JILLYN HESS-VERDON
PARTNER
FROST BROWN TODD
WHY: Three decades of experience advising high-net-worth individuals and corporate executives with their estate tax and business matters.
IN THE NEWS: Joined this year Frost Brown Todd’s tax, benefits and estates practice group as partner and team lead for the family office practice. Oversees family foundations, irrevocable trust planning, inheritance tax planning, succession planning and family limited partnerships.
NOTABLE: Founded Newport Beach law firm of Hess-Verdon & Associates, PLC in 1990. She and her team joined FBT in January.
QUOTABLE: “I started Hess-Verdon nearly 35 years ago and it has been a labor of love—which makes the decision to join Frost Brown Todd not only a strategic business choice but a personal one as well. I knew immediately that Frost Brown Todd was the perfect fit for our clients—they are the real winners in this decision.”
