For over thirty years, Jeanne Miller, Practice Group Leader for the Private Client practice at BCLP, has assisted high-net-worth families preserve and transfer wealth across multiple generations while minimizing tax burdens. Recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America in 2020-2025, she guides families through complex estate planning, trust administration, and business succession challenges, working as a trusted advisor who understands that these decisions affect not just finances, but family legacies. Her commitment to building enduring relationships has enabled her to serve multiple generations within the same families, creating a continuity of counsel that spans decades and ensures consistent strategic vision as family circumstances and goals evolve over time.

These long-standing relationships prove invaluable when navigating the intricate landscape of estate and tax planning, enabling Jeanne to understand not just the technical requirements but the personal dynamics that influence each family's decision-making process. Jeanne's deep understanding of each family's history, values, and objectives allows her to craft sophisticated tax
strategies that reflect not only current tax laws but also the family's evolving dynamics and long-term vision. Whether structuring generation-skipping trusts, implementing charitable giving strategies, or designing complex business succession plans, her decades-long perspective enables her to anticipate challenges and opportunities that might not be apparent to advisors with shorter client relationships. This institutional knowledge becomes particularly crucial when addressing multi-generational wealth transfer strategies, where decisions made today will impact family members for hundreds of years to come.

In business succession planning, Jeanne's enduring client relationships provide a unique advantage in understanding both the technical requirements and the complex family dynamics that determine whether succession plans succeed or fail. Having worked with families through multiple business cycles, leadership changes, and generational shifts, she brings an intimate knowledge of what strategies have proven effective for each particular family structure. This deep familiarity allows her to design succession plans that not only optimize tax efficiency but also preserve family harmony and business continuity. Her ability to serve as a bridge between generations helps ensure that the founder's vision is respected while adapting to the next generation's goals and the evolving business landscape.

Drawing on three decades of experience and these deep client relationships, Jeanne collaborates closely with families' existing advisors and family offices to ensure comprehensive, coordinated planning that serves each family's unique goals. When families face disputes with the Internal Revenue Service on estate tax matters, she protects their interests with sophisticated legal strategies and the deep technical expertise that comes from handling these complex matters for thirty years. Her long-standing relationships with clients provide the trust and confidence necessary to navigate these challenging situations successfully.