Susan Porter

Susan is a senior advisor at Brown Brothers Harriman Trust Company, NA, in New York, where she supports the company’s Wealth Management and Trust practices. Before joining Brown Brothers Harriman Trust Company, Susan was a managing director in the Wealth Management Division at U.S. Trust Company in New York. Susan is a Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA) and an Accredited Estate Planner® (distinguished).

At Brown Brothers Harriman Trust Company, Susan provides legal counsel to clients on complex tax, estate, fiduciary, and charitable planning issues. She also advises the company, more generally, on policy and strategy decisions pertaining to these legal issues.

Within the Section, Susan is a member of the Section Council (where she serves as the Council Representative to the Income and Transfer Tax Planning Group), vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Groups and Substantive Committees, and is a member of the National Conference of Lawyers and Corporate Fiduciaries. In addition to her work with the American Bar Association, Susan is a member of the Estate and Gift Tax Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the Estate Planning Council of New York City, and a member of each of the New York, Florida, and Wisconsin State Bar Associations.

Susan is an active educator. She serves as a visiting adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law Graduate LL.M. Program in Estate Planning and is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Philip E. Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning. Susan also has lectured on discretionary trusts for the American Bankers Association’s National Graduate Trust School. An active member of the New York community, Ms. Porter has served on many nonprofit boards of directors, including currently on the boards for the People’s Symphony Concerts and The Metropolitan Museum of Art Professional Advisory Council.

Robert J. Krapf

Rob Krapf is the executive vice-president of Richards Layton & Finger in Wilmington, Delaware. His practice focuses on a variety of transactional matters in real estate and land use law, and he represents regional and national developers, landlords, lenders, conservation organizations, and other institutions and individuals.

Early in his career as a real estate lawyer, Rob recognized that the Section provided an excellent opportunity to network with other attorneys in his practice area. In particular, he valued the Section’s CLE meetings as an important way to meet other lawyers from across the country and develop his expertise. Rob also was eager to continue Richards Layton’s long history of significant participation in the Section.

Over the last 20-plus years, Rob has served on several committees and groups. Most recently, he served on the Real Property Division Council and is now beginning his term as vice-chair of the Real Property Division. Rob feels that the Section has undoubtedly strengthened his network and expertise—and some of his closest friends are colleagues he met through the Section.

A frequent speaker on real estate, land use, and business law topics, Rob has written materials on real estate and land use regulation matters. In addition to his work in the Section, Rob is an active leader of several organizations. He is a trustee of the Delaware Art Museum and is on the editorial board of the Delaware Law Review. Rob is a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, a past president of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys, and a past chair of the Lex Mundi Real Estate Practice Group. In addition, Rob serves as a trustee and secretary of the American University in Rome; he became involved with this university through another Section member.

Rob has been recognized by several publications, including Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America, and Delaware Today. He received a B.S.F.S. from the School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University, an M.A. in History from the University of Delaware, and a J.D. from Widener University. Rob was admitted to practice in Delaware in 1983.