Chuck Packer provides strategic counsel on estate, gift, and philanthropic tax planning, specializing in the needs of high-net-worth individuals and families. With a global client base spanning Northern California, Europe, Asia, India, and Australia, he handles complex, high-stakes tax matters. Chuck's practice includes wealth transfer planning, estate planning, and family business matters. A former leader of Hopkins Carley’s Family Wealth & Tax Planning Practice and member of its Executive Committee, Chuck also founded Lathrop GPM’s Palo Alto Office and grew its Family Wealth & Tax Planning Practice into one of Northern California’s largest. Recognized as a ‘Leader in their Field’ for Private Wealth in Chambers’ High Net Worth Guide since 2016, Chuck is a Fellow of the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Northern California™ in Trusts & Estates since 2021