Carol A. Harrington

Carol A. Harrington

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1997
Awarded Practice Areas
Trusts and Estates
Awarded Practice Areas
Trusts and Estates
Works at
McDermott Will & Schulte

234 Best Lawyers awards

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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.

Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/harrington-carol-a/

Works at
McDermott Will & Schulte

234 Best Lawyers awards

McDermott Will & Schulte logo

Locations

Education

  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, J.D., graduated 1977
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, BS, graduated 1974

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association

Affiliations

  • McDermott, Will & Emery LLC - Partner

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2010 - Trusts and Estates
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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