Leading Wealth, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyers - New York City, 2026

The 2026 listing of leading New York City Wealth, Trusts, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyers details lawyers practising in wealth management, trusts, estate & succession planning law matters in the New York City legal market who have been identified by their fellow New York City lawyers, clients and referrers specialising in these areas for their expertise and abilities in the area.

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Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.

Preeminent

Preeminent: 15 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Austin Bramwell	Milbank	Doyle’s ranking record: Austin Bramwell
Alan Halperin	Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	Doyle’s ranking record: Alan Halperin
Amy Erenrich Heller	Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom	Doyle’s ranking record: Amy Erenrich Heller
Dina Kapur Sanna	Day Pitney	Doyle’s ranking record: Dina Kapur Sanna
Avi Kestenbaum	Meltzer Lippe Goldstein & Breitstone	Doyle’s ranking record: Avi Kestenbaum
Kevin Matz	ArentFox Schiff	Doyle’s ranking record: Kevin Matz
David McCabe	Willkie Farr & Gallagher	Doyle’s ranking record: David McCabe
Carlyn McCaffrey	McDermott Will & Schulte	Doyle’s ranking record: Carlyn McCaffrey
Joshua Rubenstein	Katten	Doyle’s ranking record: Joshua Rubenstein
Michael Schwartz	Day Pitney	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Schwartz
Robert Sheehan	Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle	Doyle’s ranking record: Robert Sheehan
Jessica Soojian	Milbank	Doyle’s ranking record: Jessica Soojian
David Stutzman	Seward & Kissel	Doyle’s ranking record: David Stutzman
Jay D. Waxenberg	Proskauer Rose	Doyle’s ranking record: Jay D. Waxenberg
Basil Zirinis	Sullivan & Cromwell	Doyle’s ranking record: Basil Zirinis

Leading

Leading: 37 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
N. Todd Angkatavanich	ArentFox Schiff	Doyle’s ranking record: N. Todd Angkatavanich
Michael Arlein	Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Arlein
Carole Bass	Sullivan & Worcester	Doyle’s ranking record: Carole Bass
Dean Berry	Hogan Lovells Cadwalader	Doyle’s ranking record: Dean Berry
William Brick	Brick & Patel	Doyle’s ranking record: William Brick
Kristen Curatolo	Seward & Kissel	Doyle’s ranking record: Kristen Curatolo
Ronni Davidowitz	Katten	Doyle’s ranking record: Ronni Davidowitz
Alexandra Denning	Cravath Swaine & Moore	Doyle’s ranking record: Alexandra Denning
Eric Dorsch	Kozusko Harris Duncan	Doyle’s ranking record: Eric Dorsch
Charles Dowling	Sullivan & Cromwell	Doyle’s ranking record: Charles Dowling
Pamela Ehrenkranz	Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Doyle’s ranking record: Pamela Ehrenkranz
David Finkelstein	Cravath Swaine & Moore	Doyle’s ranking record: David Finkelstein
Glenn Fox	Baker McKenzie	Doyle’s ranking record: Glenn Fox
Susan Frunzi	McDermott Will & Schulte	Doyle’s ranking record: Susan Frunzi
Jessica Galligan Goldsmith	Kurzman Eisenberg Corbin & Lever	Doyle’s ranking record: Jessica Galligan Goldsmith
Catherine Grevers Schmidt	McDermott Will & Schulte	Doyle’s ranking record: Catherine Grevers Schmidt
Mark Haranzo	Holland & Knight	Doyle’s ranking record: Mark Haranzo
T. Randolph Harris	McLaughlin & Stern	Doyle’s ranking record: T. Randolph Harris
Stephanie Heilborn	Proskauer Rose	Doyle’s ranking record: Stephanie Heilborn
Linda Hirschson	Greenberg Traurig	Doyle’s ranking record: Linda Hirschson
Loretta Ippolito	Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	Doyle’s ranking record: Loretta Ippolito
Monika Jain	Holland & Knight	Doyle’s ranking record: Monika Jain
Elyse Kirschner	McDermott Will & Schulte	Doyle’s ranking record: Elyse Kirschner
Jeffrey Kolodny	Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen	Doyle’s ranking record: Jeffrey Kolodny
Toni Ann Kruse	McDermott Will & Schulte	Doyle’s ranking record: Toni Ann Kruse
Christopher Lacaria	White & Case	Doyle’s ranking record: Christopher Lacaria
Jordan Linn	Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt	Doyle’s ranking record: Jordan Linn
Rachel Mansdorf	Loeb & Loeb	Doyle’s ranking record: Rachel Mansdorf
Kerry O’Rourke Perri	White & Case	Doyle’s ranking record: Kerry O’Rourke Perri
Dilip Patel	Brick & Patel	Doyle’s ranking record: Dilip Patel
David Posner	Willkie Farr & Gallagher	Doyle’s ranking record: David Posner
Ivan Sacks	Withers	Doyle’s ranking record: Ivan Sacks
Sanford Schlesinger	Schlesinger Lazetera & Auchincloss	Doyle’s ranking record: Sanford Schlesinger
Barbara Sloan	McLaughlin & Stern	Doyle’s ranking record: Barbara Sloan
Zena Tamler	Sullivan & Cromwell	Doyle’s ranking record: Zena Tamler
Edward Vergara	Seward & Kissel	Doyle’s ranking record: Edward Vergara
Kathryn von Matthiessen	Katten	Doyle’s ranking record: Kathryn von Matthiessen

