21st Annual Trusts and Estates Conference

Representing high-net worth individuals and families, Alison Powers Herman counsels clients on wealth transfer planning, including estate planning and trust and estate administration issues, charitable giving, and estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning. Her practice encompasses a wide range of areas, including fiduciary litigation, tax-exempt organizations, and art law. Alison diligently monitors the ever-changing tax law landscape and looks for every opportunity to help her clients protect and pass along wealth in accordance with their preferences.

Advising clients on various aspects of intergenerational wealth transfer, Karen Schiele focuses her practice on estate planning, trust and estate administration, and charitable giving. She handles income, gift, estate, and generation-skipping tax issues, as well as international tax considerations. Karen also advocates for clients in fiduciary litigation and negotiates prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. Additionally, she assists in the formation and provision of tax and governance advice to private foundations and other tax-exempt organizations.