Goulston & Storrs
has announced that Magda L. Fleckner has joined the firm's Private Client
& Trust group. Magda was most recently a partner at Ropes & Gray where
she focused her practice on estate planning and probate matters.
Magda stated, "I am very pleased to have the opportunity to work with the
team at Goulston & Storrs. I have known and respected their work for many
years. This move is a perfect fit for my clients, and I am very enthusiastic
about being associated with a firm that enjoys a well-earned reputation for the
quality of its work and the integrity and collegiality of its lawyers."
Magda has substantial experience in estate planning and settlement for high
net worth individuals, families, company executives, venture capitalists and
owners of emerging businesses. In addition to serving as trustee for clients,
she is also executor for estates of varying size and is well-regarded for her
experience overseeing the intricacies of these estates, assisting clients
through the probate process, coordinating the authentication and disposition of
valuable assets and rendering sound advice on fiduciary responsibilities and
alternative tax arrangements. Magda's practice involves the active
administration of marital trusts, family trusts, generation-skipping trusts and
other sophisticated arrangements that often involve working with individuals of
second and third generations of families. She also advises clients on all
aspects of charitable planning and works closely with firm professionals that
include financial planners, philanthropic advisers, and accountants to address
her clients’ personal and financial needs.
Marty Fantozzi, Goulston & Storrs' co-managing director, said, "We are
absolutely delighted to welcome an industry leader like Magda to our firm. She
is well known and highly regarded in the legal community. Her years of
experience and expertise are a terrific fit with our practice and an exciting
addition to the firm."
Magda holds a J.D. degree, cum laude, and an LL.M. (Taxation) from Boston
University School of Law where she was a G. Joseph Tauro Scholar and Executive
Editor of the Boston University Law Review. Magda earned her A.B. from
Dartmouth College. She is a member of the American, Massachusetts and
Boston Bar Associations and the Dartmouth Lawyers Association. Magda is
admitted to practice in Massachusetts, and is a resident of Weston,
Massachusetts.