Practice Areas
Biography
John B. Stephenson is an attorney in the Firm’s Trust & Estate Department. John focuses his practice on counseling individuals and businesses on business succession, estate planning and administration, asset protection, transfers of wealth and advising clients on our ever-changing tax environment.
John’s experience ranges from advising clients with essential needs on routine estate issues to implementing sophisticated protective strategies for high net-worth individuals and owners of closely held businesses to assist them in achieving their estate planning goals while minimizing tax exposure. He also counsels individual and corporate fiduciaries on all aspects of estate and trust administration, estate and trust tax returns, and fiduciary accountings.
John has represented both institutions and individuals in litigation including, but not limited to, probate matters, guardianships, trusts and estates, fiduciary issues, and real estate.
Education
Pace University School of Law, Juris Doctorate (cum laude), 2014
Ursinus College, Bachelor of Arts, Politics, 2009
Admissions
- New Jersey
- Federal District Court, New Jersey Association
Memberships
- Monmouth Bar Association
- New Jersey State Bar Association
Land Use, Planning Board, Zoning Board, Variance, Site Plan, Subdivision, Municipal Land Use Law, Land Development, Developer, Zoning Permit