The role leads trust administration, probate, and estate settlement matters, counseling individual and corporate fiduciaries, beneficiaries, high-net-worth families, and closely held business owners through every stage of trust and estate settlement.
The primary focus is on trust and estate administration and settlement, serving as the day-to-day point person on fiduciary administration matters and managing a full docket with a high degree of autonomy from intake to closing.
Key responsibilities include guiding fiduciaries through asset marshaling, valuation, and distribution; handling supervised and unsupervised estate administrations and trust-related court proceedings; interpreting governing documents; and advising on fiduciary duties and discretionary distributions.
The position coordinates post-mortem tax planning and compliance, including various estate, gift, GST, and fiduciary income tax matters, working closely with CPAs, fiduciary accountants, and appraisers. It also involves identifying and resolving administration issues such as trust modification, decanting, and disputes, collaborating with litigation colleagues when matters become contested, and overseeing the administration of complex assets like closely held business interests and real estate.
Estate planning experience is valued as a complementary skill set, with opportunities to advise on planning matters.
The firm welcomes interested attorneys from a range of professional backgrounds, including law firm practitioners and licensed attorneys who have served as trust officers, estate or trust settlement officers, fiduciary counsel, or senior fiduciary advisors at banks, trust companies, or family offices.
Candidates must demonstrate a proven ability to independently manage a high-volume, complex administration and settlement docket at a level comparable to a trust and estate administration partner or senior trust/estate settlement officer. Deep working knowledge of probate procedure, trust law, fiduciary duties, post-death administration, and a strong command of estate, gift, generation-skipping transfer, and fiduciary income tax principles as they apply to administration are essential, with experience in Indiana probate and trust practice strongly preferred.
Hybrid work arrangements are available, and the firm is open to an Of Counsel or partner-track arrangement depending on the candidate’s experience and career goals.
Barnes & Thornburg LLP's Private Client Services Group has an exceptional reputation for an inclusive, collegial, and supportive atmosphere.

The role leads trust administration, probate, and estate settlement matters, counseling individual and corporate fiduciaries, beneficiaries, high-net-worth families, and closely held business owners through every stage of trust and estate settlement.
The primary focus is on trust and estate administration and settlement, serving as the day-to-day point person on fiduciary administration matters and managing a full docket with a high degree of autonomy from intake to closing.
Key responsibilities include guiding fiduciaries through asset marshaling, valuation, and distribution; handling supervised and unsupervised estate administrations and trust-related court proceedings; interpreting governing documents; and advising on fiduciary duties and discretionary distributions.
The position coordinates post-mortem tax planning and compliance, including various estate, gift, GST, and fiduciary income tax matters, working closely with CPAs, fiduciary accountants, and appraisers. It also involves identifying and resolving administration issues such as trust modification, decanting, and disputes, collaborating with litigation colleagues when matters become contested, and overseeing the administration of complex assets like closely held business interests and real estate.
Estate planning experience is valued as a complementary skill set, with opportunities to advise on planning matters.
The firm welcomes interested attorneys from a range of professional backgrounds, including law firm practitioners and licensed attorneys who have served as trust officers, estate or trust settlement officers, fiduciary counsel, or senior fiduciary advisors at banks, trust companies, or family offices.
Candidates must demonstrate a proven ability to independently manage a high-volume, complex administration and settlement docket at a level comparable to a trust and estate administration partner or senior trust/estate settlement officer. Deep working knowledge of probate procedure, trust law, fiduciary duties, post-death administration, and a strong command of estate, gift, generation-skipping transfer, and fiduciary income tax principles as they apply to administration are essential, with experience in Indiana probate and trust practice strongly preferred.
Hybrid work arrangements are available, and the firm is open to an Of Counsel or partner-track arrangement depending on the candidate’s experience and career goals.
Barnes & Thornburg LLP's Private Client Services Group has an exceptional reputation for an inclusive, collegial, and supportive atmosphere.

Senior Private Client Services Trust & Estate Administration Counsel

Senior Private Client Services Trust & Estate Administration Counsel

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