Corporate Trustees Expert Witnesses

Greenwich, Connecticut

Trusts & Estates, Dispute Resolution - Fiduciary Duty, Trusts & Estates, Corporate Trustees, Duty of Prudent Care, Fiduciary Litigation, Trustee Responsibility, Trust Administration, Duty of Loyalty, Fiduciary Mediation, Trustee Liability, Estate Administration, Duty of Impartiality, Fiduciary Liability, Industry Custom & Practice, Trustee Fees, Fiduciary Investments

Dan FitzPatrick is an attorney and well-known wealth management professional whose decades-long career includes fiduciary leadership positions in a number of premier financial institutions, including: head of Citigroup's global fiduciary business (Citi Trust); founder, chairman and president of The Goldman Sachs Trust Company, N.A.; head of JP Morgan's domestic fiduciary advisory team (Generational Planning) and leader of its Global Fiduciary Management unit; regional managing director for BNY Mellon Wealth Management, with responsibility for overseeing that firm's estate administration business in the NY/NJ/CT tri-state area; and head of Webster Private Bank, responsible for that firm's trust and estate management activities. Currently, as president of Northway Wealth Advisors, LLC (DBA Northway Fiduciary Advisors), Dan advises individuals and families in the satisfaction of their fiduciary responsibilities as executors of estates, trustees of personal trusts, and directors of pri...

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Banking, Securities & Investments - Trust & Estates, Corporate Trustees, Individual Trustees, Trust Beneficiaries, Estate Executors/Personal Representatives, Estate Beneficiaries, Trustee Duty of Loyalty, Trustee Duty of Impartiality, Trustee Duty to Account Trustee Fee Litigation, Prudent Investor Rule, Trustee Duty of Prudence

Charles W Ranson provides litigation consulting services and expert witness testimony for plaintiff and defense counsel in trusts & estates litigation cases alleging breach of fiduciary duty. Counsel that engages my services typically represents corporate and individual trustees, trust beneficiaries, estate personal representatives/executors, estate beneficiaries, registered investment advisors, ultra-high net worth investors, and family offices. In assisting plaintiff or defense counsel in trust and estate litigation claims of breach of fiduciary duty my liability analysis is conducted in light of state probate statutes, terms of the trust instrument, and the prevailing customs and practices in corporate fiduciary services. Each case is analyzed in light of the facts and circumstances alleged/defended in the matter and the corresponding fiduciary standard of care applied to the case allegations, facts, and circumstances. www.charleswranson.com to view a video clip of Ranson.

New York

Trusts & Estates, Dispute Resolution - Fiduciary Duty, Trusts & Estates, Corporate Trustees, Duty of Prudent Care, Fiduciary Litigation, Trustee Responsibility, Trust Administration, Duty of Loyalty, Fiduciary Mediation, Trustee Liability, Estate Administration, Duty of Impartiality, Fiduciary Liability, Industry Custom & Practice, Trustee Fees, Fiduciary Investments

Dan FitzPatrick is an attorney and well-known wealth management professional whose decades-long career includes fiduciary leadership positions in a number of premier financial institutions, including: head of Citigroup's global fiduciary business (Citi Trust); founder, chairman and president of The Goldman Sachs Trust Company, N.A.; head of JP Morgan's domestic fiduciary advisory team (Generational Planning) and leader of its Global Fiduciary Management unit; regional managing director for BNY Mellon Wealth Management, with responsibility for overseeing that firm's estate administration business in the NY/NJ/CT tri-state area; and head of Webster Private Bank, responsible for that firm's trust and estate management activities. Currently, as president of Northway Wealth Advisors, LLC (DBA Northway Fiduciary Advisors), Dan advises individuals and families in the satisfaction of their fiduciary responsibilities as executors of estates, trustees of personal trusts, and directors of pri...