Overview
Magda Fleckner, a Director in the Private Client and Trust group, has been practicing for over 17 years and serves as trustee for numerous family trusts. Magda focuses on estate planning and estate settlement, trust administration, and estate, gift and generation-skipping taxation matters. In addition to serving as trustee for clients, Magda is also executor for estates of varying size and is well-regarded for her experience overseeing the complexity of these estates, assisting clients through the probate process, coordinating the authentication and disposition of valuable assets and rendering sound advice on fiduciary responsibilities and alternative tax arrangements.
Representative Experience
· Substantial experience in estate planning and settlement for high net worth individuals, families, company executives, venture capitalists and owners of emerging businesses.
· Advises clients on all aspects of charitable planning while working with firm professionals including philanthropic advisers, financial planners, and accountants.
· Involved in the active administration of marital trusts, family trusts, generation-skipping trusts and other sophisticated arrangements which routinely require working with individuals of second and third generations of families.
Professional and Community Involvement
· Co-Chair, Boston Bar Association's New Development Committee
· American Bar Association
· Boston Bar Association
· Dartmouth Lawyers Association
· Massachusetts Bar Association
Awards and Recognition
· Best Lawyers in America
· Massachusetts Super Lawyers
Speaking Engagements
· Lectures and writes on topics concerning estate planning and probate matters
· "Drafting for Thoughtful Estate Tax Apportionment," Boston Bar Association
Press Releases
September 2011
Goulston & Storrs Attorneys Named to 2012 Edition of Best Lawyers®
December 2010
Goulston & Storrs Expands its Private Client & Trust Practice with the Arrival of Magda L. Fleckner
Advisories
February 2011
Making the Most of the New Tax Law: Estate Planning and Wealth Transfer Strategies in 2011/12
Seminars & Events
March 21, 2012
In-House Counsel: Preparing for the Unexpected