Jason L. Wyatt, Esq.

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Jason L. Wyatt is a probate attorney specializing in Estate Planning and Administration.

Jason L. Wyatt, an experienced estate planning and probate attorney at Zager Fuchs, PC, brings nearly two decades of dedicated service to clients. His practice encompasses a wide range of estate matters, including estate administration, planning, inheritance tax, family business planning, charitable giving, and estate litigation. Admitted to practice in 2005, Mr. Wyatt has built his career focusing on Wills, Trusts, and Estates. Committed to providing personalized legal guidance, he proudly serves clients throughout New Jersey, with a special emphasis on Monmouth, Middlesex, and Ocean counties.

BIO

Thereafter, Mr. Wyatt received his B.A. cum laude from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., with a double major in English and American Studies, and with an informal minor in Economics (Cornell does not recognize formal minors). While at Cornell, Mr. Wyatt served as the Vice-President of the Cornell Economics Society, and graduated from the Cornell-in-Washington program.

Mr. Wyatt was awarded his law degree in 2005 from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio, where he received the CALI Award for Excellence in Business Transactions and the esteemed Certificate in Dispute Resolution, which distinguishes those students who graduate from Ohio State Law with advanced knowledge and practical experience in the area of dispute resolution (most notably, negotiation, arbitration and mediation). While attending Ohio State Law, Mr. Wyatt was a published author, board member, and editor of the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution (the “JDR”), the official law journal of the American Bar Association’s Section on Dispute Resolution. The JDR is a major component of the Ohio State Law School’s nationally recognized program on Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”).

In May 2010, Mr. Wyatt earned an LL.M. (Master of Laws) in taxation from New York Law School. An LL.M. is a postgraduate law degree for attorneys, indicating specialized legal training.

More about Jason Wyatt

Born in Somerset County, New Jersey, Mr. Wyatt grew up in Branchburg and Far Hills as the son of two teachers. He graduated from the Far Hills Country Day School and attended the Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey, where he graduated in 1998.

Between the ages of 9 and 14, he performed as a professional opera singer with the Metropolitan Opera Company’s Children’s Chorus at Lincoln Center in Manhattan.

Currently, Mr. Wyatt serves as Vice-President of the Far Hills Country Day School Alumni Association Board and remains actively involved in alumni affairs for the Delbarton School. He also holds leadership roles as President of the Estate Planning Council of Central New Jersey, President of the 815 Business Group, and Vice President of the Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation Philanthropic Planning Counsel.

His past leadership roles include serving on the Board of Directors of the Algonquin Arts Theater in Manasquan, New Jersey, as president of the Beauvoir Avenue Corporation residential cooperative in Summit, New Jersey, and as a board member of the Monmouth Business Group in Manasquan.

An avid golfer and expert skier, Mr. Wyatt also enjoys following college football and professional hockey. He resides in Little Silver with his wife and two daughters.

Areas of Practice

• Estate and Trust Administration
• Estate Planning
• Estate, Inheritance, and Gift tax matters
• Family Business Planning
• Charitable Planning
• Estate Litigation
• Medicaid Planning

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 2005

Education

• New York Law School, New York, New York
  • LL.M. in Taxation – 2010
• The Ohio State University, Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio
  • Juris Doctor – 2005
• Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
  • B.A. cum laude – 2002
  • Major: English & American Studies
  • Minor: Economics

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, 2005 – Present
• New Jersey State Bar Association, 2005 – Present