Herbert E. Nass

Herb Nass is one of the country’s most sought-after trusts and estates lawyers. During his more than 35-year career, he has earned a reputation among high net-worth and celebrity families for smart planning and counseling aimed to preserve their wealth and minimize tax obligations during transitional life events.

Clients come to Herb for airtight wills drafted and executed to withstand future scrutiny or objection in court. His ability to anticipate potential disputes with solid no-contest clauses saves surviving family members time and money. If requested by a client, Herb may also serve as the executor, trustee or administrator of a will or trust.

Herb’s in-depth experience handling intricate trust and estates matters is invaluable to helping clients overcome difficult legal challenges involving intestate spouses or parents. In estate litigation, he has developed a significant track record defeating competing estate administration petitions to keep control of the estate with surviving children. He also helps musicians and authors draft sophisticated provisions to protect their artistic property.

Families value Herb’s deep commitment to understanding their assets and relationship dynamics. Many of his clients’ children and grandchildren continue to rely on his advice and planning to navigate current estate tax laws and lifetime gifting options to avoid or minimize estate and gift tax obligations.

Among judges, court personnel and his legal colleagues, Herb is highly respected for his ethical, sensitive and efficient approach to complex trust and estates matters. Several judges have appointed him as Guardian ad Litem in complex matters.

Before joining Davis+Gilbert, Herb managed his own law firm in New York, New York, where he represented numerous high-profile and celebrity clients and their families. During that time he also authored three books on wills and estate planning. Early in his career, he practiced law at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and at Tenzer Greenblatt Fallon & Kaplan.