Emma Maddy
About Emma Maddy
Emma Maddy serves as the Senior Editor for Checkpoint's WG&L Journals and Treatises at Thomson Reuters, where she has worked since 2023. With a background as a Trusts & Estates Attorney, she specializes in real estate tax planning and oversees the publication of key journals in the field.
Work at Thomson Reuters
Emma Maddy currently holds the position of Senior Editor for Checkpoint's WG&L Journals and Treatises at Thomson Reuters, a role she has occupied since 2023. Prior to this, she served as Editor for Checkpoint's Estate Planning Journal and Journal of Real Estate Taxation since 2019. In total, she has been with Thomson Reuters for over four years, focusing on enhancing the quality and relevance of publications in estate planning and real estate taxation. Her editorial work emphasizes structuring clients' transactions to improve after-tax profits, reflecting her expertise in real estate tax planning.
Education and Expertise
Emma Maddy earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English, with honors, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 2003 to 2007. She furthered her education at the University of Minnesota Law School, where she achieved her Juris Doctor degree, graduating Magna Cum Laude between 2009 and 2012. Her academic background provides a strong foundation for her editorial work in legal publications, particularly in estate and gift tax law.
Background
Before her tenure at Thomson Reuters, Emma Maddy practiced law as a Trusts & Estates Attorney at Stinson LLP from 2016 to 2019. She also worked as an Attorney at Otto Law for one year, from 2015 to 2016. Earlier in her career, she gained valuable experience as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Ronald Abrams at the Hennepin County District Court from 2013 to 2015, and as a Bridge Fellow to the Honorable Mel I. Dickstein from 2012 to 2013. This diverse legal experience informs her editorial perspective in her current roles.
Contributions to Legal Publications
Emma Maddy contributes to the Estate and Gift Tax Digest, Fourth Edition, which provides concise abstracts of complex federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping tax cases and rulings. In her editorial capacity, she oversees the publication of Real Estate Taxation, a quarterly journal that covers all aspects of real estate tax planning. Her work includes engaging with topics such as exchanges, partnerships, asset protection, and REITs, ensuring that the journal remains a valuable resource for professionals in the field.
Editorial Focus Areas
In her editorial roles, Emma Maddy ensures that the Estate Planning Journal addresses a comprehensive range of topics relevant to estate planning. These topics include life insurance, planning for disability, and business succession planning. Her focus on these areas reflects her commitment to providing valuable insights and guidance to practitioners in the field of estate planning and taxation.