Powerlist – Kathryn Muldoon – Quarles & Brady

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Practicing estate law allows attorneys to develop close relationships with their clients — something Kathryn Muldoon, a partner with Quarles & Brady appreciates.

“I like working with people and navigating perspectives and emotions as I develop a solution to fit their needs,” she said. “I think of my work as a puzzle that requires me to be creative and figure out how to apply the tax code in a way that will be most beneficial to a certain family. Since each family is different, each solution is unique.”

Muldoon was introduced to estate planning during a course on trusts and estates in law school. While she originally took it to prepare herself for the bar exam, Muldoon enjoyed it so much that she decided to pursue it as a practice focus.

“My practice allows me to work with different generations of families, and I find it satisfying to help take care of families and people,” she said. “There are not a lot of practice areas where you are the first person a client calls when something significant happens in their life.

“I know that I have done my job well if we have created a structure that sets the business on a path for future success and also preserved family harmony,” Muldoon said.