Overview
Katrina (Katy) Crafton Fluet advises ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families and charities on all aspects of federal and state estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax matters, charitable planning, estate and trust administration and succession planning for closely-held companies. Katy frequently counsels clients on the structure and implementation of complex, leveraged wealth-transfer techniques, often with a focus on state income tax planning. In addition, she has extensive experience in planning for qualified small business stock (QSBS) and cryptocurrency.
Katy currently serves as the Hiring Partner for the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Offices, and participates in McDermott’s Diversity & Inclusion and Pro Bono & Community Service committees. In addition, she currently serves on the California Lawyers Association’s Trusts and Estates Executive Committee.
Katy has lectured to regional and national audiences on a broad variety of topics in estate planning, tax reporting, the effect of spousal rights for property law and tax purposes and the impact of state legislation specific to same sex couples for federal and state transfer and income tax purposes. Katy was a recipient of the Firm’s Pro Bono and Community Service Award in 2010.
While in law school, Katy was an editor of The Elder Law Journal and a Harno Scholar.
Recognitions
- Chambers High Net Worth, California (Northern): Private Wealth Law, 2020–2024
Community
- California Lawyers Association’s Trusts and Estates Executive Committee, Member
- GeoKids, Treasurer and Board Member
- Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Philanthropic Advisory Board Member
- University of Illinois Department of Mathematics, Alumni Board Member, 2018–2021
- AIDS Legal Council of Chicago, Board of Ambassadors, 2012–2013
Credentials
Education
University of Illinois College of Law, JD, magna cum laude, 2006
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, BS, 2001
Admissions
California
Illinois
Courts / Agencies
US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
