Overview
Insights
Education and Credentials
Recognition and Community
Overview
Benjamin "Ben" Millard, a trusts and estates attorney, advises high net worth individuals and families on wills and trusts, lifetime gift planning and estate planning. He also has experience analyzing issues with estate litigation and estate planning, including income, estate, partnership, gift and generation skipping transfer tax issues.
Ben drafts wills, revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts, generation skipping trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, transfer documents, LLC operating agreements and promissory notes. He also participates in estate administration proceedings. Ben also assists clients in the preparation of tax forms, including gift and estate tax returns.
Ben was a legal extern in the Appellate Division at the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office; a legal intern at the Kings County District Attorney's Office; and a research assistant at Syracuse University College of Law.
Ben couples his focus and dedication with his diverse professional background to craft and implement creative solutions to achieve clients' needs.
Insights
Speaker, July 17, 2024, Webinar hosted by New York City Bar Association
IRS Issues Notice 2022-53 and Will Waive 50% Excise Tax on Certain Required Minimum Distributions from Retirement Plans in 2021 and 2022
Co-author, March 2023, Trusts and Estates Law Section Journal, New York State Bar Association
Family Office Workshop
Presenter, February 15, 2023, Fordham University
The Link Between Piracy and Terrorism: A suggested Course of Action of an Unsolvable Issue
Author, 2019, Journal of Global Rights and Organizations
Education and Credentials
Education
University of Miami School of Law, LL.M., 2020
Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2019, Journal of Global Rights and Organizations, Managing Editor
Trinity College, B.A., 2014
Admissions
State of New York
State of Florida
Affiliations
American Bar Association
Florida Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section
New York City Bar Association
New York State Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Law Section
Recognition and Community
Recognition
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CALI Award for Excellence in Securities Regulation
CALI Award for Excellence in Estate Planning