Protecting Legacies. Empowering Generations.

At Handler Law, we serve as trusted advisors to ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals, family enterprises and private foundations; designing advanced planning strategies that align wealth, values and long-term legacy goals.

Our Advanced Planning & Family Office Practice Group delivers coordinated legal, tax, and fiduciary counsel tailored to the unique needs of modern wealth holders. We work closely with clients and their advisors to architect sophisticated, multi-generational structures that protect assets, promote continuity and minimize tax exposure while preserving family values and flexibility across generations.

Whether you’re building a family office, managing complex trusts, planning a liquidity event or preparing for wealth transfer, our role is to bring clarity, confidence and foresight to every decision.

Strategic Legal Counsel for Every Stage of Growth

| Wealth Transfer Strategy & Implementation

We design and execute customized strategies for tax-efficient wealth transfer, incorporating grantor and non-grantor trusts, GRATs, SLATs, intra-family sales, and other advanced planning vehicles.

| Family Office Structuring & Governance

Our team advises on forming and governing family offices that align with your values, vision, and long-term goals.

| Risk Management & Asset Protection

We build protective structures that safeguard assets from litigation, regulatory exposure, and internal family risks, including multi-entity layering, offshore and onshore vehicles and private insurance planning.

| Legacy, Philanthropy & Purpose-Driven Planning

In real estate and asset transactions, we assist clients with acquisitions, sales, leasing, financing and regulatory compliance to maximize investment value.

| Integrated Planning with Trusted Advisors

Handler Law coordinates closely with investment managers, accountants, insurance professionals and internal family office staff to ensure aligned strategy, clear communication, and seamless execution across disciplines.

Exit Strategy Chess

Tax Strategies That Work

It’s Not What You Earn, It’s What You Keep

Proactive tax planning is at the heart of wealth preservation. We help clients reduce tax exposure while staying compliant across jurisdictions, generations, and asset classes.

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Exit Strategy Chess

Trust & Estate Planning

Prepare for Generations to Come

Your estate plan is more than documents, it’s a blueprint for the future of your family. We help clients build customized, tax-efficient structures that reflect both their financial goals and their values.

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Advanced Planning & Family Office Practice Group Professionals

Amanda Andrews, JD, LLM

Senior Counsel

Daniel Buckley

Student Associate

Thomas J. Handler, JD, PC

Partner

Robert J. Hovey, CPA, JD

Associate

Benjamin C. Hughes, JD, LLM

Of Counsel

Timothy Oliver, CEPA, JD

Partner

Nina B. Stillman, JD, LLM

Senior Counsel

Anthea Yuan, CPA, CFA, JD, LLM

Associate