Wilmington Trust announced that Richard W. Nenno, managing director and
trust counsel for Wilmington Trust’s Wealth Advisory Services (WAS)
business, has been named to a one-year term on the American Bar
Association’s (ABA) Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law.
Mr. Nenno, who has been blind his entire life due to a rare congenital
retinal condition, will be one of 15 members on the Commission.
Established in 1973, the Commission carries out an array of projects and
activities addressing disability-related public policy, disability law,
and the professional needs of lawyers and law students with mental,
physical, and sensory disabilities. Commission members are appointed by
the ABA president-elect on an annual basis.
"Dick is one of the nation’s foremost estate planning attorneys, and I’m
certain that his insights and experiences will help further the
Commission’s work to support the needs of law professionals with
disabilities,” said Mark A. Graham, executive vice president and head of
WAS. "We are extremely proud of the work Dick performs every day on
behalf of our wealth advisory clients and we commend his selection to
ABA’s Commission.”
Mr. Nenno has advised high-net-worth individuals and families throughout
the United States and abroad since joining Wilmington Trust in 1982. He
is a nationally recognized expert and frequent public speaker on estate
planning topics and Delaware personal trust laws. In 2007, Mr. Nenno was
selected for the Distinguished Accredited Estate Planner award and
designation from The National Association of Estate Planners & Councils
(NAEPC). He is the author of several books, including Delaware Trusts
2009 (Thomson Reuters/West, 2009).
Mr. Nenno is a cum laude graduate of Princeton University with an A.B.
degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International
Affairs, and he earned his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School. He is a
member of the Delaware State Bar Association; Estate Planning Council of
Delaware, Inc.; American Bar Association, Section of Real Property,
Trust & Estate Law and Section of Taxation; and the Philadelphia Bar
Association. Before joining Wilmington Trust, Mr. Nenno was an associate
in the Estates Department of the Philadelphia law firm of Ballard,
Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll.
Wilmington Trust’s Wealth Advisory Services business provides
comprehensive fiduciary, asset management, and family office services
that help high-net-worth individuals and families grow, preserve, and
transfer wealth. It maintains 21 offices throughout the country and
focuses on building long-term relationships, some of which span five
generations, with affluent families.
Wilmington Trust Corporation (NYSE: WL) is a financial services holding
company that provides Regional Banking services throughout the
mid-Atlantic region, Wealth Advisory Services for high-net-worth clients
in 36 countries, and Corporate Client Services for institutional clients
in 88 countries. Its wholly owned bank subsidiary, Wilmington Trust
Company, which was founded in 1903, is one of the largest personal trust
providers in the United States and the leading retail and commercial
bank in Delaware. Wilmington Trust Corporation and its affiliates have
offices in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, the Cayman Islands, the
Channel Islands, London, Dublin, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, and Amsterdam.
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