Skip to content
Bay window of a family home — private clients and estates practice

Private Clients & Estates

Wills, trusts, cross-border inheritance, family disputes

Wills and agreements fixed-fee; estates hourly with a ceiling.

Led by Elise Barton

What we do

Wills and succession planning

Cross-border inheritance

Family holdings and governance

Prenuptial agreements

Specialties

Multi-state and foreign probate

Revocable and dynasty trusts

Family disputes

Selected matters

2025/074

Cross-border estate with assets in New York, Austria and Germany

7 months

Completed

Cross-border estate with assets in New York, Austria and Germany

2025/074

7 months

Completed

2025/054

Cross-border estate with assets in three jurisdictions

$31M

Completed

Cross-border estate with assets in three jurisdictions

2025/054

$31M

Completed

2024/031

Family holding charter for a second-generation manufacturer

4 heirs

Completed

Family holding charter for a second-generation manufacturer

2024/031

4 heirs

Completed

2026/009

Ancillary probate in Kings County for a Florida estate

$4.6M

Completed

Ancillary probate in Kings County for a Florida estate

2026/009

$4.6M

Completed

Three countries, one succession certificate, and nobody in the family stopped speaking to anybody.

Executor, Brooklyn

Questions

Is a New York will valid abroad?

What is a dynasty trust good for?

Do you handle disputes between heirs?

What does a will cost?

Create a free website with Framer, the website builder loved by startups, designers and agencies.