Stephanie Alberts
Partner
Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP’s Tax, Trusts & Estates
Stephanie Alberts has been serving as a Partner in Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP’s Tax, Trusts, & Estates practice group. Alberts’ practice has included the development of an individualized estate plan for each client which adheres to that client’s estate planning objectives. She has routinely prepared Wills, Trusts, and other estate planning documents and has extensive knowledge of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax as well as income tax issues related to estate planning.
Alberts has also represented clients in all stages of the estate administration process. She has worked closely with fiduciaries to ensure the orderly collection of assets, evaluation of tax issues, and distribution to beneficiaries.
In the context of litigation, Alberts has represented fiduciaries and beneficiaries in Surrogate’s Court matters including probate contests, judicial accountings, discovery proceedings, and various other proceedings. In addition, she has often been appointed to serve as Guardian ad Litem in Surrogate’s Court matters for individuals that are unable to protect their interests.
Alberts has frequently written on topics related to estate matters that were published in the New York Law Journal. She has been selected to the New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars list annually since 2013. In 2016, she received Long Island Business News’ “Leadership in Law” Association Award and was honored by Hofstra University with the “Outstanding Women in the Law” award.