Overview
Heather Harris advises individuals and families on all aspects of estates and tax planning, including estate, gift, generation-skipping transfers and income tax planning. She assists clients on matters of trust and estate administration, and also counsels clients on trust and estate controversies.
Education and Credentials
Education
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Western New England University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2016, Western New England Law Review, Senior Note Editor
- University of Connecticut, B.A., B.S., 2008
Admissions
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- State of Connecticut
Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Boston Bar Association
- The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Class II of the New England Fellows Institute
Recognition and Community
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Recognitions
Recipient of the Benjamin D. Novak Award for Outstanding Legal Writing from the Western New England University Law Review Endowment Trust, 2016
Recipient of the Norman Prance Award, the highest award bestowed by Western New England University Law School for educational and professional distinction, 2016
News & Insights
Thought Leadership
- Massachusetts Appeals Court Rules That Interest in an Irrevocable Trust Is a Marital Asset , September 14, 2023
- The Commonwealth of Virginia Enacts a Consumer Data Privacy Law , March 25, 2021
Events
- Wills for Veterans, November 8, 2018
- Executive Director of Women’s Campaign School at Yale Addresses WWT and Guests, March 22, 2017
News
In The Media
Publications
- Republican House Tax Bill, Boston Bar Association Trusts & Estates Section's Blog, November 3, 2017
- Insurable Interest and the Freedom of Contract: Why Medicaid Settlement Legislation Cracks the Foundation of the Life Insurance Industry, Western New England Law Review, Volume 38, January 1, 2016