Eric D. Weinstock

Eric D. Weinstock is a partner in the firm’s Trusts & Estates practice. Eric focuses his practice on the design and implementation of estate planning, including testamentary planning, life insurance trusts, and a variety of sophisticated gifting techniques and trusts.  He develops estate plans that are personalized for each client, and he provides insightful counseling regarding effective minimization of estate, gift, generation-skipping transfer (GST) and income taxes.  He advises executors and administrators of estates and trustees of trusts concerning fiduciary issues, and counsels them regarding effective and proper administration of estates and trusts, including preparation and filing of estate and inheritance tax returns.   Eric also advises estate and trust beneficiaries to help them protect their rights and provides effective legal counsel to fiduciaries and beneficiaries involved in disputes regarding trust and estate matters. He also counsels family business owners about effective business succession planning. In addition, Eric prepares prenuptial and postnuptial agreements for clients and advises clients on the establishment and operation of private foundations and donor-advised funds. 

Eric oversees a mix of intricate needs relating to taxes, trusts, and estates. His diverse client base ranges from corporate executives and self-employed professionals to families with inherited wealth and the beneficiaries of estates and trusts. He has substantial knowledge in estate and trust planning and administration in both New York and New Jersey.

Prior to joining Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C., Eric practiced as senior counsel in Lowenstein Sandler’s Trusts & Estates practice group.