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Leech Tishman is pleased to welcome the attorneys of New York City law firm Gordon, Herlands & Randolph, LLP, a distinguished 39-year-old firm known for its depth of expertise in estate planning and administration.

Effective January 26, 2026, Jonathan Herlands, Elisabeth St. Blaise McCarthy, and Carol W. Beier will join the firm in Leech Tishman’s Midtown Manhattan office as Partners in the firm’s Trusts & Estates Practice Group. The combination will bring Leech Tishman’s team to over 150 lawyers and more than 250 total personnel, operating in eight major markets across the country.

Leech Tishman’s Trusts & Estates Practice Group

The Trusts & Estates Practice Group routinely advises individuals, families, and businesses on navigating complicated laws and tax codes, as well as providing estate planning and administration, trust planning and administration, business succession planning, and charitable giving and the formation of private foundations. Our firm is well-positioned to serve clients in major financial hubs and jurisdictions across the nation, including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C..

Our Professionals

Our Services

Leech Tishman’s Trusts & Estates Practice Group is well-respected for our experience in handling estate planning and administration issues for high-net-worth individuals and closely-held businesses. We have experience with the many corporate and operational business transaction issues involved with the transfer of closely-held businesses. In addition, we are regularly approached by nonprofit organizations and private foundations to advise them on the unique issues and benefits involved with the establishment of lifetime gifting programs.

We combine a depth of estates and trusts legal expertise with a breadth of corporate and tax knowledge to provide legal services in:

  • Asset Protection
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Estate Planning and Administration
  • Federal Estate, Gift, and Fiduciary Taxation and Compliance
  • Florida Homestead Exemption
  • Guardianships
  • Lifetime Gifting Programs / Charitable Planning & Giving
  • Marital Agreements
  • Medicaid Planning
  • Private Foundations
  • Probate and Orphans’ Court Practice
  • Special Needs Planning
  • State Estate, Inheritance, and Fiduciary Taxation & Compliance
  • Tax Planning and Complex Tax Issues
  • Trust & Estate Litigation
  • Trust Creation, Modification, and Termination
  • Will Planning and Administration

Our Locations

New York, NY
Chicago, IL
Los Angeles, CA
Miami/Ft. Lauderdale
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Sarasota, FL
Washington, D.C.

About Leech Tishman

Leech Tishman is a national, full-service law firm dedicated to assisting businesses, institutions, and individuals. Leech Tishman offers legal services in business restructuring & insolvency, construction, corporate matters, healthcare, intellectual property, labor & employment, litigation, real estate, and trusts & estates. In addition, the firm offers a wide range of legal services to clients in the aviation & aerospace, beauty & wellness, cannabis, data privacy & cybersecurity, energy & natural resources, entertainment & sports, and life sciences industries. Leech Tishman has offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami/Fort Lauderdale, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Sarasota, and Washington, D.C.

Contact Us

Jonathan Herlands

Jonathan Herlands
Partner
Trusts & Estates
jherlands@leechtishman.com

Elisabeth McCarthy

Elisabeth St. Blaise McCarthy
Partner
Trusts & Estates
emccarthy@leechtishman.com

Carol Beier

Carol W. Beier
Partner
Trusts & Estates
cbeier@leechtishman.com