Michelle Schwartz

Sr. Associate

Fulbright & Jaworski LLP

Michelle Schwartz

New York

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As a senior associate at the New York office, Michelle Schwartz focuses on matters involving trusts and estates.

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  • Education

    2011 - LL.M., New York University School of Law
    2006 - J.D., Fordham University School of Law
    2003 - B.A., History, Columbia University

    While in law school, Michelle was a staff member of the Urban Law Journal. 

    Michelle was admitted to practice law in New York State in 2007.

  • Representative experience

    Michelle advises clients on all aspects of estate planning and estate administration.  Michelle's expertise includes wealth transfer and advice on gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax.  Michelle also advises fiduciaries on estate and trust administration and has experience representing trust beneficiaries.  Michelle has advised clients on matters relating to charitable giving, including forming a private foundation, creating a charitable trust and contributing to a donor advised fund.

  • Professional activities
    • New York State Bar Association – Trusts and Estates Section, New Members Committee, Co-Chair
    • Estate Planning Council – Member
  • Speaking engagements
    • "Trust Decanting," National Business Institute web seminar, New York, NY, August 21, 2012
  • Publications
    • Co-author, "Tax Alert for Non-U.S. People Owning U.S. Property," Fulbright Briefing, June 26, 2012
    • Co-author, "HIRE Act: Congress Targets Foreign Institutions, Foreign Financial Assets and Foreign Trusts," Fulbright Briefing, April 16, 2010
    • Co-author, "Modifying an Irrevocable Trust: The Art of Decanting," New York Law Journal, July 2009
    • Co-author, "Service of Process on Non-Domiciliaries," New York Law Journal, October 2006
    • Co-author, "Till Death or Divorce Do Us Part," New York Law Journal, July 2005
  • Licenses
    • New York State Bar License
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