Pierce Atwood LLP

64 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Litigation - Trusts and Estates Trusts and Estates

Biography

Griff Leschefske’s practice centers on estate planning, charitable giving, and probate, trust, and fiduciary litigation, in which he represents individuals, families, fiduciaries, and institutional clients in all aspects of trust and estate planning, administration, and controversy. Griff also represents charitable organizations, educational institutions, and corporate clients with respect to planned giving and philanthropy matters.

In his estate planning practice, Griff provides counsel on wealth transfer and charitable planning, including through the use of sophisticated, tax-focused planning strategies, and planning for special assets. Griff also represents clients faced with unexpected trust and estate administrative problems arising after death, whether in the nature of under-performing or inappropriate estate plans, late tax elections, domicile issues, or ambiguous provisions.

Griff has notable experience with trust and estate litigation, where he provides comprehensive, solution-focused representation at all phases of controversy, drawing upon hands-on experience with sophisticated trust, estate and charitable planning to the strategic advantage of his clients.

Pierce Atwood LLP

64 Best Lawyers awards

Pierce Atwood LLP logo

Overview

  • University of Maine School of Law, J.D., graduated 2012

  • Maine
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
  • University of Maine School of Law, J.D., graduated 2012
  • Maine
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maine

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Trusts and Estates
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America from 2024-2025 for work in:
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates - 2025
  • Trusts and Estates - 2025
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates - 2024
  • Trusts and Estates - 2024
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Education Law

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