Trusts and Estates
Carol A. Harrington
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1997 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Carol A. Harrington advises clients on a variety of matters, including estate, gift and generation-skipping tax issues, closely held businesses and succession planning, family office structures and issues, private trust companies, private foundations, trust and estate administration, and contested trust and tax matters. Carol is the former global head of McDermott’s Private Client Practice.
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Overview
- University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, J.D., graduated 1977
- University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, BS, graduated 1974
- Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association
- McDermott, Will & Emery LLC - Partner
- Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association
- McDermott, Will & Emery LLC - Partner
- University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, J.D., graduated 1977
- University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, BS, graduated 1974
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Trusts and Estates, Chicago (2015)
- Trusts and Estates, Chicago (2010)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Trusts and Estates
Special Focus:
- Ethics and Professional Responsibility
- Family Businesses
- Fiduciary Duties
- Generation Skipping
- Gift Planning
- Litigation
- Planning for Closely Held Businesses
- Private
- Succession Planning
- Tax
- Transfer Tax
- Trust Administration
- Trust Companies
Awards:
- Best Lawyers in America - 2010 Chicago Trusts & Estates Lawyer of the Year
- The National Law Journal 2011 – One of the three Most Influential Lawyers in Trusts & Estates
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