Host Warren K. Racusin, Chair of Lowenstein's Trusts & Estates practice, invites Meghan M. Federman and Joanne Mournet, President at DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers, to cover how estate planning for art and valuables differs from traditional estate planning. Racusin and Federman discuss the legal considerations and tax implications, trusts, and insurance, while Mournet concludes with exciting anecdotes from her experience on the auction side.

Speakers:

Warren K. Racusin, Partner and Chair, Trusts & Estates
Meghan M. Federman, Counsel, Private Client Services
Joanne Mournet, President, Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers

Host Warren K. Racusin, Chair of Lowenstein’s Trusts & Estates practice, talks about the law and lore of cemeteries with Eric D. Weinstock, and Rich Moylan, president of Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. They discuss the regulations governing the upkeep and maintenance of these hallowed grounds, the rules about ownership of funeral plots, and the history and architecture of Green-Wood—sprinkling the conversation with some appropriately dark humor.

Speakers:

Warren K. Racusin, Partner and Chair, Trusts & Estates
Eric D. Weinstock, Senior Counsel, Trusts & Estates
Richard Moylan, President, Green-Wood Cemetery

Music credits:

• Lacrimosa – Mozart, Cover by Vivienne Sängerin - https://www.youtube.com/@viviennesaengerin
• I Met Somebody on the Way to the Cemetery – Mark Bishop, ℗ 2023 Sonlite Records

On this episode of “Splitting Heirs,” partner Warren K. Racusin, Chair of Lowenstein’s Trusts & Estates practice, invites Beth Shapiro Kaufman, Lowenstein Sandler partner and National Chair of the Private Client Services group, and Sandra Swirski, founder of the bipartisan advocacy firm Integer, to discuss how the upcoming 2024 presidential election may affect the taxes you have to pay--exclusions (including the ‘deceased spousal unused exclusion’ or DSUE), and other tax cuts expected to expire soon. In addition to examining the impact of these sunsetting cuts on a particular client, they also address the political and legislative factors that influence these kinds of changes.

Speakers:

Warren K. Racusin, Partner and Chair, Trusts & Estates
Beth Shapiro Kaufman, Partner, National Chair, Private Client Services
Sandra Swirski, Founder, Integer