Education
  • New York University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 2007
  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2002
  • Columbia University, B.A., 1998
Bar & Court Admissions
  • New Jersey, 2002
  • New York, 2003
TEL: 201-525-6247
FAX: 201-678-6247
mbrowning@coleschotz.com
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Legal Secretary: Diane Rolfs
TEL: 201-489-3000, ext. 5012
drolfs@coleschotz.com

Mary Browning focuses her practice in estate planning, with an emphasis on sophisticated estate and special needs planning, estate administration, business planning and tax.  She formerly served as a law clerk to the Honorable Joel A. Pisano of the United States District Court.

Ms. Browning has lectured in the areas of trusts and estates, special needs planning and charitable gifting.

She is the co-creator of a special needs blog located at www.njspecialneedschildrenlaw.com to assist families with children who have special needs in connection with their estate planning.

Publications

Law Blog Articles

Special Needs Planning Just In Case, New Jersey Law for Special Needs Children

A Letter of Intent Should be Prepared by Every Parent of a Child with Special Needs, New Jersey Law for Special Needs Children

Child Support and Children with Special Needs, New Jersey Law for Special Needs Children

First Party Special Needs Trusts Should be Reviewed in Light of a Recent New Jersey Court Ruling, New Jersey Law for Special Needs Children

Legal Settlements and Special Needs Trusts, New Jersey Law for Special Needs Children

Trust Advisory Committees, New Jersey Law for Special Needs Children

Special Needs Tax Credit for Legal Fees?, New Jersey Law for Special Needs Children

Who Can Set Up a Special Needs Trust?, New Jersey Law for Special Needs Children

New Legislation Will Protect the Estates of Developmentally Disabled Individuals, New Jersey Law for Special Needs Children

Third-Party Special Needs Trusts vs. First-Party Special Needs Trusts, New Jersey Law for Special Needs Children

Permissible and Impermissible Distributions from Special Needs Trusts, New Jersey Law for Special Needs Children 

Moving to Another State May Affect Your Special Needs Trust, New Jersey Law for Special Needs Children

The Annual Exclusion and Special Needs Trusts, New Jersey Law for Special Needs Children

The Basics: New Jersey and Federal Estate, Inheritance and Gift Taxes, New Jersey Law for Special Needs Children

Death and Taxes: Estate Tax Here to Stay, New Jersey Law for Special Needs Children

The Stimulus Bill and Families of Children With Special Needs, New Jersey Law for Special Needs Children

Estate Planning for Children With Special Needs, New Jersey Law for Special Needs Children

Professional Activities

  • New Jersey State Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association
 
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