McDermott Will & Schulte, a global law firm

Margaret counsels clients on all aspects of estate, gift, and charitable planning, corporate governance, and business succession strategies. She has extensive experience advising family offices and private trust companies on their unique planning needs, including structure and governance matters, succession planning, fiduciary risk management, trust and estate administration, transfer and income tax planning, and internal operations.

Additionally, Margaret advises individual and corporate fiduciaries on complex estate and trust administration, post-death administration, and probate and guardianship proceedings. She regularly represents clients in a wide range of private client disputes, including will and trust contests, beneficiary disputes, divorce-related trust issues, and tax and charitable controversies.

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• Successfully handled and resolved an Internal Revenue Service and state estate tax audit for an estate valued in excess of $1 billion
• Represented multigenerational families in the implementation of family office restructuring

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