Lisa Weinstein Burns quoted in Boston Business Journal

Lisa Weinstein Burns was quoted in the article titled Troubled economy boosts lawyers' estate work, written by Lisa van der pool:

“If you are super-wealthy, yes, it’s a good year to die,” said Lisa Weinstein Burns, an estate lawyer focusing on multi-generational wealth transfers and business succession planning at Boston-based Ruberto, Israel & Weiner.

During the past two years business has been good for Weinstein Burns, who said her practice has been driven, in part, by existing clients who are worried about the economy. Many have come in to revise their estate plans. It’s also been a good time to transfer assets that may have lost value in this economy, but will likely appreciate in the future, such as property, to other members of the family. “People think about their mortality a lot more,” said Weinstein Burns.

The article discussed the increased urgency for drafting iron-clad wills due to the slumping economy and temporary lift of the federal estate tax and ran in the March 19, 2010 issue of the Boston Business Journal.