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Adam Gaslowitz, Nick Djuric, Brandy Wright, Craig Frankel
On this episode of Wealth Matters, hosts Craig Frankel and Adam Gaslowitz discuss how to anticipate and avoid issues at the “end of life” stage of estate planning with their guests Brandy Wright and Nick Djuric.
ABOUT Brandy Wright
Brandy Wright, MBA, CDFA™, CFP® is a Wealth Manager with Cambridge Wealth Counsel. She specializes in working with senior executives and successful retirees. Having extensive experience designing and implementing complex financial plans for Fortune 500 executives and Executive Retirees, she has a wealth of knowledge and experience. Brandy joined Cambridge Wealth Counsel in 2010 and works primarily in the Atlanta-Northside office.
Brandy holds a Masters in Business Administration in Personal Financial Planning from Georgia State (1999) and is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® and a Certified Financial Planner™ professional. She also holds a BA in Finance with a minor in Risk Management from Georgia Southern University (1997). She is a corporate member of NAPFA.
Prior to joining Cambridge Wealth Counsel, she worked for The AYCO Company, L.P., a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs, for seven years holding various positions as an analyst, financial planner and eventually as Vice President (2003-2010). Brandy also spent several years as a Trust Officer with SunTrust Bank in their Fortune 500 executive pension group (1997-1999).
Brandy lives in Buckhead, Georgia with her baby girl, Blakely, and two Shih-tzu’s, Bentley and Barnsley. She is a Kappa Delta alumna and is a home liaison for the annual Tour of Kitchens event with the Junior League of Buckhead. While not working, she enjoys movies, music, social and charitable events, Holiday fun, UGA football, any chance to get to the beach, spending time with friends and family and trying to keep up with a very happy and active Blakely!
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandykwrightcdfacfp
ABOUT Nick Djuric
Nick Djuric advises clients on estate planning—including the preparation of wills and trust instruments and tax and succession planning for closely held businesses. A member of Sutherland’s Tax Practice Group, Nick practices primarily in estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax; wills, trusts, and administration of estates; tax controversies; fiduciary litigation; and private foundations. In particular, he works closely with private family offices and their professional advisors on multigenerational estate planning. As chair of the Legislation Committee of the State Bar of Georgia Fiduciary Law Section, Nick has been active for many years in the reform of Georgia’s law of trusts and estates.
Nick served as an adjunct professor of law at John Marshall Law School and Georgia State University College of Law, introducing future attorneys to wills, trusts, estates and federal gift and estate taxation. Prior to joining Sutherland, Nick was a law clerk for the Honorable Gerald Bard Tjoflat, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sutherland-asbill-&-brennan-llp
ABOUT GASLOWITZ FRANKEL, LLC:
Gaslowitz Frankel is an experienced trial practice firm specializing in all aspects of complex fiduciary litigation throughout Georgia and the Southeast. With a focus on representing individuals, companies, banks, and fiduciaries in dispute involving wills, estates, trusts, guardianships, businesses, and securities law, their experienced and highly qualified litigation attorneys have tremendous credentials and a proven history of success.
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John joined 
Dr. Mary Gresham is a psychologist who has been in practice in Atlanta for 25 years. She has both a traditional clinical practice and a consulting practice in financial psychology. She earned her degrees in psychology from Tulane, Emory and Georgia State Universities. Dr.Gresham has been interested in the psychology of money for many years and has given numerous workshops and presentations across the country on related topics both to mental health professionals and financial professionals. She is particularly interested in the topic of women and money. She is often interviewed by the media, including the WSJ, the NY Times, Money magazine and O magazine.
A. Kel Long, III, Esq is a partner at 
John is a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of 
Richard M. Morgan has been practicing law in Georgia since 1987. Richard founded the award-winning Alpharetta law firm of 
Bill Leonard, a partner at 
As chief investment officer, Lane Steinberger brings more than 20 years of experience in the world of finance and investing to 
Metta Johnson is Founder and CEO of 
Jeanne Canavan has been with the 
Paul’s experience as the son of two parents with big health challenges is what led him to the work he does today. His mother has wrestled with Parkinson’s Disease for more than two decades. His father suffered a major stroke in May 2001. Paul’s active involvement in their care gives him first-hand knowledge of the challenges that many caregivers and family members face.
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Robert Port has over 30 years of experience in civil litigation, arbitration and mediation. In addition to handling business and contract disputes, and will, trust, estate, and other fiduciary disputes, Robert has an emphasis on representing investors harmed by the misconduct of their stockbroker, investment advisor, insurance agent, or other trusted advisor.
Millie Baumbusch is a litigator specializing in trust and estate matters. This includes contested will cases, claimes regarding trust and estate accountings, claims for breaches of fiduciary duty andabuses of powers of attorney, and a variety of disputes involving trust and esatte holdings in companies and partnerships.
Kristen M. Lewis practices law in Atlanta, GA with 
Kathy Keeley is the Executive Director of 
Fontaine Lee is currently the Vice President and Business Development Officer with 
ABOUT ALICIA PHILIPP: Alicia Philipp is president of 
As a Chief Investment Officer, Principal, and Wealth Manager of Modera Wealth Management, Mark advises high net-worth individuals, families, and fiduciary clients in all areas of wealth management. With a particular experience in alternative investments, he also oversees Modera Alternative Investments, LP, a private limited partnership for accredited Modera clients implementing alternative investments. Overall, Mark has over 16 years of experience in the wealth management business, holding senior positions at Deloitte & Touche, Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan Chase. In 2001, he joined Modera Wealth Management as a Financial Analyst and became a Principal in 2007. A frequent speaker on financial planning and investment management topics, Mark has presented at the New School for Social Research in New York City and at regional financial advisor conferences, including NAPFA seminars in Atlanta, GA, Columbia, SC, and Orlando, FL. Outside of Modera, Mark serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Modera Charitable Foundation. He is also a volunteer on the Parent Soccer Committee that supports the Buckhead FC soccer club (affiliated with the Metro Atlanta YMCA).
Having joined Nease, Lagana, Eden, & Culley as Vice President in February of 2009, Peter specializes in advisor education for the estate planning community and serves as NLEC’s liaison with various family office groups, particularly the Family Office Exchange where he attends industry conferences throughout the country. He is also responsible for developing strategic alliances / joint ventures with other organizations to assist with the placement of life insurance in the ultra-affluent marketplace. Peter has spoken before multiple groups and authored several articles for the affluent estate planning community. Peter has been involved in the Atlanta community for many years, serving on the vestry for St. Anne’s Episcopal Church where he was the Finance Committee chair, and has been a past advisory board member at St. Anne’s Day School. Just recently he served as a chairman of the Search committee for St. Anne’s new rector.
With over 10 years of experience across the accounting, financial services, and investment industries, Ross joined Homrich Berg in 2013. He served as Director of Investments for a San Diego based multifamily office where he performed due diligence on traditional and private investments, including real estate, hedge funds, managed futures, and private equity. He led the Investment Committee team, managed traditional allocation models, as well as investments for a private placement. Ross also served as a member of Heartland Advisors RIA Advisory Council for three years.
ABOUT JIM SPRATT: As a partner/shareholder at 
ABOUT STEPHANIE BRUN DE PONTET: As a senior consultant of 
ABOUT GASLOWIZ FRANKEL LLC: