Frances Carlisle

Frances Carlisle is a trusts and estates attorney who has been practicing in New York City for over 20 years. Her estate planning work for clients includes the preparation of wills and trusts, including trusts for animals. Ms. Carlisle has a B.A. from Barnard College, an M. S. from Columbia University and a J. D. from the University of California at Davis. She is admitted to practice law in New York, New Jersey, Florida, and California.  She is co-chair of the Companion Animal Subcommittee of the American Bar Association's Animal Law Committee.  She is also a long-time member of the New York City Bar Association's Committee on Legal Issues pertaining to Animals.  She is on the boards of several charities that benefit animals.  She has written articles and is a frequent lecturer on the topic of estate planning.  She has organized various bar association conferences on issues concerning animals, including conferences on puppy mills, horse protection issues, and global warming.  She has appeared on Animal Planet and various other television networks, to discuss the importance of estate planning to provide for the continuing care of companion animals.