Amy Holmes

EDUCATION
Bucknell University (B.A. Biology 1997)
New York Law School (2002)

COURT ADMISSIONS
New York (2003)
New Jersey (2002)

Amy S. Holmes is a highly regarded attorney with more than twenty years of legal experience. Ms. Holmes started her practice, which is focused on Trusts and Estates, in 2007 with the goal of providing top-quality estate planning and legal services with a caring and personal touch. Ms. Holmes takes great pride in her ability to make the process of planning one’s estate, or administering the estate of a loved one, a manageable and comforting experience.

Ms. Holmes graduated 1st in her class of 300 students from New York Law School in June of 2002 (J.D. summa cum laude), where she was the Executive Notes and Comments Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. In addition to the Trustees’ Prize for the Highest Average, Ms. Holmes was the recipient of several other honors and awards including the Professor Joseph T. Arenson Award for Excellence in Wills and Decedents’ Estates and the Anthony E. Jannace Award for Outstanding Achievement. She received her undergraduate degree from Bucknell University (B.A. Biology 1997).

Prior to forming her practice, Ms. Holmes was an associate in both the Estates & Personal department of the prestigious and renowned law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP in New York City, as well as the Trusts & Estates department of the respected local law firm of Bleakley, Platt & Schmidt, LLP.  Ms. Holmes also spent one year serving as Law Clerk to the Honorable William C. Conner of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ms. Holmes resides in Westchester County, New York with her husband and their two children. She is an active member of the community and an enthusiastic volunteer. Ms. Holmes serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees for the New Castle Historical Society, in Chappaqua and she has been an avid volunteer with the Pleasantville JCC’s Cottage School Program for several years.

Ms. Holmes also frequently donates her time providing trusts and estates related educational content and seminars for both national and local organizations such as the Cancer Support Community Greater NY & CT (formerly Gilda’s Club) and community groups such as the New Castle Senior Center as well as local pre-schools.

In her free time, Ms. Holmes enjoys CrossFit, Yoga, singing with her band, photography, cooking and travel.