Education

Boston University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude

Cornell University, B.A., with distinction in all subjects, Government

Bar Admissions

Massachusetts

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Ellen Berkowitz

Senior Counsel
Boston
t: 617-854-1413

Ellen Schiffer Berkowitz is a member of the Trusts and Estates practice group. She concentrates her practice in the areas of estate planning and the administration of trusts and estates for individuals, families and financial institutions. Ms. Berkowitz is experienced in the preparation of sophisticated estate planning documents with an emphasis on estate, gift, generation-skipping transfer and income tax planning. She also has participated in probate and trust litigation involving the interpretation of wills and trusts.

Ms. Berkowitz is a member of the editorial board of the Matrimonial Strategist and has written articles for Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and Trusts & Estates Magazine. Ms. Berkowitz also is the co-chair of the Trust and Estate's New Development's Committee of the Boston Bar Association.

Professional Honors & Awards

  • Rising Star, Super Lawyers magazine, 2009

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • Boston Bar Association, Co-Chair of the New Developments Committee for the Estate Planning Section
  • Massachusetts Bar Association

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for Massachusetts

Speaking Engagements

  • BBA CLE: Trusts & Estates Year In Review, Boston Bar Association, Trusts & Estates Section, June 15, 2009
  • Recent Developments and Hot Topics in Gift and Estate Tax Law, Norfolk & Plymouth Estate & Business Planning Council Program, March 17, 2009
  • Not Your Average Guardianship, Boston Bar Association's Fiduciary Litigation Committee and Elder Law Committee meeting, September 5, 2008
  • Panelist, "Trusts and Estates Year in Review," Boston Bar Association CLE seminar, June 9, 2008
  • Guardianships, LawLine TV Appearance, April 14, 2008
  • Chair, Grantor Trusts Demystified, MCLE Seminar, July 9, 2009

Published Articles & Books