“I highly recommend Chad for his expertise and client service. He is my go-to choice to work with on ultra high net worth estate planning matters.”
“Chad is exceptionally bright and highly skilled. Additionally, he is approachable, patient and a good listener. He is very responsive, yet measured, conscientious and sensitive to his audience.”
— Chambers HNW 2024
Chad Makuch has a depth of experience representing ultra-high-net-worth families, their family offices and their foundations that is unmatched within his peer group. He is lead or co-lead estate planning counsel for several multibillion-dollar families, which is demonstrative of the sophistication of the planning he engages in on a daily basis. He understands that collaborating with other advisors across multiple disciplines is necessary to implement comprehensive solutions to meet his clients’ goals.
Chad Makuch is an estate planning and tax lawyer who focuses on counseling wealthy families, family offices, institutional trustees, other fiduciaries and private foundations.
Driven to efficiently achieve his clients' goals, he helps families transfer assets and business interests to children, grandchildren and charities while minimizing or eliminating transfer taxes; counsels fiduciaries in connection with their responsibilities under complex trusts and applicable laws; and guides private foundations through the tax laws and regulations that govern them.
