Trisha W. Hall

Partner

Office Location

1201 North Market Street, 20th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
Trisha W. Hall - Partner

Trisha W. Hall

Partner

Office Location

1201 North Market Street, 20th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801

Trisha practices in the areas of estate and trust planning and administration.  As a planner, she helps clients plan for the preservation - and ultimate distribution - of their assets in the way they desire.  She advises clients on all aspects of estates and trusts, including wills, powers of attorney, probate and estate administration, and irrevocable trusts.  In her work in estate and trust administration, Trisha counsels individual and institutional fiduciaries, and in doing so, brings her prior experience serving as in-house trust counsel for a trust company in Wilmington, Delaware.

Trisha is actively involved in the Delaware State Bar Association’s Estates & Trusts section where she is a past Chair. In the past, she has chaired both the Fiduciary Access to Digital Accounts committee and the Definition of Issue Committee, and she served on the Power of Attorney committee. She is also a member of the Estate Planning Council of Delaware, the Delaware County Estate Planning Council, the Wilmington Tax Group, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and is a past president of the Society of Financial Services Professionals, Greater Philadelphia Chapter.  Trisha currently serves on the 2022 Delaware Bankers Association Trust Conference Planning committee.

Trisha’s community activities include serving on the President’s Advisory Council of Bryn Mawr College and co-chairing her Bryn Mawr class giving efforts. She also serves on the Investment Committee and is a past president and board member of the Untours Foundation in Media, Pennsylvania.

She is a published author and frequent speaker on issues and developments related to estate planning. Chambers USA: High Net Worth has ranked Trisha among Delaware's top Private Wealth practitioners.  A Delaware insider commented that Trisha is "an emerging star." Another source remarks "She has great attention to detail and her written work is basically perfect."  In addition, Trisha is AV® rated in Martindale-Hubbell's Preeminent Peer Review certification*and has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America© for Trusts and Estates since 2016. She was also named by Super Lawyers for Estate Planning & Probate and in 2012 was named one of the Society of Financial Services Professionals’ “Top Leaders 40 and Under”.

*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell® certification procedures, standards and policies. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.

Publications

Speaking Engagements

  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pennsylvania Estate Administration, Co-Presenter, November 2017
  • Delaware Banker's Association, Delaware Trust Conference, "Community Property: Practical considerations involved when transferring community property to a Delaware Trust", October 2020
  • Minnesota CLE, 2020 Probate and Trust Law Section Conference, "DING Trusts Under Fielding", October 2020
  • Delaware Banker's Association, Women Connect! "The Importance of Estate Planning", May 2019
  • Delaware State Bar Association, Fundamentals of Will Drafting and Estate Administration Seminar, "Overview of Estate Planning", October 2018
  • Delaware Banker's Association, Delaware Trust Conference, "Promissory Notes, Loans, Guarantees, Pledges from Irrevocable Trusts - Directed vs. Full Trustee", October 2018
  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 24th Annual Estate Law Institute, Co-Presenter, New Federal Rules to Report Beneficiary Cost Basis – Form 8971, November 2017
  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Administering an Estate in Pennsylvania:  A Step by Step Guide, Dealing with Estate Assets, September 2017
  • Delaware State Bar Association, Fundamentals of Will Drafting and Estate Administration Seminar, "Overview of Estate Planning", April 2017
  • The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), 2016 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Estate Planning and Estate Administration for Digital Assets and Account", September 2016
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association, Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section Annual Retreat, Digital Dilemma: What to Advise for Yourself and Your Client, August 2016
  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 19th Annual Elder Law Institute, Banks and Lawyers: Why Can't We All Get Along?, July 2016
  • National Business Institute, Trusts 101, Where to Begin? An Overview, December 2015
  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Elder Law Institute, Co-presenter, We are Living (and Dying) in a Digital World: Estate Planning for Digital Assets and Accounts, November 2015
  • Delaware Society of Financial Services Professionals, We are Living (and Dying) in a Digital World: Estate Planning for Digital Assets and Accounts, September 2015
  • Greater Philadelphia Society of Financial Services Professionals Summer Clinic, Panelist, Effective Advisor Collaboration, August 2015
  • Delaware State Bar Association, Delaware Digital Assets and Digital Accounts Act, Panelist, January 2015
  • National Business Institute, Estate Planning A to Z, Trusts 101 and Who is the Fiduciary?, December 2014
  • Philadelphia Bar Association, Probate and Trust Law Section Annual Meeting, Panelist, We are Living (and Dying) in a Digital World: Estate Planning for Digital Assets and Accounts, October 2014
  • Delaware Bankers Association, Delaware Trust Conference, Moderator, Specialty Assets in Trust Administration, October 2014
  • Greater Philadelphia Society of Financial Services Professionals, We are Living (and Dying) in a Digital World: Estate Planning for Digital Assets and Accounts, September 2014
  • Montgomery County Estate Planning Council, We are Living (and Dying) in a Digital World: Estate Planning for Digital Assets and Accounts, June 2014
  • Delaware State Bar Association, Fundamentals of Will Drafting, Panelist, Drafting Dispositive Provisions, May 2014
  • Greater Philadelphia Society of Financial Services Professionals, Panelist, Multi-disciplinary Ethics, May 2014
  • Delaware Bankers Association, Delaware Trust Conference, Moderator, Opportunities to Utilize Captive Insurance Companies, October 2013
  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Elder Law Institute, Panelist, We are Living (and Dying) in a Digital World: Estate Planning for Digital Assets and Accounts, July 2013
  • Lorman Educational Services, Rules of Trust Administration, Options for Old Trusts, March 2013
  • Delaware County Estate Planning Council, Estate Planning for Digital Assets and Accounts, October 2012
  • Delaware Estate Planning Council, Captive Insurance Companies, March 2011
Trisha W. Hall - Partner

