Kristen M. Walsh
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Kristen Walsh concentrates her practice on complex estate planning, asset protection and wealth preservation, trust and estate administration, and elder law.
Kristen designs and implements estate plans that are specifically tailored for the needs and objectives of each of her clients. She drafts estate planning documents from the simple to the complex, including wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, family agreements, and advance directives. Kristen’s estate plans address estate and gift tax planning, elder care and special needs concerns, business succession planning, and lifetime and charitable giving.
In trust and estate administration matters, Kristen is involved in the preparation of gift and estate tax returns and the preparation of both informal and formal accountings. She advises executors and trustees on their fiduciary duties and advises beneficiaries on their rights. Kristen also represents clients in both contested and uncontested Surrogate’s Court matters, including probate, administration, and accounting proceedings, and other trust and estate litigation matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Kristen was a Trusts & Estates associate at a prominent firm. She also previously served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Denis R. Hurley in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Kristen Walsh concentrates her practice on complex estate planning, asset protection and wealth preservation, trust and estate administration, and elder law.
Kristen designs and implements estate plans that are specifically tailored for the needs and objectives of each of her clients. She drafts estate planning documents from the simple to the complex, including wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, family agreements, and advance directives. Kristen’s estate plans address estate and gift tax planning, elder care and special needs concerns, business succession planning, and lifetime and charitable giving.
In trust and estate administration matters, Kristen is involved in the preparation of gift and estate tax returns and the preparation of both informal and formal accountings. She advises executors and trustees on their fiduciary duties and advises beneficiaries on their rights. Kristen also represents clients in both contested and uncontested Surrogate’s Court matters, including probate, administration, and accounting proceedings, and other trust and estate litigation matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Kristen was a Trusts & Estates associate at a prominent firm. She also previously served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Denis R. Hurley in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Education
- magna cum laude
- Dean’s Fellowship
- Notes and Comments Editor, Touro Law Review
Court admissions
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
New Jersey State Courts
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- New York State Bar Association Trusts & Estates Section, Member
- Nassau County Bar Association Surrogate’s Court Estate & Trusts Committee, Member
- Nassau County Women’s Bar Association, Member
AWARDS & RANKINGS
- Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch – Trusts and Estates (2022-2025)
- New York Super Lawyers – Rising Star – New York Estate and Probate (2019-2024)