Avery S. Younis
Avery Younis assists individuals, families and business owners with wealth transfer tax planning, trust and estate administration matters, and business succession planning.
She works with clients on tax matters and the preparation and implementation of planning strategies related to trusts, estates and wealth transfer, helping them address personal, family and business considerations. Her practice includes advising clients on estate plans designed to support the orderly management, preservation and transfer of assets.
Avery earned her Master of Laws in Taxation, with a focus on estate planning, from New York University School of Law. She holds a Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from the University of Richmond School of Law, where she served as senior manuscripts editor of the Journal of Law and Technology. In addition, she earned a Master of Science in Accountancy, Tax Consulting Track, with distinction, from Wake Forest University, and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, magna cum laude, from Washington and Lee University.
- New York University School of Law (LLM), 2026
- M. Carr Ferguson Scholar
- University of Richmond School of Law (J.D.), 2025
- summa cum laude
- 2025 Virginia Bar Association Tax Award
- CALI Award — Federal Income Taxation, Corporate Tax, State and Local Taxation, Real Estate Transfer and Finance, Corporate Finance, Tort Law
- Dean’s Scholar
- McNeill Law Society
- Omicron Delta Kappa
- Wake Forest University School of Business (M.S.), 2022
- Graduated with distinction
- Outstanding Graduate Award for Tax
- Washington and Lee University (B.S.), 2021
- magna cum laude
- Phi Beta Kappa
Community Involvements
- Richmond Philharmonic Orchestra — Violinist
Bar Admissions
- Virginia State Bar