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Pamela Lucina

Pamela Lucina

High Net Worth 2026

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About

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Pam Lucina leads Family Office Solutions, our offering for ultra-high net worth individuals and families that combines custom advisory expertise with institutional family office capabilities. In this role, she oversees a dedicated team within our Global Family Office business that supports clients as an outsourced family office.

Career

Previously, Pam served as Northern Trust’s Chief Fiduciary Officer for six years. Prior to joining Northern Trust, Pam was with BNY Mellon, where she held the national role of Executive Director for its Wealth Management Advice, Planning and Fiduciary Services practice. Previous to that she was with JPMorgan, providing wealth and estate planning services, and also spent 10 years in private practices as a tax consultant with Arthur Andersen, and in the trusts and estates departments of both Levin Schreder and Mayer Brown law firms.

Pam has a strong background in wealth, tax, philanthropic and business owner planning; she also brings expertise in next-generation education, governance and global family office matters. She is a recognized leader and speaker within the estate and trust legal community.

She is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and a member of the National Services Leadership Team and the Wealth Management Executive Leadership Team, groups that oversee the direction of Northern Trust’s Wealth Management Business.

Pam earned her B.S. degree in business administration and management from Marquette University and her Doctor of Law (J.D.), Taxation from DePaul University.

Pam is a former member of the Board of Trustees for the Lincoln Park Zoo and a member of the Planned Giving Board for The Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Publications

When wealth headlines dominate the front page, Pam is already in the conversation. She has the rare ability to translate complexity into clarity—offering perspectives that resonate with both clients and the press. Her commentary has been featured by Barron’s, Business Insider, CNBC, Crain Currency, MarketWatch, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Trusts & Estates and Wealth Management, among others.

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Pamela Lucina is head of family office solutions at Northern Trust. She is praised for her expert knowledge and work with high net worth clients. Lucina previously served as Northern Trust's chief fiduciary officer and was an attorney in private practice.

Strengths

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  • Pamela Lucina is very good at what she does. She is methodical, puts everyone at ease, and is a smart practitioner.

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  • I think very highly of Pamela Lucina. She is very smart and works well with lots of complex situations.

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  • I come across Pamela Lucina a lot and she is fantastic: she is smart, very brilliant.

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