Profile

Etta Brandman practices in the firm’s Trusts and Estates department, where she counsels clients in all aspects of estate planning, including the drafting of wills and trusts, estate and gift taxation, and estate and trust administration. Ms. Brandman has advised clients on lifetime planning for the inter-generational transfer of wealth, and succession and tax planning for businesses. She has extensive experience regarding the laws governing charitable giving and not-for-profit organizations.

Ms. Brandman both advises and serves as director for numerous public charities and private foundations, including the Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation and the Harkness Foundation for Dance. Ms. Brandman has written and lectured extensively on the subject of charitable giving for both expert and mass audiences.

Bar Admissions

New York


Education

  • New York University School of Law (J.D., 1980)
  • Brooklyn College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977)

Areas of Practice

  • Trusts and Estates

Blogs

Second Circuit Criminal Law Blog

The Second Circuit Criminal Law Blog is your place to follow the criminal law decisions rendered by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. With a rich 225-year history of legendary judges like Learned Hand and Henry Friendly, the Second Circuit has long been known for writing important and thoughtful opinions on many subjects, including the criminal law. We review every published criminal law opinion handed down by the Second Circuit in order to provide you with a summary of the...

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