ACTEC Announces Peter S. Gordon as New President

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Washington, DC, March 26, 2025: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) today announced that Peter S. Gordon will serve as 2025–2026 ACTEC President. Gordon is a Director at Gordon, Fournaris & Mammarella, P.A. in Wilmington, Delaware. He succeeds 2024–2025 ACTEC President Susan D. Snyder, a Senior Planner on Northern Trust’s Regional Wealth Advisor Team in Chicago, Illinois.

Gordon, who has held various roles within the College since his election in 1989, was officially presented at ACTEC’s “Passing of the Gavel” ceremony on Friday, March 21, 2025, during the ACTEC Annual Business Meeting in La Quinta, California. He previously served as ACTEC’s Region Chair of the Mid-Atlantic Region, State Chair of Delaware, and Chair of both the Membership Selection Committee and the Practice Committee.

Gordon is a nationally known speaker on trust and estate matters and is frequently quoted as an authority in the field by publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes Magazine, and The New York Times. He is a former Chair of the Delaware Bar Association’s Estates and Trusts and Tax Sections.

During the ACTEC 2025 Annual Meeting, ACTEC’s Board of Regents elected the following 2025–2026 officers, each of whom serves with Gordon on the Executive Committee and the Board of Regents:

• President-Elect: Margaret G. Lodise (Los Angeles, California)
• Vice President: Melissa J. Willms (Houston, Texas)
• Treasurer: Elaine M. Bucher (Boca Raton, Florida)
• Secretary: Margaret E.W. Sager (West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania)

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 2,400 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.

#  #  #