Carolyn DeVore’s practice includes estate and gift tax planning, estate and trust administration and charitable giving with an emphasis on international tax planning for corporate executives and high net worth individuals with assets and family members in the U.S. and one or more foreign countries. Ms. DeVore has substantial experience with the transfer and income tax aspects of wealth protection planning and wealth transfer planning for residents and nonresidents of the U.S. Her practice further includes pre-immigration and expatriation tax planning, and advising on the tax and organizational aspects of establishing and managing family offices and private foundations.
Ms. DeVore has authored When Your U.S. Trust Accidentally Turns Foreign, Trusts & Estates Magazine, November 2007, New U.S. - French Treaty Protocols, Trusts & Estates Magazine, February 2007, Hurricane Aftermath, Trusts & Estates Magazine, November 2005, The Katrina Tax Relief Act, Trusts & Estates Magazine, October 2005 and Just Compensation: How Much Should Foundation Directors and Trustees be Paid? Putting the Debate Into Perspective, Trusts & Estates Magazine, February 2005. She frequently speaks to individuals, tax professionals and nonprofit organizations on various topics related to estate and charitable planning. Her engagements include presentations at the National Conference on Planned Giving in Florida and the American Heart Association’s Annual Women’s Luncheon in New York.
Ms. DeVore is a summa cum laude graduate of Boston College and received her J.D. from Georgetown University. She is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell and licensed to practice law in Connecticut, New York, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Ms. DeVore is a member of the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the Connecticut Bar Association and a member of the New York branch of the U.K.-based Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners (STEP)
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