About

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Lawyers in the Boston office assist Ultra High Net Worth clients in all areas of wealth succession planning, including wealth transfer and preservation strategies as well as philanthropy. The group works with individuals, closely held businesses and family offices, and also represents trustees in fiduciary disputes. 

Particular strengths of the Holland & Knight team in Massachusetts include:

  • General counsel to wealthy individuals, their families and their businesses
  • Special planning for private equity, venture capital and hedge fund principals
  • Sophisticated planning for executives of public companies and entrepreneurs
  • Family investment entities
  • Pre-liquidity estate planning and administration
  • International estate, business and tax planning
  • Complex structures for high-net-worth families
  • Practical trust dispute resolution strategy and counseling
  • Donor and fiduciary incapacity
  • Representation of fiduciaries in dispute resolution
  • Family office services
  • Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and tax planning in connection with divorce

Chambers Review

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Private Wealth Law - Massachusetts

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What the Team is Known For

Holland & Knight has a nationally renowned private wealth planning practice which is highly rated in Massachusetts. Its attorneys also represent high net worth clients in high value trust and estate disputes.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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David Scott Sloan
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David Scott Sloan
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David Scott Sloan advises high net worth individuals on tax planning matters. David is also the co-chair of Holland & Knight's global private wealth services practice group.

David Sloan is the top in his field. I highly recommend him.

Mark E. Swirbalus
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Mark E. Swirbalus
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Mark Swirbalus is well known in the Massachusetts legal community for probate litigation work. His practice also focuses on trust and estate disputes and his work is often multi-jurisdictional, particularly across Massachusetts and New York.

Mark is great. He is sharp and has good insights into strategy. He is also always very responsive and very helpful.

Mark Swirbalus is super smart and has a great demeanour.

Mark has a very good eye on how to work through and negotiate contentious issues. He keeps the focus on what is important.

Mark is the best fiduciary litigator in the country. He is simply superb in every category.

Shari Levitan
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Shari Levitan
Head of Private Wealth Law
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Shari Levitan is a partner at the firm and advises high net worth clients on trusts, estates and business succession planning. Levitan also chairs Holland & Knight's New England private wealth services group.

Shari is very good at negotiating with the other side. She is reasonable but firm and can get good results for a mutual resolution. She has helped us on many complex issues.

Shari presents well, she is smart and she is a good writer.

Shari brings a technical expertise and depth of experience that is unparalleled.

Marshall D. Senterfitt
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Marshall D. Senterfitt
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Marshall Senterfitt provides litigation services in trust and estate disputes for high net worth clients. He also offers advice to beneficiaries and trustees on sophisticated trust and estate matters.

Marshall is intelligent, thoughtful and always does what is best for the client in the particular situation.

Marshall has an incredible ability to follow up. He is extremely organised.

Marshall is an exceptional attorney. I am confident in his abilities to effectively represent me.

Liam Crane
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Liam Crane
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Liam Crane handles a broad range of trusts and estates issues including domestic and international planning, establishing family offices and foundations.

Liam is a talented attorney advising on sophisticated planning with a thoughtful and holistic approach.

We are tremendously pleased and fortunate to have chosen Liam Crane to guide the client's planning and execution.

Meredeth Beers
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Meredeth Beers
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Meredeth Beers' practice involves advising high net worth clients on trust and estate planning and administration in addition to sophisticated tax matters.

Ranked Individuals at
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Private Wealth Disputes

Mark E. Swirbalus
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Mark E. Swirbalus
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Marshall D. Senterfitt
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Marshall D. Senterfitt
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Band 2
Private Wealth Law

David Scott Sloan
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David Scott Sloan
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Band 1
Shari Levitan
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Shari Levitan
Head of Private Wealth Law
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Band 1
Liam Crane
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Liam Crane
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Band 4
Meredeth Beers
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Meredeth Beers
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Band 4

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Industries

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Family offices

Financial institutions

Private clients

Private equity principals

Trustees