Mark Christopher is a partner in the Firm's Private Client Group and the former chair of the Trusts and Estates Group at Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP. Mark concentrates in all facets of estate planning and trust and estate administration, focusing on wealth transfer tax planning strategies. He also spends significant time serving as a professional trustee. Mark is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, where he currently serves on the Massachusetts State Committee. He lectures frequently on estate planning and fiduciary matters at seminars for the BBA, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE) where he is a member of the curriculum advisory committee, and the Federal Tax Institute. Mark is a co-editor of the book, Drafting Irrevocable Trusts in Massachusetts and a contributing author to A Practical Guide to Estate Planning in Massachusetts and Drafting Wills and Trusts in Massachusetts, all published by MCLE. He is also a member and past-moderator of the Boston Estate Planning and Probate Forum, and past director of the Boston Estate Planning Council. Other Distinctions Awarded the Citation of Distinguished Service from the BBA in September 2002 for his leadership in organizing the September 11th Assistance Project, which provided free legal assistance to families of the victims of the September 11th tragedy. Mark is listed in the Trusts & Estates section of The Best Lawyers in America. Widely regarded as the preeminent referral guide to the legal profession in the United States, The Best Lawyers lists are compiled through a peer-review survey in which thousands of the top lawyers in the U.S. confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Mark has been appointed as the ACTEC (American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel) State Chair for Massachusetts for a term beginning in March 2007. Mark has been named a Massachusetts Super Lawyer from 2005-2008 as well as one of the Top 100 New England Super Lawyers since 2007 by Law & Politics magazine. Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications · "Estate Tax Developments in the New England States," presenter, MCLE's 11th Annual Estate Planning Conference 2010, Boston, Massachusetts, January 8, 2010. · "Estate Planning: Evaluating new strategies for our current economy and planning for the road ahead," presenter, 7th Annual Private Equity Tax Practices 2008, Boston, Massachusetts, June 23 - 25, 2008. · "Estate Planning Issues for GPs," co-presenter, 6th Annual Private Equity Tax Practices 2007, Boston, Massachusetts, June 19 - 21, 2007. News & Publications March 25, 2011, Mark Christopher Elected to Board of Regents of ACTEC October 7, 2010, EAPD Attorneys Selected For Inclusion in Super Lawyers 2010 August 10, 2010, Sixty EAPD Attorneys Recognized by the Best Lawyers in America November 6, 2009, EAPD Attorneys Selected For Inclusion in Super Lawyers 2009 September 1, 2009, 62 EAPD Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America 2010 July 10, 2009, Boston's Best Lawyers Recognizes 29 EAPD Attorneys February 4, 2009, 57 EAPD Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America 2009 October 30, 2008, EAPD Attorneys Named Super Lawyers 2008 October 30, 2007, EAPD Attorneys Named Super Lawyers 2007 October 10, 2007, 57 EAPD Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America 2008 November 1, 2006, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Attorneys Honored as Massachusetts Super Lawyers September 7, 2006, Mark Christopher Appointed Massachusetts State Chair of American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel (ACTEC)
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP September 5, 2006, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Attorneys Recognized as "Best Lawyers in America" Events January 8, 2010, Boston, MA, 11th Annual Estate Planning Conference 2010 June 23, 2008, Boston, MA, 7th Annual Private Equity Tax Practices 2008 June 19, 2007 - June 21, 2007, Boston, MA, 6th Annual Private Equity Tax Practices 2007 Memberships · Boston Bar Association Council, the association's governing body, past-chair, Trusts and Estates Section · Newton Wellesley Weston Committee for Community Living, Inc., Vice-President |