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While attending the University of Virginia School of Law, Ms. Abati was a member of the editorial board of the Virginia Law Review.
Practice Focus
Wealth Management: preparation of sophisticated estate plans for individual clients that minimize federal and state estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes.
Representative Engagements
Successfully represented trustee in litigation between trustee and beneficiaries with respect to proper distribution of $25 million trust, and continue to advise trustee on all aspects of trust administration.
Advised client regarding tax consequences of renouncing United States citizenship under tax treaties between the U.S. and European countries.
Successfully represented individual client in litigation against town for improper assessment of significant real estate taxes.
Formed charitable private foundation for wealthy family in order to encourage philanthropy in future generations.
Regularly prepare sophisticated estate plans that provide for children, grandchildren and more remote descendants while minimizing federal and state estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes.
Regularly manage gifting programs that transfer wealth to younger generations without incurring gift or estate taxes.
Professional and Community Involvement
Ms. Abati is active in the Dana Farber Cancer Institute as a member of the Dana Farber Leadership Council, and is also active in the Charlestown Mothers' Association. | 