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    ACTEC Elects 55 New Fellows to the College

    PR Newswire·10/29/2026 15:29:00
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    WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Regents of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) convened during the College's 2026 Fall Meeting in Denver, Colorado, to consider nominations for a new class of ACTEC Fellows. The College is pleased to announce that 55 individuals were elected: two Academic Fellows, two International Fellows (one from Malta and one from Germany), three Fiduciary Counsel Fellows, and 48 private practice Fellows. Also, 12 New Fellows are graduates of an ACTEC Fellows Institute, and one is a Dennis I. Belcher Young Leader.

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    "Welcoming 55 distinguished trust and estate lawyers and professors to the College is an exciting moment for ACTEC," said ACTEC President Margaret G. Lodise. "This exceptional class reflects the extraordinary depth of talent, leadership, and commitment to excellence within the trusts and estates profession. Each new Fellow brings valuable expertise and perspectives that will enrich the College and strengthen our collective efforts to advance the practice of trust and estate law for lawyers and for the general public. I am thrilled to welcome them, and I look forward to all they will contribute to the College."

    To qualify for membership, a nominee must have no fewer than ten years of experience in the active practice of trust and estate law, as fiduciary counsel with a fiduciary services company, or a combination thereof. Lawyers and law professors are elected to be Fellows based on their outstanding reputation, exceptional skill, and substantial contributions to the field by lecturing, writing, teaching, and participating in bar leadership or legislative activities. It is their aim to improve and reform probate, trust and tax laws, procedures, and professional responsibility.

    The following 55 individuals were elected as New Fellows:

    About The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC): Established in 1949, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) is a national, nonprofit association of approximately 2,300 lawyers and law professors from throughout the United States and abroad. ACTEC members (Fellows) are peer-elected on the basis of professional reputation and expertise in the preparation of wills and trusts, estate planning, probate, trust administration and related practice areas. The College's mission includes the improvement and reform of probate, trust and tax laws and procedures and professional practice standards. ACTEC frequently offers technical comments with regard to legislation and regulations but does not take positions on matters of policy or political objectives.

    About the ACTEC Fellows Institutes: The Institutes of the College are intensive, multi-day programs focused on advanced professional development for trust and estate lawyers at a formative stage of specialization. Supported and managed by ACTEC Fellows and staff, the Institutes are open to lawyers who concentrate, or seek to concentrate, in trusts and estates law, generally those with two to seven years of experience, and who are nominated by an ACTEC Fellow. The Institutes are one-year programs designed to foster professional growth, technical excellence, and leadership within the trust and estate profession and may serve as a pathway to election to ACTEC. As of October 28, 2026, 757 lawyers have graduated from an Institute, and 82 graduates have been elected as ACTEC Fellows.

    Contact: Suzy Shaw

    Suzy.Shaw@actec.org

    202.465.8270

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    SOURCE American College of Trust and Estate Counsel