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Overview

Lisa Presser is the attorney whom high net worth individuals engage to preserve family wealth. Lisa listens, applies her trademark intelligence and warmth, and then maps out a plan to meet clients’ personal and financial goals. Her skillful application of generation-skipping transfer tax planning and other techniques for the succession of family wealth have earned Lisa a loyal client base. Lisa is a long-time leader in the firm and currently leads its private client practice group, which includes a team of lawyers who advise on estate planning and estate and trust administration.

Lisa counsels individual and corporate fiduciaries with respect to probate matters, trust accountings, and the ongoing administration of trusts and estates. Her work in the estate administration area includes post-mortem tax planning and income tax planning.

Deeply familiar with the fundamentals and nuances of estate planning and estate and trust administration, Lisa serves high-net worth individuals in her native New York, in New Jersey and beyond. She drafts wills and trusts using generation-skipping transfer tax planning, marital deduction planning and other sophisticated techniques for the succession of family wealth.

Personal Interests

Lisa enjoys travel, reading, cooking and doing Zumba.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

New Jersey
New York

Education

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
J.D. magna cum laude, Cardozo Law Review (1985)

CUNY Brooklyn College
B.A. summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa (1982)

Insights & Events

Insights
最新 September 2025

Planning Suggestions for the Impact of OBBBA on Estate and Tax Planning

Plus a Summary of States’ Inheritance and Estate Taxes
10 min read
最新 September 2025

Illinois Amends the Probate Act With Key Changes to Small Estate Affidavit

Small Estate Limit Increased to $150,000, Excludes Vehicles
4 min read
发表文章 August 2025

SALT-ing Your Properties for Potential Increased Income Tax Savings

The Legal Intelligencer
1 min read
发表文章 May 2025

Estate Planning Lessons From the Oracle of Omaha

New Jersey Law Journal
1 min read
最新 April 2025

Your Pennsylvania Entity’s Report May Be Due Sooner Than You Think in 2025 and Beyond

Change From 10-Year to Annual Reporting Requirements
4 min read
发表文章 March 2025

Charitable Remainder Unitrusts Offer Potentially Valuable Income Tax Deferral Strategies for Some Designated Beneficiaries

The Legal Intelligencer
1 min read
发表文章 January 2025

Ideas We Should Borrow: A Legislative Wishlist for NJ Trusts and Estates

1 min read
发表文章 January 2025

Government, May I Fix My GST Mistake? Regulations Offer Guidance on Generation-Skipping Tax Exemption Allocation Relief

1 min read
发表文章 October 2024

Falling Back in Love With Certain Estate Planning Strategies in a Falling Interest Rate Environment

1 min read
发表文章 July 2024

Key to Transferring the Garden: Review of NY’s 2024 Transfer-on-Death Deed Law Provides Model for Pa., NJ

The Legal Intelligencer
1 min read
Other Perspectives

Leadership & Community

Professional Associations

  • American Bar Association — Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
  • New Jersey Bar Association
  • New Jersey Women Lawyers Association

Civic Activities

  • Princeton Area Community Foundation — Professional Advisor Recognition Society
  • Highland Park, New Jersey, Public Library — Trustee, 2004-22
  • Mercer County Estate Planning Council

Firm Leadership

  • Leader, Private Client Practice Group
  • Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP — Managing Partner, 2012-16, 2018-20; Chair, Private Client Group, 2006-20

Honors

  • New Jersey Law Journal — New Jersey Legal Awards, “Best Mentor” finalist, 2024
    This award is conferred by The New Jersey Law Journal. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
  • Best Lawyers®— Trusts and Estates, 2016-23
    This award is conferred by Best Lawyers. A description of the methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
  • Executive Women of New Jersey — “Trailblazing Policy Maker,” 2022
    This award is conferred by the Executive Women of New Jersey. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
  • New Jersey Super Lawyers — 2018-23
    This award is conferred by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.