Trusts & Estates Articles

By Avi Z. Kestenbaum Often, like other estate planners, I grapple with defining my exact role. Am I mostly a scrivener who writes down the wishes ...

On their mission to change the way the world deals with loss and to help families deal with the practical and emotional burdens they face ...

Avi Z. Kestenbaum, Co-Chair of Meltzer Lippe’s Trusts & Estates practice group was interviewed at the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning by Susan Lipp, Editor ...

Many United States citizens or residents have children, grandchildren or other beneficiaries who live in Israel. When estate planning for these clients, care must be ...

By Mary P. O’Reilly Addressing long-terms needs can be a challenge. To be an effective estate-planning practitioner, an attorney must have an informed understanding of ...

By Avi Z. Kestenbaum By now, we’ve all heard of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and some of us may even have personal experiences owning them or ...

Avi Z. Kestenbaum, Co-Chair of Meltzer Lippe’s Trusts & Estates practice group was featured in WealthManagement.com in an article titled “Disinheriting Family Members With Different ...

Avi Z. Kestenbaum, Co-Chair of Meltzer Lippe’s Trusts & Estates practice group was featured in Super Lawyers®, part of Thomson Reuters in an article titled ...

Empathy is on a mission to change the way the world deals with loss. Empathy’s Cost of Dying Report in partnership with Goldman Sachs takes a comprehensive look at ...

By Avi Z. Kestenbaum and Shaya Slomovics An issue that often arises in the attorney-client relationship, as within some other professions, is the nature and ...