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S. Dresden Brunner Joins Naples Office as a Partner

Harrison LLP welcomes S. Dresden Brunner as a partner in its Naples office. After managing her own firm, S. Dresden Brunner, P.A., for over 20 years, Dresden will continue concentrating on matters relating to estate planning, estate and trust administration, all aspects of probate law, and related estate and gift tax matters for her clients throughout Florida, the United States, and internationally.

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Elizabeth A. Garlovsky Appointed ACTEC Membership Recruitment Director for Illinois

Elizabeth A. Garlovsky has been appointed Membership Recruitment Director for the state of Illinois by the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). In this esteemed role, Elizabeth will oversee key responsibilities related to membership recruitment, including strategic planning, outreach, relationship development, and collaboration across internal and external networks.

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Harrison LLP Expands with North Shore Chicago Office and Addition of Prominent Family Law and Business Attorney Michael A. Haber

Harrison LLP is thrilled to announce the opening of its North Shore Chicago office in Highland Park, IL This new location expands the firm’s reach to 11 locations nationwide. Joining the firm from the former Kalcheim Haber Group are Partners Michael A. Haber and Jennifer M. Cohen, and Counsel Lauren Bernay.
Their combined expertise significantly enhances Harrison’s family law capabilities. This area frequently intersects with the firm’s private wealth services, including estate planning, trust administration, business succession planning, charitable giving strategies, and international planning for high-net-worth families.

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Sarah Moore Johnson & Meryl Mathews Selected in 2025 Edition of Super Lawyers

Washington, DC Partners, Sarah Moore Johnson and Meryl Mathews were recognized in the 2025 edition of Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is a respected rating service that identifies outstanding attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional success. Its patented selection process is peer-influenced and research-driven, ensuring that only the top 5% of attorneys are included in the annual list.

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Victoria Cejka Recognized as IICLE’s 2025 Estate Planning Rising Star

Chicago Associate Victoria Cejka was awarded the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s Estate Planning Rising Star Award. This award honors talented up-and-coming Illinois attorneys in the field of estate planning whose dedication, innovation, and passion for estate planning set them apart as emerging leaders in the estate planning practice.

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Harrison LLP Attorneys Highlighted in Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Article

We are thrilled to announce that Elizabeth Green Lindsey, Kimberly Ader, Hayley Strong Hall, Mike Harrison, Matthew Johnson, and Miranda Siegel have joined the firm’s Atlanta office. Previously with Davis Matthews & Quigley, P.C., they focus on representing clients in complex family law, estate planning, and business matters. Their practices will further establish the firm as a go-to firm for high-net-worth families and business owners.

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Care Managers and How They Support Individuals with Disabilities

Harrison LLP Partner Kristen Lewis highlights the critical role that care managers play, emphasizing the invaluable impact of their assistance and support.

A professional care manager may be the most valuable – yet least recognized – member of a family’s team of allied professionals. Until a family needs a care manager for the first time, they have no idea how wide-ranging the skills of a care manager can be to support a person with a disability.

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Washingtonian Selects Washington, DC Partners as Top Wealth Advisers

Harrison LLP is pleased to announce that Sarah Moore Johnson, Laura Stone and Meryl Mathews have been announced in the Washingtonian’s 2025 Top Wealth Advisers List.

Sarah, Laura and Meryl provide sophisticated estate planning, probate, transfer tax planning, and trust administration services to high-net-worth clients in Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.

The Washingtonians Top Wealth Advisers List is a directory showcasing the top wealth advisers in and around Washington, DC, chosen by other local advisers and professionals.

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The CTA Saga Continues …

The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that FinCEN can implement and enforce the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) while the case of Texas Top Cop Shop Inc. v. Garland waits to be heard before the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Oral arguments are currently scheduled for March 25.

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Sarah Moore Johnson to Co-Present at Heckerling Institute on Practical Planning Pointers for 2025 and Beyond

Sarah Moore Johnson, Washington, D.C. Office Managing Partner and ACTEC Fellow, will co-present a session at the annual Heckerling Institute for Estate Planning. The session, “352 Days and a Lifetime to Go: Practical, Prudent Planning Pointers for 2025 and Beyond” will address how you, and your office, can communicate and help clients implement your ideas during the expected high-demand times of 2025 and beyond.

