Donald W. Anderson, (P.C.)

Donald W. Anderson, (P.C.): Attorney with Brenner, Saltzman & Wallman LLP
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Reviewed
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Biography

Don practices trusts and estates law, and advises on wealth and succession planning and related family and closely-held business matters.

Don’s practice includes advising estate planning, estate gift taxing, employee benefits, insurance, retirement, business planning, and the preparation of a wide array of estate planning documents. Don also counsels fiduciaries and family members about the administration of decedents’ estates and inter vivos and testamentary trusts.

Before joining the firm, Don practiced in New York at the firm of Breed, Abbott & Morgan, where he also focused in the area of trust and estates. Don joined the firm in 1981 and became a principal in 1984. Don is a member of the Connecticut and New York Bars. He holds a B.A., cum laude, from Villanova University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.

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Areas of Practice (4)

  • Estate Settlement
  • Family & Closely Held Businesses
  • Tax-Exempt Organizations
  • Trusts, Estates & Family Wealth Planning

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Villanova University, B.A., cum laude, 1966
Law School Attended:
Columbia University, J.D., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 1972
Year of First Admission:
1973
Admission:
1973, New York; 1982, Connecticut
Memberships:

Activities and Associations

•Raymond P. Lavietes Charitable Foundation, Board Member
•Vista Vocational & Life Skills Center, Board Member

Birth Information:
Chicago, Illinois, September 16, 1944
Reported Cases:
Representative Matters: Preparation of specialized estate planning documents such as Generation Skipping Trusts (GSTs), Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts and Unitrusts (GRATs and GRUTs), Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts and Unitrusts (CRATs and CRUTs), Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts (IDGTs), Qualified Terminable Interest Property Trusts (QTIPs), Qualified Domestic Trusts (QDOTs), Qualified Personal Residence Trusts (QPRTs), Private Charitable Foundations, and others.; Settlement of moderate size and large (in excess of $10, 000, 000) estates, including negotiating audits of estate tax returns with Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.
ISLN:
909442840

Peer Reviews

5.0/5.0 (1 review)
Peer Reviewed

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    5.0/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

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  • Judgment

    5.0/5.0

  • Communication

    5.0/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    5.0/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 09/03/15 in Trust Planning

    A fine practitioner of the law and a decent human being.

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www.bswlaw.com/attorneys/donald-anderson

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