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Claire Steinman

Claire Steinman

Partner

  • Email: csteinman@leechtishman.com
  • Phone: 212.603.6300
  • Office: New York
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Claire Steinman focuses her practice on estate and tax planning, estate administration, and the non-profit sector.

Claire is experienced in estate administration, including contested and uncontested probate and administration proceedings. Claire’s estate and tax planning practice encompasses both simple and complex wills, powers of attorney, living wills, and revocable and irrevocable trusts. Claire works with her clients to develop and implement sophisticated estate planning techniques including tax minimization strategies.

In the non-profit sector, Claire has experience representing charitable beneficiaries in matters involving contested estates and testamentary trusts. Claire has also represented not-for-profit and religious entities seeking to incorporate and obtain federal tax exemption and has handled transfers of real property and dissolution of charitable entities.

Trust & Estate Administration

  • Guided clients through the New York probate process and assisted with the negotiation of an elective share between decedent’s second spouse and children of decedent’s first marriage.
  • Represented client in the probate of a missing Will, as well as assisted the executor in marshalling non-US estate assets.
  • Represented client in the probate of a complex estate with many beneficiaries and assets across multiple states.
  • Represented client in contested estate litigation, which included two appeals and proceedings in multiple courts.

Estate Planning

  • Counseled, drafted, and executed New York estate planning documents for high-net-worth married clients, which included estate tax planning and provisions for minor children.
  • Counseled, drafted, and executed estate planning documents for blended-family clients who operated a family-run business.
  • Advised clients regarding establishing and funding revocable trusts in New York and New Jersey.

Not-for-Profit / Exempt Organizations

  • Established not-for-profit and religious entities for New York clients, as well as obtained 501(c)(3) tax exempt status.
  • Petitioned the Charities Bureau of the New York Attorney General to assist not-for-profit clients during business wind down and dissolution.

New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
B.A. in History and American Studies, cum laude, Brandeis University

Wingate, Kearney & Cullen, LLP
Abrams, Cohen & Associates
Country-Wide Insurance Company

New York State Bar Association (Member)
New York City Bar Association (Member)
Estate Planning Council of New York City (Board of Directors Member)

 

“Defamation and False Rape Claims: Policies, Attitudes, and Suggested Reform in the United States and the United Kingdom,” 19 CARDOZO J. L. & GENDER 907 (2013)
“Elder Abuse in Guardianship Cases: A Legal Research Guide,” Vera Institute of Justice Guardianship Project (2014)

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June 9, 2026 | Firm News

Trust & Estates Partner Claire A. Steinman Joins the Board of Directors for the Estate Planning Council of New York City

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May 18, 2026 | Client Alerts

When Life Changes, Your Estate Plan Should Too

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January 1, 2025 | Firm News

Firm Elects Laurel F. Grass, Madison V. Greenland, Michelle A. Ross, Andrew J. Schellhammer, Claire A. Steinman, and Brett J. Warren as New Partners

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Claire Steinman

December 19, 2023 | Firm News

New York Trusts & Estates Counsel Now Admitted to Practice in the State of Pennsylvania

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US News and World Report

October 18, 2023 | Press

Leech Tishman Counsel Claire Steinman Quoted in US News & World Report Article on Estate Planning Tips

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Claire Steinman

August 14, 2023 | Firm News

Leech Tishman Welcomes New Attorney: Claire Steinman

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