Professional Biography
Lois Tilton

Lois Tilton Partner

  • New York

    D +1.212.261.6846

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    New York

    1155 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor

    New York, NY 10036-2711

    +1.212.261.6846

    LTilton@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Lois Tilton brings three decades of experience in trust and estate planning to her private clients. Her deep experience in estate and gift planning, business succession planning, estate and trust administration and charitable giving provide long-term strategies and peace of mind to individuals, families and owners of closely held businesses. Lois is renowned for counseling multi-generational families on complex estate issues, including their real estate entities.

Lois also has experience in complex estate and trust administration and frequently handles matters for her clients in the New York area Surrogate Courts. She has successfully represented clients in numerous federal and state estate tax audits and regularly represents charitable and individual beneficiaries of estates.

Professional Recognition

  • Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine as a New York Super Lawyer, 2009 – 2022
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Trusts and Estates, 2019 – 2024
  • Top Women Attorneys in the New York Metro Area
  • Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
    (AV®, BV® and CV® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.)

Professional Leadership

  • New York State Bar Association, Member
    • Trusts and Estates Law Section, Taxation Committee, Co-Chair
  • New York City Bar Association, Member
    • Estate and Gift Taxation Committee, Member
    • Trusts, Estates and Surrogates Court Committee, Past Member
  • Trusts and Estates Group of the Law Division of UJA Federation of New York, Member and Past Chair
  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Fellow

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Education

  • Harvard Law School, J.D., 1984
  • Barnard College of Columbia University, B.A., Economics, summa cum laude, 1981