Attorney Profiles

Kristen M. Lynch is the Manager of the Trust and Estate Department of the firm of Elk Christu & Bakst, LLP.  Ms. Lynch is a Florida native and has worked within the Trust and Estates area for twenty years.  She has been working almost exclusively with high net worth IRA clients for the last seventeen years.  Ms. Lynch is currently practicing law in the areas of estate planning, probate and retirement planning, focusing on IRA matters.  Previously, Ms. Lynch worked for SunTrust Bank in the capacity of Vice President and Divisional IRA Manager for the Private Client Services Group, and for Merrill Lynch Trust Company as Vice President and Senior Trust Officer in charge of New Business Acceptance.  She is a certified Trust and Financial Advisor as well as a Certified IRA Services Professional.

Ms. Lynch has been published numerous times in the Florida Bar Journal, and the Journal of Retirement Planning.  She has been quoted in Kiplinger's and Tax Notes.  She is a frequent lecturer for professional groups. 

Ms. Lynch serves on the Planned Giving Council for Nova Southeastern University, is Chair of the Planned Giving and Endowment Committee for the Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park in Boca Raton as well as a member of the Board of Directors, and serves on the Planned Giving Advisory Committee for Bethesda Hospital Foundation.  Ms. Lynch is also a member of the Planned Giving Advisory Board for the American Lung Association of Florida.