Tara J. Higgins

Tara J. Higgins is an attorney with Duncan Green, P.C. in Des Moines. She practices trusts and estates law, with particular emphasis on estate and trust administration. Tara helps executors and trustees carry out their responsibilities after a death and explains rights and obligations to beneficiaries. She also prepares wills and revocable and irrevocable trusts, with attention to clients’ wishes and the risk of avoidable family disagreements.

Tara received a B.A. from the University of Iowa with High Distinction in 2003. She earned a J.D. from Northeastern University in 2006. Her education supports the reading and preparation of complex legal instruments and an understanding of fiduciary obligations. Those skills matter when drafting estate plans, interpreting trust provisions, or guiding parties through an administration process that can require careful accounting and communication.

Tara helps administer wills, revocable trusts, and irrevocable trusts. She advises trustees and executors on their duties while assisting beneficiaries who need to understand or enforce their rights. Her listed practice also covers estate and gift tax concerns, charitable gifts, life insurance trusts, and estate or trust litigation. She drafts planning documents that are intended to reflect client priorities and reduce the likelihood of disputes or unnecessary expense later.

Tara J. Higgins is affiliated with the Iowa Academy of Trust and Estate Counsel and the Iowa State Bar Association’s probate, property, and trust law section. Her professional work focuses on the practical issues that arise both before and after a person’s death. Tara assists clients with written planning, fiduciary administration, and the resolution of questions that affect families, trusts, and estates.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Duncan Green, P.C.
• Member, Iowa State Bar Association
• Member, Iowa State Bar Association (Probate, Property, & Trust Law Section)
• Member, Iowa Academy of Trust and Estate Counsel

Licensed State

• Iowa

Education

• Northeastern University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• The University of Iowa
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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