Deborah DiNardo

Deborah DiNardo

Elder Law Litigation - Trusts and Estates Trusts and Estates
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About Deborah

Pierce Atwood Trusts and Estates partner Deborah DiNardo advises individuals and multiple generations of families on preserving and protecting their assets. Deborah's work includes reducing transfer taxes, both during lifetime and after death, with sophisticated planning techniques such as lifetime gifts to grantor trusts and using charitable trusts and private foundations. She advises clients regarding planning opportunities to protect significant retirement accounts from the creditors of designated beneficiaries.

Having spent many years in the trust department of a major bank, Deborah gained extensive experience in trust and estate administration. She guides executors and trustees through the maze of issues that impact fiduciaries in complex trust and estate matters such as avoiding probate, cy pres, the tax benefits of disclaimers, and the disposition of jewelry, art, and private collections.

Deborah advises individual and corporate fiduciaries, represents them in litigation, and provides legal advice on the proper and prudent fulfillment of their duties, including establishing and maintaining policies and procedures for risk management, asset management and administration, investment, diversification, conflict of interest, and dispute resolution.

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Aisha Al-Mansoor

Jan 03, 2026

Transformed Our Family's Financial Future

Deborah's work on our multi-generational estate plan has been transformative. She implemented sophisticated planning techniques that will protect our assets for decades to come. Her advice on using di...

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Thomas O'Reilly

Jan 03, 2026

Skillfully Resolved Contentious Probate Matters

Facing potential litigation over my father's estate, I turned to Deborah for her trusts and estates litigation expertise. She skillfully guided us through cy pres considerations and avoided a costly p...