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    Lawrence B. Cohen

    Partner


    • Boston
    • Office617.345.1268
    • lcohen@nixonpeabody.com
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    Introduction

    Lawrence Cohen is a partner in Nixon Peabody LLP’s Private Clients practice group. He provides wealth management and trustee services and estate planning and administration services to high-net-worth individuals, private foundations and organizations.

    Practice Areas

    Private Wealth & AdvisoryTrusts, Wills, and EstatesWealth Management

    My focus

    I focus my practice on wealth management and trust administration, estate planning and estate administration, charitable planning, and business succession planning. My clients are high-net-worth individuals seeking a broad array of services including financial and estate planning, investment management, and federal and state income tax planning and return preparation. I also represent people at institutions seeking advice on estate administration, charitable foundation administration, and related probate transfer tax and income tax issues.

    I am an active member of Boston’s Jewish community. I serve as New England Chairman Emeritus of the Jewish National Fund. I serve on the Board of Directors of Temple Beth Avodah in Newton, Massachusetts.

    An active member of Boston’s estate-planning community, I have published articles in the Massachusetts Law Review, the National Law Review, and Trusts and Estates Magazine.

    I have also raised substantial funds for the New England Home for Little Wanderers by running the Boston Marathon.

    Looking ahead

    I continue to see an uncertain economic environment, which will present both opportunities and risks for my clients.

    Representative experience

    • Serves as trustee of over 400 trusts and IRAs with assets under management in excess of $800,000,000.
    • Preparation of comprehensive estate plans for clients with net worths ranging from $5,000,000 to more than $100,000,000.
    • Administration of large estates involving sophisticated post-mortem tax planning, probate litigation, and complex family dynamics.

    Admitted to practice

    Massachusetts

    Education

    Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude
    Wesleyan University, B.A., cum laude

    Professional activities

    • Member, Board of Directors, Temple Beth Avodah, Newton, MA
    • Member, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
    • Jewish National Fund, Chairman, New England Board of Directors; Member, National Board of Directors

    Recognition

    • Boston Magazine Top Lawyers,Trusts and Estates (2021)
    • Selected, through a peer-review survey, for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 in the field of Trusts and Estates; listed in Best Lawyers since 2008
    • Included in the Massachusetts “Super Lawyers” listings from 2005–2017 by Thomson Reuters; ranked as one of 2010–2017’s Five-Star Wealth Managers in the areas of Estate Planning, Investments, and Trust Services

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