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    Deborah L. Anderson

    Partner


    • Boston
    • Office617.345.1206
    • danderson@nixonpeabody.com
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    Introduction

    Deborah Anderson is a partner in the Private Clients group. She represents individuals, trusts, partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations with respect to estate, income and gift tax planning matters and trust and estate administration.

    Practice Areas

    Trusts, Wills, and EstatesPrivate Wealth & Advisory

    My focus

    I focus my practice on two main areas, utilizing over twenty years of experience in these specialties, to provide an integrated approach to estate and trust practices.

    Estate Planning

    I provide estate, gift and integrated income tax planning to individuals. My work in this area includes succession planning for owners of closely held businesses, including corporations and partnerships and charitable planning.

    Trust and Estate Administration

    I serve as trustee of many significant family trusts and advise other trustees with respect to the proper administration of trusts and estates. I also serve as a personal representative under wills and provide legal services, including preparation of estate tax returns, to other personal representatives.

    Looking ahead

    There have been significant changes to the federal estate and gift tax exemption amounts and there may be more in the future.

    Admitted to practice

    Massachusetts
    New Hampshire

    Education

    Boston University School of Law, LL.M.
    Smith College, B.A.
    Suffolk University Law School, J.D.

    Professional activities

    Deborah Anderson is a member of the Boston Bar Association Estate Planning Committee and the Boston Estate Planning Council. She serves as a trustee on the Board of Trustees of the Judge Baker Children's Center. 

    Recognition

    • Selected, through a peer-review survey, for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 in the field of Trusts and Estates; listed since 2013
    • Recognized in the 2012 edition of Boston’s Top Lawyers for Estate Planning work
    • Named one of the “Top 100 Attorneys” by Worth Magazine in 2008, only one of five so designated in Massachusetts
    • Received an AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating™ from Martindale Hubbell®, the highest possible rating for ethics and legal ability

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