Katrina Crafton Fluet
High Net Worth Guide 2024
Band 3 : Private Wealth Law
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About
Provided by Katrina Crafton Fluet
Practice Areas
Katrina (Katy) Crafton Fluet advises high-net-worth individuals, families and charities on all aspects of federal and state estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax matters, charitable planning and succession planning for closely held companies. Katy frequently counsels clients on the structure and implementation of complex, leveraged wealth-transfer techniques. In addition, she has extensive experience in lifetime and post-death estate and trust administration, including representation of individual and corporate fiduciaries, and individual and charitable trust beneficiaries. Katy also advises gay, lesbian and unmarried couples regarding their unique estate and tax planning issues.
Katy has lectured to regional and national audiences on a broad variety of topics in estate planning, tax reporting, the effect of spousal rights for property law and tax purposes and the impact of state legislation specific to same sex couples for federal and state transfer and income tax purposes. She is an active member of the Firm’s Pro Bono & Community Service Committee, and supports a number of local civil rights organizations.
View more on McDermott website: https://www.mwe.com/people/fluet-katy-crafton/
Professional Memberships
University of Illinois Department of Mathematics, Alumni Board Member
Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Philanthropic Advisory Board Member
AIDS Legal Council of Chicago, served on the ambassador’s board
Chambers Review
High Net Worth
Katrina Crafton Fluet advises on domestic and cross-border estate, tax, charitable and business succession planning.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Katy is extremely thoughtful and very responsive. She always works to come to the right solution for a client while managing all the practical components."
"Katrina is very knowledgeable, collaborative and thoughtful. She is experienced in dealing with sophisticated planning matters and brings a wide array of experience to client solutions."
"Katrina is thoughtful and practical; willing to review and educate as well as discuss alternatives approaches."
"Katy is extremely thoughtful and very responsive. She always works to come to the right solution for a client while managing all the practical components."
"Katrina is very knowledgeable, collaborative and thoughtful. She is experienced in dealing with sophisticated planning matters and brings a wide array of experience to client solutions."
"Katrina is thoughtful and practical; willing to review and educate as well as discuss alternatives approaches."