Overview
Elyse G. Kirschner advises clients on domestic and international tax and estates planning matters. Elyse’s areas of experience include charitable giving techniques, the formation and taxation of private trust companies, tax-exempt organizations and the taxation of foreign trusts.
Elyse has published and lectured on topics relating to domestic and foreign income and estate tax planning. While in law school, she was an executive editor of the New York University Law Review.
Recognitions
- Chambers High Net Worth, New York: Private Wealth Law, 2022–2024
- New York Super Lawyers, Trusts and Estates
- Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates, New York, 2017–2025
Community
- American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
- New York State Bar Association, Tax and Trusts & Estates Sections
- New York City Bar Association, Trusts, Estates & Surrogates Courts Committee
- Society of Trusts & Estates Practitioners (STEP)
- UJA Federation of New York, Lawyer’s Division, Trusts & Estates Committee, co-chair of annual dinner event
Credentials
Education
New York University School of Law, LLM, 1995
New York University School of Law, JD, 1993
Columbia University, BA, magna cum laude, 1990
Admissions
New York
