LAUREN R. CIMBOL is an associate of Brody Wilkinson and a member of the firm’s Trusts & Estates Group. Lauren practices in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration and taxation. She strives to ensure that her clients feel confident in their understanding of the important documents they are signing.

Lauren is admitted to practice in Connecticut and New York and is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the Connecticut Bar Association, and the New York Women’s Bar Association. She received her LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law in 2021. She received her J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2020, where she served as associate editor of the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal and was awarded a Course Prize for Outstanding Performance in State and Local Tax. Lauren received her B.A., cum laude, from Brandeis University in 2014.

While in law school, she worked as a legal intern at Legal Services NYC, Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, where she assisted low income individuals with their IRS tax audits. Prior to law school, Lauren was employed at the UJA-Federation of New York in the Planned Giving & Endowments Department.

Dec 20, 22
Federal Estate & Gift Tax Exemption The IRS announced that the federal estate and gift tax exemption for 2023 will now equal $12,920,000, which is an inflation-adjusted increase of $860,000 from 2022.  This means that an individual can transfer, during lifetime or at death, $12,920,000 (or $25,840,000 for a married […]
Apr 27, 22
Many clients are concerned about protecting their child’s inheritance if the child later divorces.  While prenuptial and postnuptial agreements may effectively waive rights to a spouse’s inheritance, conversations surrounding these agreements are often avoided out of discomfort and the necessary extensive asset disclosure. In the event there is no prenuptial […]
Nov 8, 21
With an estimated $2 trillion invested worldwide in cryptocurrencies, the need to plan for these assets is real.   Whether an investment in cryptocurrency is small or large, it is critical that it be accounted for within your estate.  The importance of planning for crypto lies in this currency’s allure.  […]