Margo K. Ceresney

Member

Boca Raton

(561) 245-6165

(561) 245-6211

Margo assists and counsels clients in the areas of estate and gift planning, estate administration, trust administration, succession planning, and tax.

Admitted to practice law in Florida, New York, and New Jersey, Margo works with individuals, families, and their advisers to implement sophisticated estate planning strategies to help optimize both tax and non-tax objectives. In addition, Margo represents fiduciaries in all aspects of the estate administration and trust administration process, from onset until settlement and the complete distribution of assets.

Margo values communication, attention to detail, diligent work ethic, focus, enthusiasm, and follow up with her clients that is instrumental to successful relationships, progress, and results.  

Prior to joining the firm, Margo was an associate in the Boca Raton office of a large international law firm based in New York City, with more than a decade of experience helping her clients navigate the estate planning, trust administration, and estate administration process.

Margo earned her J.D. from St. John's University School of Law and her LL.M. in estate planning from the Heckerling Graduate Program in Estate Planning at the University of Miami School of Law. She earned her B.A., magna cum laude, from Brandeis University. 

News

More Than 200 Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Named Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch

August 22, 2022

210 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 24 of the firm’s nationwide offices for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Cozen O'Connor Lands Proskauer Trusts And Estates Atty In Fla.

May 19, 2022

Margo Ceresney discusses her decision to join Cozen O’Connor’s Private Client, Trusts and Estates group in an interview for an article published on Law360. With more than ten years of experience in the field, she believes that this group will help her expand her expertise.

Cozen O’Connor Continues to Expand its Boca Raton Office, Adding Margo K. Ceresney to its Private Client, Trusts and Estates Group

May 16, 2022

Margo, who joins as a member, brings to the firm more than a decade of experience guiding clients through the complexities of estate and gift planning, trust and estate administration, tax, family law, and succession planning.

Education

  • St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 2010
  • University of Miami School of Law, LL.M., 2012
  • Brandeis University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1998
  • New Jersey
  • Florida
  • New York
  • U.S. District Court -- Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court -- Eastern District of New York