Families with significant wealth, closely held businesses, and assets across multiple jurisdictions face estate planning challenges that go well beyond preparing standard documents. Aaron LeClair helps clients develop comprehensive estate and trust plans that align with their financial, tax, business, and family objectives while preserving flexibility for future generations.
Aaron focuses his practice on estate planning, trust planning, wealth transfer strategies, and related tax considerations. He works closely with individuals and families to create coordinated plans that address how they own, manage, protect, and ultimately transfer assets. By collaborating with accountants, financial advisors, and other professionals, he helps ensure each component of a client's plan works as part of a larger strategy rather than a collection of independent documents.
Drawing on advanced tax training and experience in domestic and international planning, Aaron helps clients navigate complex issues involving cross-border assets, multiple jurisdictions, and sophisticated trust structures. His background enables him to evaluate not only an estate plan's immediate impact, but also how it may perform over time as laws, family circumstances, and financial goals evolve.
Aaron has advised clients on a wide range of estate and tax planning matters, including cross-border estate planning for international families, pre-immigration tax and trust planning, estate planning for couples with differing citizenship, residency, and domicile considerations, and the creation of long-term trust structures designed to preserve and manage wealth across generations. He has also counseled clients on inbound United States investment and ownership structures, as well as trust administration matters involving irrevocable life insurance trusts.
Clients value Aaron's thoughtful and practical approach to planning. He takes the time to understand each client's unique circumstances and objectives before recommending strategies, helping families make informed decisions with confidence. By combining technical tax knowledge with clear communication and a collaborative working style, Aaron helps clients implement estate plans that are tailored to their needs and designed to achieve long-term goals.
- Temple University Beasley School of Law (LL.M.)
- Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D.)
- Walla Walla University (B.S.)
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- Selected to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® Rising Stars (2025 - 2027)
