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Note From the Editor - January 2011Note From the Editor - January 2011

It hasn't been easy. Although some estates may have reaped the benefits of the lapsed 2010 estate tax, estate-planning practitioners were left with the unenviable task of figuring out and explaining to their clients the best strategies to use in an uncertain and confusing environment. I want to thank all the authors who wrote year-in-review columns for their valiant attempts to make sense of what

Susan R. Lipp - Moderator, Editor in Chief

January 1, 2011

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Susan R. Lipp Editor in Chief

It hasn't been easy. Although some estates may have reaped the benefits of the lapsed 2010 estate tax, estate-planning practitioners were left with the unenviable task of figuring out and explaining to their clients the best strategies to use in an uncertain and confusing environment. I want to thank all the authors who wrote year-in-review columns for their valiant attempts to make sense of what happened in 2010 and identify the lessons we learned (and for re-writing their pieces up to the last minute to reflect breaking news on the tax rate deal). Although Congress has now provided us with some concrete figures to use in 2011, we know that questions still remain on the best estate-planning techniques in lig...

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About the Author

Susan R. Lipp - Moderator

Editor in Chief, Trusts & Estates Magazine

Susan R. Lipp is editor in chief of Trusts & Estates magazine, the WealthManagement.com Journal for estate-planning professionals. She oversees both the print and online version of T & E, as well as the monthly e-newsletter articles.
Susan served in leadership positions at Vendome Group, LLC (formerly Brownstone Publishers, Inc.) with editorial responsibility for publications and newsletters. Following her tenure at Vendome Group, Susan joined Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) as General Counsel, where she was editor in chief of its monthly newsletter and implemented initiatives to educate members on legal requirements. Susan began her career at Rosenberg and Estis, P.C., a real estate law firm in New York City.
Susan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Brandeis University. She received her Juris Doctor Law degree from Hofstra University School of Law, graduating with distinction and having served as Associate Editor of the Law Review. Susan is admitted to practice law in New York State and is a member of the New York State Bar Association.