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This video examines the crucial role of trusts in facilitating both tax-efficient wealth transfer and asset protection, particularly for families seeking to support future generations. The discussion emphasizes that open communication about family values and responsibilities is key to successful multigenerational wealth planning.
Justin is a Partner and the National Director of Wealth Planning at Evercore Wealth Management, counseling advisors and clients on complex taxation, trusts and estates, charitable planning, and family governance issues. He additionally serves as a Senior Wealth and Fiduciary Advisor at the San Francisco office of Evercore Wealth Management and Evercore Trust Company.
Prior to joining Evercore in 2021, Justin was a national wealth strategist for 10 years at BNY Mellon. He previously was a managing director at Wells Fargo and began his career as a tax attorney at Sidley Austin.
Justin is an adjunct professor at Golden Gate University School of Law, a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He has served in leadership positions with the American Bar Association, California Bar Foundation, San Francisco Estate Planning Council, and State Bar of California, and is a former editor-in-chief of the California Tax Lawyer. Additionally, he is a past recipient of the Outstanding Conference Speaker Award from the California Society of CPAs and the V. Judson Klein Award from the California Tax Bar.
Justin received a B.A., with honors, from the University of California, Berkeley, and a J.D. and LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law. He also holds the Accredited Estate Planner® designation and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification and is a member of the State Bar of California.
Belinda is a Managing Director and Head of Technology Strategy & Investment Reporting at Evercore Wealth Management and Evercore Trust Company. She leads platform migration, data strategy, performance reporting and the identification of evaluating technology tools.
Belinda joined Evercore Wealth Management in June, 2025 from Ridgeline, where she worked as the director of consulting. She previously worked at Accusource, as the chief business officer and, earlier, at Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk, where she built and led the analytics team and as a project manager at SS&C Advent.
Belinda earned her Master’s of Liberal Arts from Harvard (general management and a concentration in finance), and her B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania.
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