Suzanne Shier Email & Phone Number

I am experienced in advising in private wealth, tax, business, and philanthropic planning. My focus is on positioning clients and students to use their abilities and resources to achieve the impact they desire to fulfill their aspirations for themselves and their families, businesses, and communities. I value transparency, generosity, and excellence.My clients include executives, entrepreneurs, professionals, family wealth owners, charities, and corporate fiduciaries with both domestic and international residence, assets, and business. My intention is to listen well, gain understanding, and advise for results.I am a frequent speaker and have been quoted often in the financial media such as The Wall Street Journal and Barrons. I was honored and very humbled to receive the Chicago Estate Planning Austin Fleming Distinguished Service Award and I am a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and an Academician of The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law.I enjoy being actively involved in the civic community, presently serving as an officer of the Boards of Chicago Scholars Foundation, Hope College, and Kids Hope USA. As an Adjunct Professor in the Northwestern University Law School LLM in Taxation Program, I teach estate and gift taxation and international estate planning.My greatest joy is my family. They are a gift that I treasure.Specialties: Income and wealth transfer taxation, estate and charitable gift planning strategies, cross-border wealth transfer, and corporate fiduciary service delivery and risk management.

Listed skills include Estate Planning, Trusts, Tax Law, Wealth Management Services, and 15 others.