Meredeth A. Beers

Meredeth A. Beers advises individuals, families and fiduciaries on estate planning, estate and trust administration, foundation administration and tax-related planning matters. She helps clients navigate the legal, tax and administrative issues associated with preserving and transferring wealth, bringing a detailed approach to complex planning considerations.

A partner in Holland & Knight's Private Wealth Services Group, Meredeth's practice encompasses estate planning and administration, trust and foundation administration and taxation. Clients benefit from her deep knowledge of trust and tax matters, as well as her ability to identify and address nuanced planning issues.

Meredeth's work has earned recognition from clients and peers. In the Chambers High Net Worth guide, an client described her as "a smart and talented lawyer" who is "super knowledgeable about tax planning" and noted her command of legislative developments and trust regulations. She is frequently sought for her insight on evolving estate and tax planning issues.

A longtime contributor to professional education in the greater Boston area, Meredeth is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education programs. She contributed to the 1996 Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education publication, A Practical Guide to Estate Planning in Massachusetts, and its 2000 updated edition. Materials she prepared for a seminar on planned giving were selected for inclusion in Best of MCLE in 1993. She has also been quoted in Fortune magazine on issues related to her practice.

Her international academic experience includes studies at the Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

A smart and talented lawyer. … She is super knowledgeable about tax planning and she remembers the smallest details. She always has some bit of legislation or trust regulation at the tip of her fingers.

– Chambers High Net Worth 2021 guide