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Sara is an Associate in Wiggin and Dana’s Private Client Services Department in the New York office, where she focuses her practice on estate planning, trust and estate administration and tax-exempt organizations.

Prior to joining Wiggin and Dana, Sara worked with high-net worth individuals and families as an Associate attorney at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP and Blank Rome LLP, where she advised clients with their multigenerational wealth transfers, succession planning and charitable giving, as well as the administration of a wide array of estates and trusts. Sara also worked as a summer associate at Goldman Sachs in its New York family office.

Sara earned her J.D. from New York Law School, where she was awarded the Professor Joseph T. Arenson Award for Excellence in Wills and Decedent’s Estates. She earned her B.A. magna cum laude from Bryant University and was a Division I student-athlete on Bryant University’s women’s swim team.

Each year, thousands of taxpayers relocate for warmer weather, lower taxes or new opportunities.  However, failure to properly change domicile can cost these taxpayers a hefty and unexpected tax bill.  In a recent New York Tax Appeals Tribunal case, In the Matter of the Petition of John J. Hoff and Kathleen Ocorr-Hoff, the court

In this episode of Future Focused: Sophisticated Estate Planning, Partner Erin Nicholls and Associate Sara Osinski examine the complexities of managing private foundations. They focus on how the 5% minimum distribution requirement is calculated, including the role of administrative expenses. The conversation highlights the importance of federal compliance through Form 990-PF and stresses the

What Is an Intrafamily Loan?       

Intrafamily loans, or loans between family members, can be an effective estate planning tool to transfer potential growth on loaned funds between generations without reducing the lender’s lifetime gift and estate tax exemption.  The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) generally scrutinizes intrafamily loans and may recharacterize them as disguised gifts subject

A quality education may be one of the best gifts to give a minor child or grandchild this holiday season.  As the cost of education continues to increase annually, families may be contemplating various gifting strategies to accumulate funds, minimize taxes and ultimately support younger generations with their future security and education goals.

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