Overview
Emma Becker works with families and individuals on issues and concerns related to preserving, enhancing and transferring family wealth. With sensitivity and attention to her client's interests, Emma designs and drafts estate plans that minimize federal and state estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and maximize and protect the clients' wealth for each subsequent generation. Emma also works creatively to help clients transfer wealth during life to minimize gift and estate taxes, using a range of strategies including grantor retained annuity trusts, charitable lead and charitable remainder trusts, and qualified personal residence trusts. In addition, Emma assists clients with the administration of estates and the probate process.
Experience
Frequently works with families on the transition of wealth from one generation to the next, with a focus on legal, financial and philanthropic objectives
Administers estates of varying sizes
Advises trustees on legal and practical aspects of trust administration
Education and Credentials
Education
- Fordham University School of Law, J.D.
- Amherst College, A.B., cum laude
Admissions
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
- State of Rhode Island
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Affiliations
- Boston Bar Association
- Trusts and Estates Consortium
Recognition and Community
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Awards
Community Involvement
The Common Foundation in Partnership with Amherst College, Director
Read to a Child, Reading Volunteer
In The Media
Media Mention
- People in the Law, Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly, January 27, 2023
- Day Pitney Elevates 11 To Partner, Law360 Pulse, January 3, 2023
- Providence Lawyer Emma Becker Named Partner at Day Pitney, Providence Business First, January 3, 2023
- Eleven Day Pitney Attorneys Elevated to Firm Partnership in 2023, The Boca Raton Tribune, January 4, 2023