53 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 2109
United States
Sue Abbott, a partner in Goodwin Procter’s Trusts & Estate Planning Practice and chair of both the firm’s Exempt Organization Group and Higher Education Practice, focuses her practice on tax-exempt organizations, probate and trust law, and estate planning, with a particular emphasis on charitable planning. She advises tax-exempt organizations on issues related to their formation, operations and planned giving programs.
Ms. Abbott has been recognized as a New England Super Lawyer and as a ”Top Woman of Law” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. In 2014, she received the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s Excellence in Pro Bono Award.
Areas of Practice | 1) Trusts & Estate Planning, 2) Tax-Exempt Organizations, 3) Trusts & Estates Court Practice, 4) Trust & Estate Planning Advisory Services and 5) Higher Education |
Law School | Duke University School of Law (J.D., 1994) |
Admitted Year | 2000 |
Education | Williams College (B.A., 1990) |
Bar Member / Association | Massachusetts Bar Association |
Most recent firm | Goodwin Procter LLP |
Ellen J. Deringer is of counsel in Morgan Lewis's Personal Law Practice.Ms. Deringer earned her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2000 and her B.A. from Brown University in 1995.