ACTEC Elects 33 New Fellows to the College

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Pamela Goldsmith
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Washington, DC, November 19, 2020: The Board of Regents of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) met during the College’s Virtual Fall Meeting to consider nominations for a new class of Fellows. The College is pleased to announce that 33 individuals were elected. This select group spans the US and includes three international Fellows representing Canada, Cayman Islands and the Channel Islands.

To qualify for membership, a lawyer must have no fewer than ten years’ experience in the active practice of trust and estate law, as fiduciary counsel with a fiduciary services company, or a combination thereof, or be a full time teacher of law at a duly accredited law school, specialize in teaching T & E law and have at least ten years’ cumulative experience as a lawyer in active private T & E practice or as a teacher of T & E law, or a combination thereof. Lawyers and law professors are elected to be Fellows based on their outstanding reputation, exceptional skill and substantial contributions to the field by lecturing, writing, teaching and participating in bar leadership or legislative activities. It is their aim to improve and reform probate, trust and tax laws, procedures and professional responsibility.

“On behalf of the Board of Regents, I am pleased to congratulate and welcome this extraordinary and diverse new class of ACTEC Fellows,” said ACTEC President Stephen R. Akers. “Through their extensive accomplishments and outstanding professional reputations, these exemplary individuals have demonstrated excellence in the field of trusts and estates. I look forward to meeting each of our new Fellows and learning about their aspirations as members of the College.”

ACTEC New Fellows

• Marlene Appel, Esq., of  Marlene Appel, PLLC in Phoenix, AZ
• Jeffrey A. Baskies, Esq. of Katz Baskies LLC in Boca Raton, FL
• Briani L. Bennett, Esq. of Culp Elliott & Carpenter, P.L.L.C. in Charlotte, NC
• Rachel Lee Blumenfeld,  of Aird & Berlis LLP in Toronto, ON, Canada
• Cynthia  D. M. Brown, Esq. of Commonwealth Trust Company in Wilmington, DE
• James Campbell, of Ogier in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
• Mary Katherine deLeo, Esq. of Weintraub Tobin in Sacramento, CA
• Donald P. DiCarlo, Jr., Esq. of Wilmington Trust Company in Wayne, PA
• Amanda K. DiChello, Esq. of Cozen O’Connor in Philadelphia, PA
• Jeremiah W. Doyle IV, Esq. of BNY Mellon Wealth Management in Boston, MA
• Marissa Dungey, Esq. of Withers Bergman LLP in Old Greenwich, CT
• Daniel Ebner, Esq. of Prather Ebner LLP in Chicago, IL
• Gary Fletcher, Esq. of Nystedt & Fletcher PLLC in Tucson, AZ
• Elinor J. Foy, Esq. of Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP in Raleigh, NC
• Alan D. Freer, Esq. of Solomon Dwiggins & Freer, Ltd. in Las Vegas, NV
• Jeffrey S. Glaser, Esq. of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP in Baltimore, MD
• Cara M. Koss, Esq. of Arnold & Porter in Washington, DC
• Christiana M. Lazo, Esq. of Kirkland & Ellis LLP in New York, NY
• David D. Little, Esq. of Hartog, Baer & Hand in Orinda, CA
• Jeffrey R. Loew, Esq. of Loew Law Group in San Mateo, CA
• Kerri L. S. Mast, Esq. of Brown Brothers Harriman in Charlotte, NC
• Letha Sgritta McDowell, Esq. of Hook Law Center, P.C. in Virginia Beach, VA
• Andrew Miller of Bedell Cristin in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
• Alex George Miller, Esq. of RMP LLP in Springdale, AR
• Brent Nelson, Esq. of Rimon, P.C. in Tucson, AZ
• David H. Patzer, Esq. of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. in Milwaukee, WI
• Christine Nguyen Piersall, Esq. of Williams Mullen, P.C. in Norfolk, VA
• Jennifer Lee Schooley, Esq. of Schooley Law Firm in Richmond, VA
• Julieanne E. Steinbacher, Esq. of Steinbacher Law, in Williamsport, PA
• John Renway Strohmeyer, Esq. of Strohmeyer Law Firm in Houston, TX
• Heike K. Sullivan, Esq. of Ballard Spahr, LLP in Philadelphia, PA
• Amie L. Vanover, Esq. of Thompson Hine LLO in Columbus, OH
• Julian C. Zebot, Esq. of Maslon LLP in Minneapolis, MN

About the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC): Established in 1949, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) is a national, nonprofit association of approximately 2,500 lawyers and law professors from throughout the United States and abroad. ACTEC members (Fellows) are peer-elected on the basis of professional reputation and expertise in the preparation of wills and trusts, estate planning, probate, trust administration and related practice areas. The College’s mission includes the improvement and reform of probate, trust and tax laws and procedures and professional practice standards. ACTEC frequently offers technical comments with regard to legislation and regulations but does not take positions on matters of policy or political objectives.

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