Alison Schrag of New York

About Alison Schrag

Alison Schrag is a law partner at a firm where she focuses her practice on trusts and estates planning and administration. She has significant experience advising clients on trust and estate litigation issues, including contested accounting proceedings. The firm operates in New York and New Jersey, providing services across various areas of practice. These areas include estate planning and administration, as well as art, media and entertainment law, corporate law, internal investigations, real estate, banking and financial services, broker‑dealer litigation and arbitration, intellectual property and technology, litigation, and taxation.

She is admitted to practice in both New York and New Jersey, with nearly twenty years of experience as an attorney. She began her career as a litigation associate at a firm where she represented financial institutions and corporate trustees in commercial disputes and breach of fiduciary duty proceedings. At that firm, the areas of practice included bankruptcy, business finance, litigation, corporate securities, real estate, trusts and estates, and equipment leasing. Before joining her current firm, she was a partner at a boutique firm in New York City that focused exclusively on trusts and estates.

Alison Schrag of New York works closely with families and individuals to design and implement estate plans that reflect their priorities and long‑term needs. She provides guidance on creating estate planning documents that minimize taxes, enable orderly distribution of assets, account for the possibility of incapacity, and help mitigate the risk of future disputes.

Estate planning is a crucial way for individuals to create a lasting legacy. She takes the time to listen closely to those she serves, making sure she understands their priorities and concerns. By doing this, she can help them make well‑informed decisions about creating an estate plan that suits their needs, interests, and financial circumstances.