Iona M. Evans

Iona M. Evans is a dedicated attorney known for her expertise in implementing strategic estate planning and legal solutions that maximize long-term outcomes. She focuses her practice on advising clients with diverse assets and revenue streams, aiming to minimize tax liabilities and mitigate potential legal risks. Her work encompasses complex trust and estate planning, business structuring, and succession planning. Iona is also an accomplished litigator, adept at navigating estate and trust-related disputes to achieve efficient and satisfactory resolutions.

Iona has accumulated over fifteen years of experience in advising clients, negotiating and drafting contracts, and litigating cases. Prior to founding IMME Law, she honed her skills at prominent law firms in New York City, representing a range of clients including institutional investors, large corporations, privately held businesses, start-ups, and high net worth individuals.

Before pursuing a legal career, Iona contributed to a think-tank focused on innovative start-ups and Fortune 500 companies, developing case studies and best practices for Internet-related innovation.

Practice Focus

Estate Planning
Trust Administration & Fiduciary Services
Business Formation & Succession
Complex Estate and Trust Litigation

Bar Admissions

New York
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
California (inactive)
Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
2nd and 7th Circuit Courts of Appeals

Education

Boston University School of Law – Juris Doctor, Dean’s Distinguished Scholar
University of New Hampshire – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Pre-Med, Minor in Philosophy with honors

Publications

Law Firm Manual on M&A litigation, 2013
"Shadowy Shares: The Dark Side of Contingent Value Rights," Forbes.com, May 9, 2011
"Max-E-Marketing In The Net Future," McGraw-Hill, 2000 (researcher, contributor, and editor)

Associations

Inns of Court
American Bar Association