Milbank LLP Trusts & Estates associate Katie Lynagh will speak on a Human Trafficking Legal Center webinar aimed at connecting human trafficking survivors with pro bono counsel to draft wills. The November 8 presentation is part of the center’s Know Your Rights series for human trafficking survivors.
The webinar will address a range of crucial questions for trafficking survivors as they plan for the future, including the need for a will; how a will can protect a survivor and a survivor’s family; what can be included in the provisions of a will; and other beneficial end-of-life documents.
Ms. Lynagh focuses her practice on trust and estate planning and administration for individuals, families and fiduciaries. She advises individuals and their families on domestic and international estate planning, including gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax planning. Her practice also includes advising clients on complex issues of income tax planning and philanthropic giving. As counsel to fiduciaries, Ms. Lynagh advises executors and trustees on sophisticated legal and tax issues related to trust and estate administration. She counsels executors and trustees regarding their fiduciary duties in the administration of large estates and trusts, including where contested matters arise, and represents clients in estate and gift tax audits.
Ms. Lynagh is currently the Co-Chair of the Multistate Practice Committee of the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association and previously served as Chair of the Section’s Estate and Trust Administration Committee and as the Vice-Chair of the Section’s Legislation and Governmental Relations Committee. Her pro bono experience includes providing estate planning services for elderly veterans, advising on charitable organization grant disputes and representing domestic violence victims in contested divorce proceedings.
