Catherine G. Schmidt is a partner at McDermott Will & Schulte whose practice focuses on trusts and estates, wealth preservation, and business succession planning. She advises high-net-worth individuals, families, closely held business owners, family offices, fiduciaries, and charitable organizations on sophisticated estate planning, trust administration, and tax matters. Catherine develops customized wealth transfer strategies designed to preserve family assets, facilitate business succession, and address complex estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax issues. She also counsels fiduciaries throughout the administration of trusts and estates, helping clients navigate both planning opportunities and post-death administration.