Trusts & Estates

Wealth preservation, succession planning, estates and trusts administration, and related litigation are deeply personal and sensitive issues. At Wilk Auslander, we provide a high level of service and individualized attention to assure that our clients' unique and personal goals are met. Our Trusts & Estates Practice Group helps individuals and their families manage, structure and administer the transfer of their property and businesses to future generations in an efficient and tax-effective way. We represent individuals and families in connection with domestic and international estate planning, business succession planning, trust and estate administration, and related litigation.

In addition to serving high-net-worth individuals and families, we advise corporate executives, philanthropists, business owners and real estate investors. We also represent major banks and trust companies in their various fiduciary capacities. For example, we represent individual and corporate fiduciaries in Surrogate's Court litigation. We also counsel clients regarding the intricacies of trust and estate administration and post-mortem tax planning.

Our lawyers help clients with both simple and complex needs. Whether a client simply needs to update a will or is involved in contentious trust administration litigation, we have the experience to resolve matters in a cost-effective and sensitive manner.

• Completed estate planning for a client with more than $2 billion in assets.
• Coordinated estate plans for a U.S. citizen domiciled in England, including the client’s assets in both jurisdictions.
• Completed estate plans for families having one or more members as non-U.S. citizens employed at the United Nations.
• Preserved open space along Long Island Sound through the use of conservation easements.