INDIVIDUAL PROFILE
Catherine Grevers Schmidt

Catherine Grevers Schmidt

High Net Worth 2026

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High Net Worth

Practice Areas

Advises on complex estate and tax planning for high-net-worth individuals and families, family businesses, entrepreneurs and real estate owners, and on planning for the generation-skipping transfer tax.

Through use of sophisticated techniques such as qualified personal residence trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, dynasty trusts, intentionally defective grantor trusts and limited liability companies, among others, as well as traditional wills and revocable trusts, Catherine assists clients in minimizing the impact of estate and gift taxes on their estate plans, and in transferring family wealth to their children and grandchildren.

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Chambers High Net Worth

Private Wealth Law - New York

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial
Catherine Grevers Schmidt regularly advises high net worth clients on a range of private wealth matters. She is best known for assisting individuals with estate planning, trust structuring and succession planning.

Strengths

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  • Catherine is an excellent attorney. We depend on her knowledge and guidance. She is a well-rounded attorney who understands the big picture of our organisation.

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  • Catherine Grevers Schmidt is a caring, extremely competent and talented professional. She is thoughtful, articulate, detail-oriented and has been a great help to our efforts.

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