Recommended: 39 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Cynthia Reed Altchek	Katten	Doyle’s ranking record: Cynthia Reed Altchek
Andrew Auchincloss	Schlesinger Lazetera & Auchincloss	Doyle’s ranking record: Andrew Auchincloss
Max Biedermann	McDermott Will & Schulte	Doyle’s ranking record: Max Biedermann
Neil Carbone	Farrell Fritz	Doyle’s ranking record: Neil Carbone
Diana Chen	McLaughlin & Stern	Doyle’s ranking record: Diana Chen
Joan Murtagh Frankel	Cahill Gordon & Reindel	Doyle’s ranking record: Joan Murtagh Frankel
Marnie Grossman	McDermott Will & Schulte	Doyle’s ranking record: Marnie Grossman
Cheryl Hader	Reed Smith	Doyle’s ranking record: Cheryl Hader
Shifra Herzberg	Sullivan & Cromwell	Doyle’s ranking record: Shifra Herzberg
Ani Hovanessian	Willkie Farr & Gallagher	Doyle’s ranking record: Ani Hovanessian
Erica Howard-Potter	Pryor Cashman	Doyle’s ranking record: Erica Howard-Potter
Sean Imfeld	Milbank	Doyle’s ranking record: Sean Imfeld
Joshua Kaplan	Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen	Doyle’s ranking record: Joshua Kaplan
Bachir Karam	Sullivan & Cromwell	Doyle’s ranking record: Bachir Karam
Jayne Kurzman	Davidson Dawson & Clark	Doyle’s ranking record: Jayne Kurzman
Christopher Lagno	Seyfarth Shaw	Doyle’s ranking record: Christopher Lagno
Christiana Lazo	Proskauer Rose	Doyle’s ranking record: Christiana Lazo
Jerome Levine	Loeb & Loeb	Doyle’s ranking record: Jerome Levine
Carl Merino	Day Pitney	Doyle’s ranking record: Carl Merino
Arlene Newton	Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom	Doyle’s ranking record: Arlene Newton
Dani Nodelman	Nodelman Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Dani Nodelman
John Novogrod	McLaughlin & Stern	Doyle’s ranking record: John Novogrod
Mary O'Reilly	Meltzer Lippe Goldstein & Breitstone	Doyle’s ranking record: Mary O'Reilly
Joann Palumbo	Tarter Krinsky & Drogin	Doyle’s ranking record: Joann Palumbo
Jay Rivlin	McDermott Will & Schulte	Doyle’s ranking record: Jay Rivlin
Natasha Robertson	Norton Rose Fulbright	Doyle’s ranking record: Natasha Robertson
Anita Rosenbloom	McDermott Will & Schulte	Doyle’s ranking record: Anita Rosenbloom
Elyse Schajer	Federman Steifman	Doyle’s ranking record: Elyse Schajer
Kara Schissler	Kurzman Eisenberg Corbin & Lever	Doyle’s ranking record: Kara Schissler
Douglas Schneidman	Sullivan & Worcester	Doyle’s ranking record: Douglas Schneidman
Marc Selden (biography)	Greenberg Traurig	Doyle’s ranking record: Marc Selden
R. Andrew Shore	Fox Horan & Camerini	Doyle’s ranking record: R. Andrew Shore
Brian G. Smith	Greenberg Traurig	Doyle’s ranking record: Brian G. Smith
David Stack	McLaughlin & Stern	Doyle’s ranking record: David Stack
Brian Sweet	Pryor Cashman	Doyle’s ranking record: Brian Sweet
Parker Taylor	Katten	Doyle’s ranking record: Parker Taylor
Marceline Tempesta	Milbank	Doyle’s ranking record: Marceline Tempesta
Paul Van Horn	Pryor Cashman	Doyle’s ranking record: Paul Van Horn
Bruce Wexler	Loeb & Loeb	Doyle’s ranking record: Bruce Wexler

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The 2026 rankings of leading Trusts, Estates & Succession Planning lawyers in the Greater New York City metropolitan area, identified by fellow New York Estates Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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The 2026 rankings of leading Trusts, Estates & Succession Planning lawyers in the Greater New York City metropolitan area, identified by fellow New York Estates Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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