soiffer@bovelanga.com
10 Tremont Street
Suite 600
Boston, MA 02108
Tel: 617-720-6040
Fax: 617-720-1919
Molly R. Soiffer
Partner
“One of the reasons that I decided to practice estate planning was seeing how this planning (or lack thereof) has affected my own extended family. That experience instilled in me the strong belief that preserving a family’s legacy is an enduring gift to those who matter most. Being part of a firm that has the expertise to give such a gift is why I became a lawyer.”
Molly helps people plan for the future. She structures her representation around her clients’ needs and goals, whether the concern is tax planning, care of beloved family pet, philanthropy, the prospect of family disharmony, or protecting future generations. Molly focuses addressing and incorporating her client’s unique concerns into the planning process. Not only is she deeply committed to the needs of her clients during the estate planning process, Molly also advises and assists families during the administration of an estate after the death of a loved one, often breaking down complicated legal and tax concepts for her clients, Molly is regularly trusted by her clients to serve as trustee and personal representative in their plans.
In addition to her private practice work, Molly is very active in the Boston area trusts and estate community. She regularly lectures to other lawyers for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Educations and for Social Law Library and contributes articles to national journals regularly. She also lectures on ethics (focused on tax attorneys) at the Boston University Law School LL.M Program. One particular area of interest for Molly is the effect of the Massachusetts estate tax on the non-resident who has Massachusetts property and she has done extensive lecturing and writing on this issue.
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Estate and Gift Tax Planning
Probate Law and Administration
Family Business and Succession Planning
Planning for Unmarried Couples
Planning for Divorcing Couples
Planning for people with International Considerations
Trusts for the Beneficiary with Special Considerations
Asset Protection Planning (Domestic and International) and Auditing
Charitable Giving
Special Trusts for the Disabled and for Personal Injury Settlements
Estate and Gift Tax Return Preparation
Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements
Cohabitation Agreements
Trustee Services
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Contributor: International Estate Planning, 3rd edition, pending 2024
Co-Author: “Lifetime Transfer in General”, Lifetime Asset Transfers, Estate Planning Basics, MCLE, 2017-2024
Co-Author: Ethical Lawyering in Massachusetts, Practicing with Professionalism, MCLE, 2015-2024
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Author: IRS Issues Final Regs on Tax of Transfers from covered Expatriates to U.S. Residents, Trusts & Estates E-Newsletter, 2025
Author: Stepping into the 21st Century: Parentage in Massachusetts, Mass Bar Association, Section Review, 2025
Lecturer: Family Governance, Boston University School of Law, Graduate Tax Program, pending 2025
Speaker: Guidance on the New MA Estate Tax & Forms, MCLE 2024
Panelist: Controversy regarding Settlor’s Intent, Social Law Library, 2024
Speaker: Understanding & Using Trusts: MCLE BasicsPlus!, MCLE 2024
Lecturer: The End is Nigh… (maybe), Planning for the End of the TCJA Increased Exemption, Oregon Tax Institute, 2024
Lecturer, Ethics Seminar, Boston University School of Law, Graduate Tax Program, 2023-2024
Author: Estate Tax Consequences of Keeping the Ocean View, Trusts & Estates Magazine, 2024
Chair: Merging Mirroring Spousal Trusts, MCLE, 2024
Co-Chair: What All Estate Planners Need to Know about Prenuptial & Cohabitation Agreements, MCLE, 2023
Panelist: Blended Family Strife: Adult Children versus Stepparents and/or the New Romantic Relationship, 2023
Author: Love Letters from Beyond the Grave, Trusts & Estates Magazine, 2022
Author: Warne v. Commissioner Summary, Mass Bar Association Section Review, 2022
Speaker: Will & Trust Drafting MCLE BasicsPlus! Drafting Will Provisions (2020-2022)
Instructor: “Best Practices in Welcoming New Members”, 56th Annual NAEPC Estate Planning Strategies Conference, 2019
Author: No Limo for the Trustee: What Expenses are Reimbursable? Estate Planning, May 2018
Author: Disclaimed if you Do, Released if you Don’t, Estate Planning, July 2019
Speaker: STEP Presentation: Joint Property Around the World, October 2017
Co-Author: Getting out of Joint: Some Jurisdictions Make it difficult and Costly to get Money from Joint Accounts, Trusts & Trustees, April 2017
Panelist: Practicing with Professionalism, MCLE, 2016 – 2017
Co-Author: Steeling Ourselves for the Impact of Pfannenstiehl, Presentation Materials, ABA RPTE Section, 28th Annual Spring Symposia, 2016
Estate Planning BasicsPlus, Postmortem Estate Planning, MCLE, 2016
Author: RPTE Alert regarding Basis in Assets Received from a Decedent, 2015
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Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 2025-present
Member, Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum, 2024-present
Member, Class II of the ACTEC New England Institute, 2024
Professional Advisors Network (PAN), 2019 – 2022
• Chair 2021-2022
• Vice Chair 2020-2021American Bar Association, 2015 – 2020
Boston Estate Planning Council, 2015 – present
• Governance Committee, Vice Chair – 2020-present
• Membership Committee, Vice Chair – 2019-2020
• Networking Committee, Vice Chair – 2018-2019
• Member Involvement Committee, Chair – 2017-2018
• Member Involvement Committee, Vice Chair – 2016-2017Trusts and Estates Consortium, 2015 – 2022
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Charles River Wind Ensemble (2015 – present)
Fencing Coach at the International School of Boston (2013- 2020)
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Massachusetts, 2012
New York, 2013
New Hampshire, 2021
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Boston University School of Law – LL.M. in Taxation, 2015 (top 10%; concentration in estate planning)
Boston University Law School – J.D., 2012
Vassar College, – B.A., 2009
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Super Lawyer - 2025
Accredited Estate Planner® - 2025
Top Lawyer, Boston Magazine (2021-2022, 2024)
Super Lawyer - Rising Star (2019-2022)