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Keep up on all of our recent firm news and developments, including thought leadership and honors, as well as events and newsletters.

October 26, 2026

The New York City Pied-à-Terre Tax — An Alert for California Clients Who Own NYC Real Estate

Clients who own residential property in New York City as a secondary or investment residence should be aware of a significant new tax that has...

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October 26, 2026

Are Changes Coming to Wealth Transfer Planning?

A review of recent proposed changes to wealth transfer techniques and the likelihood of future legislation. Earlier this year, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron...

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October 26, 2026

Reminder: Charitable Planning Changes Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, brought significant changes to the federal charitable deduction rules — many...

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February 5, 2026

Elizabeth Acevedo Publishes BizWomen Article on Estate Planning to Preserve Wealth, Values and Impact

Elizabeth Acevedo recently authored an article for BizWomen entitled, “Strategies: Why estate planning is key to preserving your wealth, values and impact,” where she examines...

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June 27, 2025

Taxpayer’s Failure to Obtain a Qualified Appraisal Results in Disallowance of Charitable Deduction

by Kimberley R. Moore Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code creates a series of substantiation requirements for charitable contributions, which vary depending on the...

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June 18, 2025

Gigi Kisela Pens Article on Disputes in Estate Distributions for the Daily Journal

Gigi Kisela’s article “When Fair Shares Feel Unfair in Estate Disputes,” which she authored alongside Eric. R. Yamamoto, was recently published by the Los Angeles...

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December 2, 2024

Andrew Smith and Jessica Babrick Win Published Appellate Decision

The firm is pleased to announce that Weinstock Manion Shareholders Andrew Smith and Jessica Babrick recently emerged victorious for their clients with a published Court...

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December 2, 2024

Lessons from the Latest IRS Victory in Deathbed Family Limited Partnership Planning – Estate of Anne Milner Fields

by Kimberley R. Moore In September 2024, the Tax Court ruled that the full date-of-death value of assets transferred into a family limited partnership (“FLP”)...

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December 2, 2024

Final IRS Regulations Clarify SECURE Act Rules for Required Minimum Distributions from Inherited Retirement Plans

by Amy L. Lawrence On July 18, 2024, the IRS issued final regulations (the Final Regulations) impacting the treatment of inherited retirement accounts and updating the...

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July 1, 2024

Supreme Court Decision Changes Estate Tax Impact of Corporate-Owned Life Insurance Policies

by Amy L. Lawrence Closely-held businesses may want to reconsider business succession planning after the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Connelly v. United States,...

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July 1, 2024

Intrafamily Transactions: When Lifetime Transfers Intended as Loans Are Treated as Gifts

by Corinne L. Adams In a recent case, Estate of Mary Bolles, T.C. Memo 2020-71, affirmed, Docket No. 22-70192 (9th Cir, 2024), the Ninth Circuit...

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July 1, 2024

New FDIC Rules Affecting Insurance Limits on Trust Account Deposits

by Corinne L. Adams The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) recently adopted changes to the deposit insurance rules for revocable and irrevocable trust accounts which...

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