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    Stephanie C. H. Ardino

    Associate


    • New York City
    • Office+1 212.940.3163
    • sardino@nixonpeabody.com
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    Introduction

    Stephanie Ardino is an associate in Nixon Peabody’s Private Clients Group.

    Practice Areas

    Private Wealth & AdvisoryTrusts, Wills & Estates

    /My focus

    My experience includes estate planning, where I draft, advise, edit, and implement sophisticated wealth planning strategies. I provide high-net-worth individuals and families with innovative strategies and solutions to preserve, enhance, and transition their wealth. I also have experience with estate administration and trust settlement, and represent both beneficiaries and fiduciaries.

    Estate Administration

    I have experience with estate and trust administration, representing executors and trustees and assisting clients throughout the estate and trust administration process.

    High-Net Worth Individuals and Families

    I work with high-net-worth individuals and families in developing comprehensive estate plans, including drafting wills, revocable trusts and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare documents. I also advise on estate and tax issues, including generation-skipping transfer tax planning, and estate and gift tax planning.

    /Looking ahead

    Potential changes in tax law make it important to have a flexible and thorough estate plan. Understanding these potential changes, in conjunction with any major changes in a client’s life, allows estate planners to ensure a client’s wealth transitions in accordance with their wishes.


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      How a new Supreme Court ruling could affect business owner clients

      This article covers the impact of the recent US Supreme Court ruling in Connelly v. United States. The article references and quotes from a Nixon Peabody alert on the ruling, written by New York City Corporate partner and Tax team member Rick Cox and Private Clients associates Stephanie Ardino of New York City and Joshua Caswell of Boston. Rick, Stephanie, and Joshua discuss how clients and their advisors should recognize that succession planning decisions could affect other arrangements.

      June 11, 2024

    /Admitted to practice

    Connecticut
    New York
    Massachusetts

    /Education

    University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., Executive Editor, Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal
    University of Connecticut, B.A.

    /Professional activities

    • Connecticut Bar Association
    • Fairfield County Bar Association

    /Recognition

    • Selected, through a peer-review survey, for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2025 in the field of Trusts and Estates
    • Super Lawyers “Rising Star,” 2021

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