Alison Westbrook
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Professional Experience
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
Vice President, Trust Manager
**** - present
. Supervise nine trust officers managing 2000+ accounts, train and
mentor staff and provide guidance on trust and estate
administrative and legal issues. Have supervised as many as 23
trust officers in current role.
. Act as liaison between field partners, including wealth advisors,
brokers and financial planners, and trust administrators
. Work extensively with risk and audit departments to ensure account
compliance
. Work with other trust team managers to determine best global
approach to wealth management administration within the Wells Fargo
multi-state footprint
. Work with trust officers to profile accounts for new business and
referral opportunities
Branch Banking & Trust (BB&T)
Vice President, Relationship Manager, Trust Manager
2000 - 2008
. Reviewed documents associated with all new business and future
fees, and worked with outside planners to edit documents for
suitability to bank's policies and procedures, and administrative
style
. Personally directed the administration of the largest and most
complex estates, trusts under will, agencies and trusts under
agreement. Proactively administered highly sensitive accounts with
pending or ongoing litigation and consulted with outside counsel
regarding legal issues
. Allocated work and provided training, legal advice and guidance
for trust officers and staff.
. Top sales producer for BB&T in 2004
Northern Trust Bank of Florida N.A.
Trust Officer
Senior Tax Analyst, Trust Legal Department
1998 - 2000
. Prepared and reviewed complex fiduciary and estate tax
returns.
. Consulted on any tax-related legal matters.
. Involved in the entire trust and estate settlement process.
. Conducted internal training sessions and provided guidance to
tax staff.
. Represented Northern Trust Bank in meetings and audits.
. Interacted with attorneys, auditors, accountants, federal and
state tax authorities, clients, banks and insurance companies.
. Interpreted new laws and regulations on trust, estate, gift and
generation-skipping transfer taxation.
. Provided solutions to the most complex, highly sensitive trust,
estate, gift and generation skipping transfer tax problems.
Alison L. Goodman, P.A.
Attorney at Law
1995 - 1998
. Developed and managed a small law practice which included
preparing, reviewing and consulting on complex fiduciary and estate
tax products.
Education:
. University of South Florida, B.A., Economics, 1992
. St. Thomas University School of Law, J.D., 1995
. Villanova School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 1996
. College of William and Mary, International Tax Academy,
Amsterdam, Fellow, 1994
. KPMG Meijburg, Amsterdam, Intern International Tax, 1994
Professional Affiliations:
. Florida Bar, Member in Good Standing since 1996
. Member of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of
the Florida Bar
. Attorney Member of Bar for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals