INDIVIDUAL PROFILE
Katrina Crafton Fluet

Katrina Crafton Fluet

High Net Worth 2026

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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

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Private Wealth Law - California: Northern

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Katrina Crafton Fluet advises on domestic and cross-border estate, tax, charitable and business succession planning.

Strengths

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  • Katy operates as if she is a member of the client's family office. She collaborates with full engagement and participates from beginning to end in order to bring a solution to a family.

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  • Katy is an absolute pleasure to work with and one of the top talents at the firm.

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  • Katrina is a critical part of the team and does a great job. She is very knowledgeable, thoughtful in her approach, easy to talk to and reliable.

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California: Southern

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