Christine Carlstrom is counsel in the firm’s Trusts & Estate Planning practice. She advises individuals, families and fiduciaries about estate planning, philanthropy, trust and estate administration and related taxes. Christine often collaborates with clients and their other advisors to develop a holistic approach to preserve and transfer wealth while minimizing estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. Christine also advises non-profit organizations, and she serves as a trustee of the Nancy-Carroll Draper Charitable Foundation.
Areas of Practice
Professional Experience
Prior to joining Goodwin in 2022, Christine was an associate in the Private Client Group at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
Professional Activities
Christine is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Boston Bar association and its Tax, Trust and Estates and Tax Exempt Organizations sections.
Credentials
Education
LLM
Boston University School of Law
JD
Suffolk University
Bachelor of Arts
Mount Holyoke College
Admissions
Bars
- Massachusetts
Recognition & Awards
During law school, Christine earned the Best Brief Award in Moot Court competition and was a Comment Editor for the Suffolk University Law Review.
In 2019, Christine received the Volunteer of the Year award from ACT Lawrence, a Community Development Corporation, for her pro bono work counseling ACT’s board of directors.
Publications
- Speaker, “Will & Trust Drafting: MCLE BasicsPlus!” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, June 12-13, 2023
- Trust & Estates Section Maybe You CAN Go Home Again: Reverse QPRTs