Estate Planning in a Declining Market

Laura Stone brings over 15 years of experience to Citrin Cooperman’s Woodland Hills, CA office, specializing in real estate and international tax reporting. Laura services both tax and audit clients, advising them with both her strategic and transactional knowledge.

Laura works with a wide range of clients, from small start-ups to large corporations and high net worth individuals. She helps clients develop strategies to mitigate tax, as well as educating them about tax laws and accounting guidelines.

Bridget K. Devoy represents private foundations, public charities, hospitals and other healthcare organizations, museums, schools, social welfare organizations, and other tax-exempt organizations in a wide variety of legal matters. She provides advice on governance, domestic and international grants, contractual and regulatory issues, tax compliance, and legal ethics. Bridget often serves as outside general counsel to her clients and particularly enjoys acting as a strategic advisor to innovative nonprofits in both the start-up and growth phases. 

She also advises individuals, family offices, and businesses on charitable giving, tax and estate planning, estate administration, and arts and entertainment-related matters.

Bridget excels at helping clients resolve conflicts and is particularly skilled at mediating and settling emotionally fraught and complex disputes. Bridget represents clients in front of both federal and state regulators and helps client victims investigate and address potential instances of ethical violations, self-dealing, undue influence, and fraud.

Prior to McDermott, Bridget served as general counsel at a national children’s charity and as assistant general counsel at a major entertainment studio.   Bridget is active in her local community and is particularly passionate about helping organizations focused on foster youth, health and wellness, international affairs, and the arts.

Elizabeth Glasgow is a Partner at Buchalter and national Co-Chair of the Trusts and Estates Group, where she advises ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, and entrepreneurs on complex wealth transfer strategies, tax minimization, business succession planning, and charitable gift structures. A Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Elizabeth is consistently recognized as a leading authority in her field, having been repeatedly ranked as a top California attorney by Chambers High Net Worth and honored nationally by The Best Lawyers in America. She is a sought-after lecturer on complex wealth transfer and tax strategies, with recent presentations at the American Bar Association, the USC Tax Institute, and the National Association of Estate Planning Councils.