As an estate planning attorney, you learn quickly that no two families are alike and that each circumstance requires its own unique approach to resolution. Helping families find a balance between the necessary and the practical that addresses their individual needs is one of the most rewarding aspects of my career.
Ms. Ahern focuses her practice in the areas of estate planning and administration, with a focus on high net worth individuals.
Her work includes business succession and intergenerational planning, long term care planning, charitable gift planning and planned giving. Ms. Ahern assists clients in the drafting of various estate planning documents including wills and trust arrangements, and provides counsel regarding estate and income tax saving techniques in the estate planning process.
In the area of estate administration, Ms. Ahern represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in probate matters. Her work encompasses the satisfaction of federal and state tax obligations, the preparation of petitions and supporting documents, and the settlement of complex estates via formal and informal methods, including probate litigation involving contested wills and fiduciary accountings.
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
Honors & Awards
- Listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (a trademark of Woodward/White, Inc.) in the Trusts and Estates, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, and Elder Law practice areas (2021 - present)
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Uniquely NJ
- New Jersey State Bar Association: Real Property Trust and Estate Law Section; Elder and Disability Law Section
- Estate Planning Council of Central New Jersey
Presentations & Speaking Engagements
- Faculty, Will Drafting FundamentalsSponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, November 9, 2023
- Faculty, 2023 Estate Planning CollegeSponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, May 5, 2023
- Sponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, February 6, 2023
- Faculty, 2022 Estate Planning CollegeSponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, April 22, 2022
- Sponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, February 22, 2022
- Panelist, Will Drafting Fundamentals Post PandemicSponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, September 30, 2021
- Speaker, 2021 Estate Planning CollegeSponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, April 19, 2021
- Sponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, February 23, 2021
- Sponsor: OceanFirst Bank, October 1, 2020
- Sponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, September 10, 2020
- Presenter, Will Drafting FundamentalsSponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, April 29, 2020
- Speaker, 2020 Estate Planning CollegeSponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, April 8, 2020
Publications & Alerts
- Author, The New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020: An Overview of the New Jersey Innovation Evergreen ActGreenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, March 1, 2021
- Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, June 9, 2020
- Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, April 28, 2020
- Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, April 9, 2020
News
- August 15, 2024
- August 17, 2023
- August 18, 2022
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Practice Groups
Education
Boston University School of Law, LL.M in Taxation, 2016
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, J.D., 2010
Binghamton University, B.A., 2006
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 2010
- New York, 2011
- Pennsylvania, 2017
- U.S. Tax Court, 2015
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2010
Please visit our Award Methodology page for a description of the standard or methodology on which these accolades are based. Attorney Advertising: No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.