High Net Worth Guide 2026 : Delaware
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Provided by Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP
Morris Nichols has had an active practice in the areas of trusts, estate planning, estate administration, tax and non-profits and fiduciary litigation for over 50 years. Our Trusts, Estates & Tax Group has a national reputation representing settlors, beneficiaries, attorneys, banks and trust companies in the specialized area of Delaware trust law. We regularly work as Delaware trust counsel with attorneys at Am Law 200 firms around the world and many of the largest financial institutions who have Delaware trust offices, advising through the process of creating Delaware trusts, migrating trusts to Delaware, and modifying, administering and terminating trusts. Our attorneys routinely work with clients on matters involving petitioning the Delaware Court of Chancery, decanting, trust mergers, legal opinions, releases, and all areas of trust administration.
We also have a strong Delaware estate planning and estate administration practice. We work with our Delaware clients to help them to implement their estate planning goals ranging from straight-forward to very complex. We have many years of experience implementing tax and wealth transfer strategies for our clients. Likewise, we work with the personal representatives of Delaware estates, helping them navigate the Delaware probate process and related tax and administrative issues.
Learn more at http://www.mnat.com/practices/trusts-estates-tax/.
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Morris Nichols handles trust and estate administration and estate planning matters for wealthy individuals, and often advises bank-owned fiduciaries, multifamily offices and other trust companies on Delaware trusts. The firm also represents clients in fiduciary litigation matters.
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They know us, our business and our clients very well. Each experience working with them is virtually seamless, with class-leading communication, responsiveness, quality and value delivered – they set the standard.
We use them often for counsel on Delaware trust law issues. They are trusted counsel, and that’s what we’re looking for.
Many of the attorneys who work for this law firm are actively working to improve trust law within the State of Delaware. They are all very knowledgeable.
The firm is extremely knowledgeable on trust matters and is very practical as well.
They are the very best at handling any complex or sophisticated family planning.
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Matthew Clark has experience in handling a range of private wealth disputes, including matters concerning trusts and wills.
Matt is a very thoughtful trust litigator who always has good insights. He is a deep thinker.
Matt is a skilled practitioner. I trust his advice and am impressed with his legal knowledge.
Matthew is a very smart guy who sees the big picture and also the details. He is very careful and precise on drafting.
He is very thorough, careful, knowledgeable and has a good collegial manner.
Todd is a subject matter expert. He is just incredibly knowledgeable. He's one of the foremost experts in Delaware. He knows everything to do with statute.
Todd is an expert in his field, and he utilises his knowledge to help problem solve for his clients. He consistently delivers a work product that is very satisfying. He is open-minded and solution-oriented. He always makes us feel valued and important. Todd remains flexible to our needs.
When I think of Delaware trusts, I think of Todd. He has extraordinary command of the technical aspects of the law, masterfully applies that technical expertise to get straight to the heart of what each client is trying to accomplish and can explain it all to almost anyone in plain English.
He is one of the finest attorneys in the US. He not only has technical expertise in all areas of wealth management, but he is able to convey that knowledge with ease and humanity. An expert on Delaware law, he has guided us on numerous occasions, offering valuable advice and insight.
Zachary demonstrates a keen understanding in the trust and estates field. His drafting is impeccable, and his issue-spotting is unmatched. We find Zach's work product to be very reliable.
Whenever I have worked with Zachary, he has been very responsive and kind, and helps make complex matters easy to understand, even when dealing with a large number of parties.
Zachary is always very helpful and responsive.
Zachary's service and technical ability are both excellent. We go right to him because we have a lot of confidence in his ability to provide technical answers.
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Private Wealth Disputes
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Private Wealth Law
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