Danielle Rundlett Burns
Associate
Duane Morris LLP
Boca Center Tower II
5100 Town Center Circle, Suite 650
Boca Raton, FL 33486-9000
USA
Phone: +1 561 962 2119
Fax: +1 561 516 6303
Email: drburns@duanemorris.com

Danielle Rundlett Burns practices in the area of estates and asset planning, assisting high-net-worth clients with estate planning, business succession planning and trust administration. Ms. Burns also advises clients on general tax matters, probate and trust administration, the preparation and review of estate planning documents, Federal Estate and Gift Tax Returns, and federal, state, gift and income tax issues. In addition, Ms. Burns has experience in consumer lending litigation, specifically the handling of contested foreclosure litigation matters.

Ms. Burns is a graduate of the University of Florida, Levin College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003; LL.M., Taxation, 2005), and the University of Florida (B.S., cum laude, B.A. cum laude, 1998).

Areas of Practice

• Wealth Planning
• Business Succession Planning
• Estate and Trust Administration
• Estate Planning
• Consumer Lending Litigation

Professional Activities

• The Florida Bar
  - Real Property and Probate Administration Section
  - Young Lawyers Division
• Florida Association of Women Lawyers

Admissions

• Florida

Education

• University of Florida Levin College of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 2005
• University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2003
• University of Florida, B.S., cum laude; B.A., cum laude, 1998

Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Associate, 2009-present
• Tescher & Spallina, P.A.
  - Associate, 2009
• Gutter Chaves Josepher Rubin Forman Fleisher
  - Associate, 2005-2009

Selected Publications

• Co-author, "Estate and Inheritance Taxes Increase as States Seek Revenue ," Duane Morris Alert, December 7, 2009
• Invited Textbook Chapters:
  
  Author, "Marital Deduction in Estate Planning, Spring 2012
  Parker Tax Publishing
  
  Author, "Qualified Tax Disclaimers," Spring 2012
  Parker Tax Publishing
  
  Author, "Fiduciary Income Taxation," Fall 2012
  Parker Tax Publications