Stacey M. Valentine
Avelino Law, LLP
I am Stacey M. Valentine, the managing partner at Avelino Law, LLP, where I work alongside A. Jude Avelino to lead the Trusts and Estates practice group. I graduated from Colgate University with magna cum laude honors and from Washington & Lee University School of Law with cum laude honors. My work primarily involves analyzing, structuring, and administering sophisticated estate plans to help individuals and families achieve their wealth planning goals. In this intricate and constantly evolving area of law, my clients value not only my deep understanding but also my ability to explain complex concepts in clear and simple terms. I strive to make the estate planning process straightforward and ensure that my clients fully grasp the implications of the plans we put in place.
My practice covers all aspects of trusts and estates law. I manage issues related to income, estate, inheritance, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and I assist clients in maximizing the benefits of charitable giving. Known as a trusted advisor and empathetic counselor, I am often chosen by my clients to fulfill the fiduciary roles of executor or trustee. Additionally, I support estate and trust beneficiaries and fiduciaries in enforcing their rights and fulfilling their obligations during disputes. Serving as legal counsel to numerous financial institutions and corporate trustees, I have guided these entities in fulfilling their fiduciary duties while managing the risks associated with the roles of executor or trustee.
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- New Jersey
- New Jersey Courts
- ID Number: 24892011
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 5059969
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Managing Partner
- Avelino Law, LLP
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- Partner
- A.Y. Strauss, LLC
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- Trusts and Estates Attorney
- Day Pitney LLP
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- AVP - Internal Trust Specialist
- Merrill Lynch
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- Trusts & Estates Attorney
- Edward Wacks & Associates, LLC
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- Trusts & Estates Attorney
- Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.
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- Burks Scholar
- Washington and Lee University
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- Judicial Extern to the Honorable Clifford R. Weckstein and the Honorable William D. Broadhurst
- Roanoke City Circuit Court
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- Washington and Lee University School of Law
- J.D. (2011)
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- Colgate University
- B.A. (2008) | Political Science; Women's Studies
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- 40 under 40
- NJBiz
- New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Star
- Thomson Reuters
- Awarded 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2020
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- New York State Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- Morris County Bar Association
- member
- Current
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- Estate Planning Council of Northern New Jersey
- Board Member
- Current
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- Women's Association for the Morristown Medical Center
- Board Member
- Current
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- Great Swamp Watershed Association
- Board Member
- Current
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- Morristown Club
- Board Member
- Current
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- Bridging the Gap between Estate Planning and Family Law
- Lawline
- The Case for the Selection of Professional Fiduciaries
- Lawline
- Estate Planning 101 - The Basics and Most Common Advanced Estate Planning Techniques
- LawLine
- Where Estate Planning Meets Family Law: Strategies for Complex Divorce Clients, Justia Webinars
- Justia
Estate Planning 101 - The Basics and Most Common Advanced Estate Planning Techniques (Preview)
