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Christopher H. Suh

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Christopher Suh advises individuals, families, and closely held businesses in all aspects of estate, tax, and wealth transfer planning. Chris designs comprehensive estate plans that minimize tax consequences while protecting assets and fostering a smooth wealth transfer to beneficiaries.

Chris’s estate planning practice spans sophisticated trust structures, business succession planning for closely held businesses, and comprehensive wealth transfer strategies. He regularly drafts complex planning instruments, including irrevocable life insurance trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, and generation-skipping transfer trusts. His work also includes prenuptial agreements, charitable giving strategies, trust reformations, asset protection planning, estate administration, probate litigation, and preparing and filing gift and estate tax returns.

Known for making complex legal and tax concepts accessible, Chris helps clients understand their options and make informed decisions aligned with their family and financial goals. He is also appointed by the Massachusetts Probate & Family Court to serve as a fiduciary and guardian ad litem in probate matters.

Before joining the firm, Chris was a partner at a boutique tax law firm, where he chaired the Private Clients practice.

Work Experience

  • Hinckley Allen
    • Counsel (2025-Present)
  • The Wagner Law Group
    • Partner and Chair of the Private Clients Practice Group (2021-2025)
  • Schmidt & Federico, P.C.
    • Partner (2005-2021)
  • Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers, P.C.
    • Associate (2003-2005)
  • Devine, Millimet and Branch, P.A.
    • Associate (2001-2003)
  • Cushing & Dolan, P.C.
    • Associate (2000-2001)
  • Deloitte & Touche LLP
    • Associate (1999-2000)

Honors & Awards

  • Boston Magazine, Top Lawyers (2021-2024)
    • Trusts and Estates

Certifications

  • Accredited Estate Planner (AEP), National Association of Estate Planners and Councils (NAEPC)

Professional Affiliations

  • Boston Estate Planning Council
  • Greater Boston Fiduciary American Inn of Court, Board Member and Former President
  • Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum

Bar Memberships

  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire

Publications

  • Speaker and co-author of several chapters in books published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), including:
    • Drafting Wills and Trusts in Massachusetts, Chapters 38 and 51 (6th Edition, 2022)

      A Practical Guide to Estate Planning in Massachusetts, Chapter 12 (6th Edition, 2024)

      Massachusetts Probate Manual, Chapter 10 (6th Edition 2025)

      Fiduciary Litigation in Massachusetts, Chapter 9 (6th Edition 2024)

Firm News

Hinckley Allen Expands Trusts & Estates Practice with Addition of Christopher H. Suh in Boston

Hinckley Allen is pleased to announce that Christopher H. Suh has joined the firm as counsel in its Trusts & Estates Practice. Chris brings over two decades of experience representing individuals and…