Julia M. Fitzgerald

Julia Fitzgerald focuses her practice on estate planning for high-net-worth individuals and families. She counsels clients on personal wealth transfer planning; estate and trust administration; estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax planning; closely held business succession planning; fiduciary income tax issues; and charitable planning. 

Ms. Fitzgerald draws on her prior experience in Dechert’s securities and complex litigation group, where she gained expertise in litigation involving breach of fiduciary duties, board misconduct, and labor and employment disputes.

Prior to joining Dechert, Ms. Fitzgerald clerked for the Honorable John R. Padova in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.