Trusts & Estates
Estate planning, adminstration, and philanthropy.
Protecting You and Your Family From In-Laws, Outlaws, and Tax LawsTM
Practice Areas
Estate Planning
Bob Napier has advised individuals, families, and foundations for over 25 years. His counsel has been described as conservative and creative.
Estate Administration
Together, Bob and his partners and paralegals have over 1,500 years of combined experience in estate planning and estate administration. This experience involved successfully resolving controversies and audits with state tax authorities and the IRS.
Philanthropic Planning
Bob has advised many families on maximizing tax deductions and in support of the needs of their families and communities. Philanthropy may benefit the world, save you significant taxes, and make your family ever closer.
About Robert T. Napier
Bob helps a wide range of clients protect their wealth through creative, yet conservative, estate planning. He represents individuals, families, foundations, closely-held corporations, and fiduciaries. Bob has administered countless estates, from amicable to complex and contentious.
Bob has received Martindale-Hubbell's AV Preeminent® ranking and the Leading Lawyers' distinction.
Bob serves clients in Chicago, Florida, and throughout the country.
Bob publishes often and speaks frequently to civic and professional groups. His advice is easily understood, as evidenced by his widely-circulated newsletters.
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Fall 2026
Fast and Furious
“Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero” – Pluck the day, trusting as little as possible in the next
Walking up Michigan Avenue in Chicago, I was thinking I should call my mother and, somewhat distracted, I reached into my pocket for my phone. That’s when a young man slammed into me – a solid, intentional body blow – and started cursing me loudly. Instinct kicked in. I sized him up. He was about […]
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Tequila and Trusts
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
Long romanticized as the outlaw’s liquor of choice, tequila has a well-deserved reputation. After a few shots with salt and lime, the music sounds better, the girls look prettier, and even the most strait-laced accountant is dancing with abandon. But what happens when too much tequila is enjoyed? That leads directly to a head-pounding hangover and […]
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Love on the Rocks
“And all things change them to the contrary.”
She never saw it coming. Married for twenty years to a successful lawyer-turned-hedge fund manager, she trusted her husband, ceding financial control to him while she focused on raising their children. All her illusions were shattered when he confessed he’d been unhappy for years, demanded a divorce, then, with icy detachment, got in his car […]
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