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Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss |
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| Position: Shareholder |
Phone: 973.538.4700, Extension 198 |
| E-Mail: dwheatley@feinsuch.com |
Fax: 973.867.4555 |
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Education:
 | Johns Hopkins University, BA with honors, 1992 |
 | Boston College School of Law, JD 1995 |
 | New York University, LL.M in Taxation, 2000 |
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Bar Admissions:
 | New Jersey, 1997 |
 | New York, 1998 |
Accreditations:
 | Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA), by the National Elder Law
Foundation, as approved by the American Bar Association, 2005* |
Awards:
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Super Lawyers - Rising Star- 2009
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recognizing attorneys nominated by their peers, and comprising less than
2.5% of attorneys in New Jersey.
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 | Top 50
Business Women in New Jersey- 2009 - Recognizing
New Jersey's most dynamic and
distinguished women in business today (NJBIZ magazine).
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 | Top Forty
under 40 - 2008 - Recognizing
individuals who are making headlines in their fields and who share a
commitment to business growth, professional excellence and the community
(NJBIZ magazine).
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Practice Description:
Ms. Wheatley-Liss specializes in transactions in the areas of
Business Planning, Taxation, Estate Planning and Administration, and Elder Law, with a
focus on closely held businesses, non-profit organizations, retirement benefits, asset protection planning and Medicaid
planning. Her clients include both businesses and individuals. She is also the managing shareholder of the Firm's Technology
Committee.
Ms. Wheatley-Liss' continuous pursuit of knowledge distinguishes her from other
practitioners in her fields. She has an LL.M in Taxation, an
advanced legal degree. She is also accredited as a Certified Elder
Law Attorney, one of less than 50 attorneys in the state.
In order to educate both the public and the legal community about issues relating to
Ms. Wheatley-Liss's areas of practice, she is a frequent lecturer and author of legal
and consumer-oriented
articles. Recent lecture topics include: "Let's Write a Will!", "Estate
Administration Basics" and "Skills and Methods: Estate Planning and Estate
Administration" (for the New
Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education), "Uses for Family Limited
Partnerships and Family Limited Liability Companies"; "Fraudulent Transfer Issues
in Asset Protection Planning"; "Minimum Distribution Rules for Retirement
Plan Benefits"; "10 Questions to Ask to Evaluate Your Estate Plan"; "Medicaid
Planning Post-DRA"; and "Elder Law Primer". She has also been recently featured in Towne and
Country Magazine, NJ Biz, Garden State Women Magazine, the
Daily Record,
Consumer Digest Magazine, and
New Jersey Lawyer. Ms.
Wheatley-Liss also authors the Firm's legal blog,
You and Yours Blawg.
The legal blog offers commentary on developments in Business Law, Tax Law,
Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Elder Law.
Ms. Wheatley-Liss is
active in the local business community as a
member of the Board of Directors of the
Morris County Chamber of Commerce, as
well as the
Steering Committee for the
Women in Business Committee of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce.
She acts a legal advisor to a number of local non-profit organizations created
to support various populations in Morris County. She has been awarded "Top
Forty under 40" recognizing individuals who are making headlines in
their fields and who share a commitment to business growth, professional
excellence and the community, as well as
"Top 50 Business
Women in New Jersey" honoring
New Jersey's most dynamic and distinguished
women in business today. She has also been named a "Super
Lawyer - Rising Star" by her attorney peers, an honor bestowed upon
less than 2.5% of the 80,000+ attorneys in New Jersey.
Ms. Wheatley-Liss
is also a member of
the American Bar Association, Probate and Real Property Section and Tax
Section; New Jersey Bar Association, Tax, Real Property and Probate
Section and Elder Law Sections, and New York Bar Association, Probate
Section, as well as the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys.
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By This Attorney:
Blogs:
 | You and Yours Blawg. - NEW
- A weblog commentary on Business Law, Estate Planning and Elder Law. |
Recent Announcements:
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April, 2009 - Shareholder
Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss has been <>
honored as a Super Lawyer - Rising Star, recognizing attorneys
nominated by their peers, and comprising less than 2.5% of attorneys
in New Jersey.
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March, 2009
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Shareholder
Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss has
been awarded Top 50
Business Women in New Jersey- 2009 - Recognizing
New Jersey's most dynamic and
distinguished women in business today (NJBIZ magazine).
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January, 2009 - Shareholder
Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss has been
named to the Board of
Directors of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce.
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January, 2009 - Shareholder
Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss
chairs the Morris County Chamber of Commerce Women In Business 2009
kickoff event "Promote Yourself - Everything Counts", an
overwhelmingly popular event that garnered the greatest attendance in
WIB's history.
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 | September, 2008 -
Deirdre R.
Wheatley-Liss, Esq. has been named to
Top Forty
under 40 - 2008, recognizing
individuals who are making headlines in their fields and who share a
commitment to business growth, professional excellence and the community
(NJBIZ magazine).
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 | April, 2008 -
Deirdre R.
Wheatley-Liss, Esq. has been featured in the Sunday Daily Record
in the Article
"Parsippany
lawyer's practice a senior matter" |
 | April, 2008 -
Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss, Esq.
has accepted a nomination to serve on the Steering Committee of the Women
in Business Committee for the Morris County Chamber of Commerce. |
 | Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss: WMTR 1250am Radio Interview
with
KRASNEY’S “On Everything Money”.
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Click Below to Listen to each
Segment: |
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 | May, 2007 - Deirdre R.
Wheatley-Liss is a featured speaker at the Garden State
Women Magazine 6th Annual Financial Conference & Networking Event on May
12 at the Park Avenue Club in Florham Park. This is an exciting day
where New Jersey’s top insurance, real estate, legal and financial
professionals will provide women with the information and guidance needed
to take charge of their financial future. Click
here for more
details. |
 | April, 2007 - Deirdre R.
Wheatley-Liss is a featured speaker at The National Dog Conference
focusing on helping local organizations across the country establish
off-leash dog areas within their municipalities.
Click here for more information.
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Articles:
(*) The National Elder Law Foundation is not
affiliated with any governmental authority. Certification is not a requirement
for the practice of law in the State of New York and does not necessarily
indicate greater competence than other attorneys experienced in this field of
law.
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