Jan P. Myskowski

Jan P. Myskowski is a Partner at Pierce Atwood with offices in Portsmouth and Concord. He focuses on estate planning, estate and trust administration, non-judicial trust reformations and modifications, probate court matters, contested will and trust disputes, and matters before the US Tax Court. His practice emphasizes estate tax mitigation, trust situs planning, asset conservation, business succession, charitable planning, and special needs trust planning and administration.

Jan earned a J.D. from College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law and a B.A., summa cum laude, from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. His legal education supports a practice that combines trust law, estate planning, tax considerations, probate procedure, and family wealth planning. He uses this background to structure plans, administer estates and trusts, address contested matters, and evaluate state and federal tax issues that can affect individuals, families, beneficiaries, fiduciaries, and business owners.

Jan advises on federal and state estate-tax mitigation, trust relocation and state income-tax considerations, business succession planning, charitable strategies, and special needs planning. He has served as a founding partner of another trusts-and-estates firm and previously chaired trusts and estates practices at New Hampshire law firms. His experience also includes guardianships, trust reformations, will and trust disputes, and other probate court matters requiring careful interpretation of planning documents and fiduciary duties.

Jan P. Myskowski is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and was a founding member of the New Hampshire Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. He is recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Trusts and Estates and Elder Law, including multiple Lawyer of the Year honors. He frequently writes and lectures on trusts and estates and has served in professional and civic organizations connected to estate planning and charitable work.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Pierce Atwood LLP
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, Trust and Estate and Taxation Sections, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, Vermont Bar Association
• Fellow, New Hampshire Bar Foundation (2019-Present)
• Founding Member, New Hampshire Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
• Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
• Past Board Member, New Hampshire Estate Planning Council

Licensed State

• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire
• Vermont

Education

• College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English and Communications (Summa Cum Laude)

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