The 2017 Family Wealth Alliance Leadership Award For Lifetime Achievement Conferred On Thomas J. Handler Of Handler Thayer, LLP

CHICAGO, Nov. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Family Wealth Alliance Fall Forum held at the Union League Club of Chicago, Alliance CEO Thomas R. Livergood and James H. McLaughlin, a strategic consultant to family offices and wealth firms, presented the award.

Mr. McLaughlin stated, "[Tom] is an advocate, counselor, trustee as mentor and tireless champion for his clients, a personification of Jay Hughes' archetype of the personne de confiance – the trusted advisor." He concluded, "For all that Tom has done for families, for the industry and for the Family Wealth Alliance, we are proud to confer upon him the Family Wealth Alliance Leadership Award for Lifetime Achievement." In accepting the award, Mr. Handler stated, "Although I am rarely at a loss for words, I am deeply humbled to receive this recognition from colleagues and an organization for which I have the deepest respect and admiration. Thank you."

Family Wealth Alliance is one of the five large family office associations based in the United States. It is well known for its award-winning research publications and educational conferences.

Mr. Handler is a partner at Handler Thayer, LLP and serves as Chairman of its Advanced Planning & Family Office Practice Group. He was also named 2017 U.S. Private Client Lawyer of the Year and was again named to the Citywealth Global Leaders List of Top 100 Attorneys in the United States. Handler Thayer, LLP is regarded as one of the premier private client law firms in the world. It was named: Best Private Client Law Firm in the U.S. in 2013, 2014 and 2017; Most Effective Private Client Legal Team in North America in 2015 and 2016; Best Private Client Law Firm in North America in 2012 and 2013; and, Best Overall Law Firm in the U.S. in 2012 and 2015.

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