Professional Experience
Ms. Parker practices in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, guardianships, and estate and trust litigation. Since 1976, Ms. Parker has devoted her practice at the firm to complex estate planning, estate and trust administration, and all aspects of minimizing taxes in preserving wealth for successive generations. A significant portion of her practice involves working with both spouses in the estate-planning stage, and thereafter working with the surviving spouse and children during the administration phase of an estate or trust.
News, Publications & Presentations
· Featured, "Seventy-two Day Pitney Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers List for 2012," Day Pitney Press Release, October 4, 2011
· Featured, "Thirty-three Day Pitney Attorneys Named New Jersey Super Lawyers," Day Pitney Press Release, March 31, 2011
· Featured, "Seventy-six Day Pitney Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers for 2011," Day Pitney Press Release, August 9, 2010
· Featured, "Estate Planning to Benefit Heirs," New Jersey Star-Ledger, March 7, 2010
· Featured, "A Review of Tax Forms Required for Estates," New Jersey Star-Ledger, November 29, 2009
· Featured, "The Formalities of Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts," New Jersey Star-Ledger, October 27, 2009
· Featured, "Seventy-seven Day Pitney Partners Named to Best Lawyers 2010," Day Pitney Press Release, July 30, 2009
· Featured, "Speaking to Your Children About Your Will," New Jersey Star-Ledger, June 7, 2009
· Featured, "Thirty Three Day Pitney Attorneys Named New Jersey Super Lawyers," Day Pitney Press Release, April 1, 2009
· "Estate Planning Update," Day Pitney Newsletter, December 2008
· Featured, "75 Day Pitney Partners Named Among The Best Lawyers in America® 2009 Ranked #1 in New Jersey and #2 in Connecticut," Day Pitney Press Release, December 11, 2008
Professional Affiliations
· American Bar Foundation, fellow
· American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel, fellow
· American Bar Association
· Florida Bar Association
· Morris County Bar Association
· New Jersey State Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, former chair
· New Jersey State Bar Foundation, president, 1995-1999; secretary, 1994; trustee, 1993
Awards and Achievements
· Recognized as a New Jersey Super Lawyer in the area of estate planning & probate, 2005-2011
· Recognized as one of the Top 50 female New Jersey Super Lawyers, 2005-2009
· Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates, 2012 and for over 10 years
· Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year, 2010
· Recipient of the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association's Dorothy G. Black Distinguished Service Award, 2011