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Harrison Expands Its National Wealth Planning Footprint Opening D.C. Office

Harrison LLP is thrilled to announce the opening of its Washington, D.C. office. As of January 1, the boutique D.C.-based private wealth law firm, Birchstone Moore, will officially combine and operate as part of Harrison LLP serving as one of ten Harrison LLP offices nationwide. Partners Sarah Moore Johnson, Laura L. Stone, and Meryl M. Mathews; Counsel Erin C. Galper and Lisa Westfall; and Associate Natasha McFarland will join Harrison LLP and continue to provide sophisticated estate planning, probate, transfer tax planning, and trust administration services to high-net-worth clients in Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.

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Harrison LLP Welcomes Elizabeth Green Lindsey, Kimberly G. Ader, Hayley Strong Hall, J. Michael Harrison, Matthew J. Johnson, and Miranda E. Siegel to the Firm’s Atlanta Office

Harrison LLP Welcomes Elizabeth Green Lindsey, Kimberly G. Ader, Hayley Strong Hall, J. Michael Harrison, Matthew J. Johnson, and Miranda E. Siegel to the Firm’s Atlanta Office

We are thrilled to announce that Elizabeth Green Lindsey, Kimberly Ader, Hayley Strong Hall, Mike Harrison, Matthew Johnson, and Miranda Siegel have joined the firm’s Atlanta office. Previously with Davis Matthews & Quigley, P.C., they focus on representing clients in complex family law, estate planning, and business matters. Their practices will further establish the firm as a go-to firm for high-net-worth families and business owners.

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Harrison LLP Opens a New Las Vegas, NV Office

Harrison LLP is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Las Vegas, NV. In addition to the support of Harrison attorneys throughout the country, the Las Vegas office will include Rebecca Haines and Aaron Hegji.

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A 21-Point Salute To Youth

I’ve advised generations of families for three decades. They often ask for advice for the younger generations, which we call Generation Two, or G2 for

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Dead, But Not Forgotten

(Reprinted From The June 2017 Issue Of ALI CLE’s Estate Planning Course Materials Journal) Estate Planning Course Materials JournalAmerican Law Institute CLE Fiduciary and personal

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Opening Pandora’s Inbox

Trusts and Estates Today, the estate planner needs to master two new protocols that didn’t exist three decades ago, when I started my law practice.

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Ancillary Administration

IICLE Press With the increased use of intervivos trusts, it is now less common to have ancillary administration in Illinois in estates of nonresident decedents.

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The Nigerian Scam

Daily Law Bulletin Cyber criminals, based overseas and concentrated in Nigeria, send scam emails to law firms on a daily basis in an effort to

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Exodus: The Art Of Domicile

Estate Planning & TaxationTrusts and Estates Much has been made recently of professional athletes, like Phil Mickelson, considering fleeing less favorable state tax jurisdictions. Many

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Expect The Unexpected

Penton MediaTrusts & Estates When attorneys draft trust documents, it’s important to include maximum flexibility mechanisms to better respond to future tax, societal and beneficiary

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PETS

The Article Review The article, “Should Pets Inherit?” by Frances H. Foster, is an important practical piece for estate planners. His theme, that pets should

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GRAT Expectations

Estate Planning & TaxationTrusts and Estates Somewhere in a bleak house in Washington, D.C. a plot exists. The conspirators are working against a favorite planning

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Kill The CRTs

Trusts and Estates In what kind of Alice in Wonderland world might clients be better off destroying good things like charitable remainder trusts (CRTs) Read

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The Safety GRAT

Trusts and Estates Many clients believe that the greatest enemy to their wealth is the federal estate tax. The reality is that very few estates

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Pepperidge Farm Legacy

Trusts and Estates Beyond goldfish crackers, it’s also going to be a Supreme Court ruling deciding if trusts can fully deduct investment fees. Rich folks

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