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Professional Biography

Jay Waxenberg advises on all aspects of multi-generational wealth planning and has particular expertise in complex estate planning, related tax work and the administration of estates and trusts. He is regularly involved in will contests and other estate- and trust-related litigations. Jay has extensive experience working with high-net worth individuals and their estates and has assisted clients, often for many years, in the structuring of their estate plans so as to minimize gift, estate and generation-skipping taxes in the transmission of their wealth through several generations. Lauded by his clients as “an all-star private client lawyer” who is “very focused on client service,” he is involved in the full range of his clients’ economic and personal concerns, including closely held businesses, commercial and residential real estate holdings, artistic collections and philanthropy. Jay lectures regularly on estate planning topics and has written numerous articles that have appeared in various legal publications.

What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?

Listening is not waiting for your turn to speak.

What was your first job?

Bell Hop

What changes do you expect to see in your practice over the next year?

Likely legislative changes in US tax laws over the next two years.