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Robert T. Napier
Partner | Chicago, IL & Naples, FL
Robert is Office Managing Partner of the Naples office. He helps a wide range of clients protect their wealth and families through creative, but conservative, estate, charitable, and business planning.
Robert T. Napier helps a wide range of clients protect their wealth and families through creative, but conservative, estate, charitable, and business planning. Bob represents individuals, families, foundations, closely-held corporations, and fiduciaries. Visit Napier.com for more information about Bob.
Before joining Harrison LLP in 2012, Bob managed his own Chicago law firm, Robert T. Napier and Associates, P.C., for nearly 20 years.
He has administered countless estates that range from simple to complex, with some involving contentious beneficiaries.
Bob has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal and published in Barron’s magazine. He has lectured for the Chicago Bar Association, IICLE, financial consultants, executives, and the Illinois CPA Society. He has addressed numerous business and civic groups, acted as a defense expert witness, and published several articles.
Capabilities
Charitable Planned Giving
Estate Planning
Estate & Trust Litigation
Estate & Trust Administration
Family Business Advice
Family Office Services
Speeches & Publications
“Thirteen Tips to Attract and Keep Wealthy Clients,” Wealth Management (May 2023)
“To CPT or Not to CPT, That Is the Question,” Wealth Management (September 2022)
Robert T. Napier and Lorna A. McGeorge, “New Florida Law Could Help Married Couples Realize Major Tax Savings,” Wealth Management (September 2022)
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Admissions
Florida
Michigan
Illinois
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. Supreme Court
Education
DePaul University College of Law, J.D.
Certified Public Accountant
Marquette University, B.S., salutatorian
Awards & Honors
AV Preeminent® Martindale-Hubbell’s Peer Review Rating
Leading Lawyers Network
Organizations
Illinois & Florida Club, Inc., Founder
Illinois PGA, Independent Director (2023)
Leadership Collier (2021)
Estate Planning Council of Naples, Member
Greater North Shore Estate and Financial Planning Council, Past President
Friends of the USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72, Director
Chicago Estate Planning Council, Member
Collier County Bar Association, Member
Planned Giving Committee of the Hadley Institute for the Blind, Former Member
Planned Giving Committee of the Ravinia Festival, Former Member
Community Library, Former Trustee
Allendale Association, Former Trustee
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