesses and partnership and shareholder agreements. The
Group has a successful record of representation of clients in controversies
before the IRS and the state taxing authorities.
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