About Susan G. Hecht

Susan focuses her legal career in estate planning and estate administration because she is passionate about ensuring that people's loved ones are protected in the future and that a person's final wishes are carried out.  Susan recognizes the importance that people understand their estate planning options and feel secure about their choices.  Prior to working in estate planning and administration, she worked as a litigator in large law firms in New York City.  She also served as a clerk for a judge in the Southern District of New York. 

 

Susan has lived in the Hudson Valley and New York City for most of her life.  She lives with her husband and two young children.  

 

EDUCATION

LL.M.    in Taxation; and Advanced Certification in Estate Planning,

             New York University School of Law (2006).

J.D.      Fordham University School of Law (1999).  

B.A.      in Psychology and Economics, Barnard College (1990).

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BAR ADMISSION

New York, 2000

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND ASSOCIATION

New York State Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Division

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