About Milton J. Kain

Milton Kain is the attorney to go to for guarding against litigation in the planning and administration of estates, trusts and other entities. He has deep experience in interfamily conflicts involving family business succession and governance issues. He also advises on testamentary rights and benefits. He pulls from past experience to look for innovative opportunities for his clients.

Practice Focus

  • Experienced in all areas of private client services, including personal tax-driven estate planning for both domestic and international clients, business succession and charitable planning, probate, complex estate and trust administration, estate and trust litigation, pre-residency planning, and charitable organization representation
  • Handles will and trust construction, reformation proceedings, and will and trusts contests
  • Resolves creditors’ claims and beneficiary-trustee disputes that arise in the post-death administration of assets in an efficient, tax-sensitive manner
  • Represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service and other federal, state and local agencies
  • Advises on tax litigation arising from the audit of federal estate, gift or generation-skipping tax returns

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Education
  • Yale Law School, LLB
  • Yale Law School, JD
  • Yeshiva University, BA, magna cum laude
Bar Admissions
  • New York
Community Involvements
  • Association of the Bar of the City of New York