Susan T. Bart

Susan T. Bart is a partner in the Private Clients, Trusts & Estates Group of the Chicago office of ArentFox Schiff LLP. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel (ACTEC), former Chair of its Estate & Gift Tax Committee, and former regent and Illinois state Chair. Bart was the Reporter of the Uniform Trust Decanting Act, which has been enacted in a number of states. She has also been active in Illinois trust law legislation, including as Cochair of the drafting committee for the Illinois Trust Code. Bart was inducted into the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC) Hall of Fame in 2025. She received her B.A. with honors, Phi Beta Kappa, from Grinnell College and her J.D. magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, from the University of Michigan Law School.