Mark M. Christopher
Director
Boston
mchristopher@goulstonstorrs.com+1 617 574 3513Mark M. Christopher
Director, Boston
mchristopher@goulstonstorrs.com+1 617 574 3513Related Expertise
Mark Christopher builds enduring relationships with clients and their families through comprehensive estate planning and wealth management guidance. With expertise that earns deep trust, Mark is frequently appointed as a professional executor and trustee, demonstrating the profound confidence families place in the stewardship of their legacies.
Mark is recognized as a leading estate planning attorney for high-net-worth individuals. His practice covers all aspects of estate planning and trust and estate administration, including drafting and implementing revocable and irrevocable trusts, advising on trustee selection and succession planning, and modifying trusts through amendment powers, decanting, and non-judicial settlement agreements. He also counsels families on charitable giving and entity structures to minimize income and wealth transfer taxes.
Mark has deep experience advising private equity partners, families with special needs—drawing from his own experience as a parent—and families navigating cross-border planning considerations. He advises executors and trustees on fiduciary duties and tax laws and represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in contested trust accounting matters. He also defends clients in fiduciary litigation, ensuring that their interests and family legacies are protected.
Related Representative Matters
Drafting and implementing revocable and irrevocable trust arrangements to take advantage of income and wealth transfer planning opportunities. Advising on the selection of trustees and implementing appropriate trustee succession arrangements.
Modifying trusts through amendment powers, trust decanting and non-judicial settlement agreements.
Advising families on charitable giving and entity structure to minimize income and wealth transfer taxes.
Advising professional and family executors and trustees in understanding fiduciary duties and tax laws in connection with the administration of estates and trusts.
Representing executors, trustees, and beneficiaries in connection with contested trust accounting matters.
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Accolades
- Chambers High Net Worth (HNW)
- Individual Ranking, 2017-2024 (Band 1)
- Firm Ranking, 2017-2024 (Band 2)
- Best Lawyers in America®, Trusts and Estates, 2006-2026
- Massachusetts Super Lawyer, 2005-2016, 2019-2024
- Top 100 New England Super Lawyers, 2007-2020
- Citation of Distinguished Service, BBA, 2002
Affiliations
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Chancellor, New England Fellows Institute
- Past Massachusetts State Chair
- Past Regent of the College
- Member, Boston Bar Association
- Past-Chair, Trusts and Estates Section, Boston Bar Association Council
Admissions
- Massachusetts
Education
Boston University ( LL.M. , magna cum laude , 1989 )
University of Virginia ( J.D. , 1985 )
Brown University ( B.A. , magna cum laude , 1982 )