Andrew P. Lawson

With a strong foundation in both domestic and international planning, Andrew Lawson assists clients with the full lifecycle of trust and estate matters, from initial structuring to administration and dispute resolution. He works closely with fiduciaries, corporate trustees, financial institutions, and wealth advisors to ensure proper trust funding and distributions. He also drafts a wide range of governing documents, including decanting resolutions, trust restatements, and declarations of trust, to reflect changes in law or client intent. Andrew has extensive experience in fiduciary litigation, representing clients in disputes involving trustees, beneficiaries, and complex trust and estate administration issues

In addition to his litigation capabilities, Andrew focuses on designing and implementing customized estate and wealth transfer strategies for high-net-worth individuals and families. He regularly advises on the use of advanced trust structures, including GRATs, QTIPs, IDGTs, DAPTs, and DINGs, to achieve tax-efficient and asset-protective outcomes aligned with clients’ goals.

Additionally, Andrew advises businesses and their owners on entity formation, succession planning, and transaction structuring, including the tax implications of business divestitures. His experience includes preparing all necessary instruments for business formation and ownership transition, such as certificates of formation, operating agreements, and share transfer agreements.

His tax practice spans federal, state, and local levels, where he counsels clients on compliance, planning, and controversy matters. He represents individuals and businesses before the IRS and state taxing authorities and has led clients through audits, appeals, and risk mitigation related to income, sales, use, and business personal property taxes.

Andrew’s multidisciplinary approach is rooted in his prior work with Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he advised clients across industry sectors including manufacturing, professional services, healthcare, education, and private equity on federal, state, and local tax strategies, compliance, and planning.

• New Jersey State Bar Association
• American Bar Association - Taxation and Trust & Estate Sections

• The Society of Mayflower Descendants 
• The Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution – Member; Board Member (2016-2022)
• The Saint Andrew’s Society 

• Honorable Thomas L. Ambro, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (Judicial Extern, 2015)
• Honorable Christopher J. Burke, United States District Court for the District of Delaware (Judicial Extern, 2014)