Thomas W Abendroth

Tom counsels clients on the full range of wealth transfer planning, seamlessly melding the tax implications of estate planning with the unique circumstances of the client's family and non-tax goals. He has worked extensively with high net worth individuals and families, in particular owners of family businesses, and in the professional sports industry. Tom takes a practical approach to their estate planning. He recognizes that transfer tax savings do not have to come at the undue price of complexity and burdensome administrative costs. Tom also has extensive trust and estate litigation experience, representing both fiduciaries and beneficiaries. He has worked closely with ArentFox Schiff trial lawyers in litigating issues, including the rights of adopted individuals under a trust, the modernization of trust investment powers, alleged fiduciary self-dealing, and the rights of remainder beneficiaries in a disabled settlor's revocable trust. He also has counseled fiduciaries on trust construction issues accountings, trust decanting and trust severance and merger. Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, JD, 1984 Ripon College, BA, summa cum laude, 1981