Henry Christensen III, a well-known estate and trusts lawyer, died on November 3 in Brooklyn, New York at the age of 72. Christensen was raised in New Jersey, attained a bachelor’s degree in literature in 1966 from Yale, and then attended and graduated from Harvard Law School. Christensen wrote International Estate Planning, taught at New York University, and was an advisor to the Treasury Department in matters relating to offshore trusts and countering the financial support of terrorists. He is survived by his wife, sister, and four children.
See Sam Roberts, Henry Christensen III, Key Lawyer in Astor Case, Dies at 72, The New York Times, November 9, 2017.
