Stuart Green focuses exclusively on modern estate planning, designing trust structures that scale with family wealth, governance, and long-term continuity.
His practice brings a unique focus to “modern” estate planning, an approach based on helping families navigate complex family and business dynamics with clarity and durable solutions. Rather than relying on off-the-shelf plans, Stuart deliberately designs estate plans that evolve with each family’s needs, relying on his five pillars of modern planning to support all aspects of trust administration:
- Privacy
- Asset Protection
- Control
- Family Governance
- Wealth Management
This approach brings forward meaningful benefits for the current generation, while thoughtfully aligning governance and structure to support future generations as well. Stuart’s work emphasizes not only technical excellence, but also succession and stewardship, ensuring that estate plans and trust structures remain aligned with family values across generations.
A core component of Stuart’s practice is the strategic use of best-in-class South Dakota trust law. South Dakota is widely recognized as the premier trust jurisdiction in the United States, offering families advanced planning options that provide flexibility, protection, and long-term certainty well beyond what is available under most other states’ laws.
Stuart earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Evansville before completing a Master of Arts in Philosophy at Franciscan University of Steubenville. This academic foundation shapes his approach to estate planning, combining technical rigor with careful judgment when advising families on long-term decisions. He received his law degree from the University of Dayton School of Law, where his studies included extensive coursework in tax and estate planning.
Prior to founding his firm, Stuart worked with boutique estate planning law firms and a Big Four international public accounting firm. For more than a decade, his legal practice has been devoted exclusively to estate planning, with a focus on designing structures that can withstand legal, economic, and generational change.
A native of Kentucky, Stuart is admitted to practice in Texas, South Dakota, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania.