Elizabeth H. Sillin
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Elizabeth H. Sillin
Practice Areas
Bio
Liz Sillin works with individuals in all areas of estate and gift tax planning and administration. She works with nonprofit institutions, assisting with formation and operational issues, including regulatory compliance, as well as providing advice regarding charitable trusts and endowments.
Liz is active in a variety of professional and community volunteer organizations. She has represented the Massachusetts Bar Association on a state committee studying the spousal elective share statute, has been on a state committee studying legislation relating to digital assets and is a member of various state and local bar associations and professional estate planning associations.
She is a frequent speaker on estate planning and related issues.
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts
Education
- Wesleyan University, B.A., cum laude, 1977
- Cornell University, M.A., 1980
- Western New England University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 1998
Experience
- Design estate plans that address tax planning and family concerns such as young children, divorce, remarriage, unmarried couples and individuals with special needs, family business succession, second homes, intellectual property and special assets.
- Assist with charitable gifting plans, as well as lifetime intergenerational transfers and related tax planning.
- Counsel fiduciaries in the interpretation and administration of all kinds of trusts; assist with estate administration.
- Assist clients with the formation and operation of tax-exempt organizations.
Honors
Liz Sillin was named 2021 and 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” in the Springfield area for Trusts and Estates by Best Lawyers®. “Lawyer of the Year” rankings are awarded to one lawyer per practice area and region, making it a distinguished accolade. She was also selected by her peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers® for her work in Nonprofit/Charities Law. Liz has earned a Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating(TM).
Affiliations
- Director of Greenfield Savings Bank
- Board Member of the Community Foundation of Western MA
- Chair of the Distribution Committee of the Community Foundation of Western MA
- Member of the Planned Giving Advisory Committee, Baystate Health Foundation, Inc.
- Member, Hampden County Bar Association
- Member, Estate Planning Council of Hampden County
- Member, Pioneer Valley Estate Planning Council
- Member, Franklin County Bar Association
- Member, Massachusetts Bar Association