Trisha W. Hall

Partner

Contact Infomation

  • 1201 North Market Street, 20th Floor
    Wilmington, DE 19801
  • T: 302-888-6421

Trisha practices in the areas of estate and trust planning and administration.  As a planner, she helps clients plan for the preservation - and ultimate distribution - of their assets in the way they desire.  She advises clients on all aspects of estates and trusts, including wills, powers of attorney, probate and estate administration, and irrevocable trusts.  In her work in estate and trust administration, Trisha counsels individual and institutional fiduciaries, and in doing so, brings her prior experience serving as in-house trust counsel for a trust company in Wilmington, Delaware.

Trisha is actively involved in the Delaware State Bar Association’s Estates & Trusts section where she is a past Chair. In the past, she has chaired both the Fiduciary Access to Digital Accounts committee and the Definition of Issue Committee, and she served on the Power of Attorney committee. She is also a member of the Estate Planning Council of Delaware, the Delaware County Estate Planning Council, the Wilmington Tax Group, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and is a past president of the Society of Financial Services Professionals, Greater Philadelphia Chapter.  Trisha currently serves on the 2022 Delaware Bankers Association Trust Conference Planning committee.

Trisha’s community activities include serving on the President’s Advisory Council of Bryn Mawr College and co-chairing her Bryn Mawr class giving efforts. She also serves on the Investment Committee and is a past president and board member of the Untours Foundation in Media, Pennsylvania.

She is a published author and frequent speaker on issues and developments related to estate planning. Chambers USA: High Net Worth has ranked Trisha among Delaware's top Private Wealth practitioners.  A Delaware insider commented that Trisha is "an emerging star." Another source remarks "She has great attention to detail and her written work is basically perfect."  In addition, Trisha is AV® rated in Martindale-Hubbell's Preeminent Peer Review certification*and has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America© for Trusts and Estates since 2016. She was also named by Super Lawyers for Estate Planning & Probate and in 2012 was named one of the Society of Financial Services Professionals’ “Top Leaders 40 and Under”.

*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell® certification procedures, standards and policies. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.

Publications

Speaking Engagements

  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pennsylvania Estate Administration, Co-Presenter, November 2017
  • Delaware Banker's Association, Delaware Trust Conference, "Community Property: Practical considerations involved when transferring community property to a Delaware Trust", October 2020
  • Minnesota CLE, 2020 Probate and Trust Law Section Conference, "DING Trusts Under Fielding", October 2020
  • Delaware Banker's Association, Women Connect! "The Importance of Estate Planning", May 2019
  • Delaware State Bar Association, Fundamentals of Will Drafting and Estate Administration Seminar, "Overview of Estate Planning", October 2018
  • Delaware Banker's Association, Delaware Trust Conference, "Promissory Notes, Loans, Guarantees, Pledges from Irrevocable Trusts - Directed vs. Full Trustee", October 2018
  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 24th Annual Estate Law Institute, Co-Presenter, New Federal Rules to Report Beneficiary Cost Basis – Form 8971, November 2017
  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Administering an Estate in Pennsylvania:  A Step by Step Guide, Dealing with Estate Assets, September 2017
  • Delaware State Bar Association, Fundamentals of Will Drafting and Estate Administration Seminar, "Overview of Estate Planning", April 2017
  • The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), 2016 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Estate Planning and Estate Administration for Digital Assets and Account", September 2016
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association, Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section Annual Retreat, Digital Dilemma: What to Advise for Yourself and Your Client, August 2016
  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 19th Annual Elder Law Institute, Banks and Lawyers: Why Can't We All Get Along?, July 2016
  • National Business Institute, Trusts 101, Where to Begin? An Overview, December 2015
  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Elder Law Institute, Co-presenter, We are Living (and Dying) in a Digital World: Estate Planning for Digital Assets and Accounts, November 2015
  • Delaware Society of Financial Services Professionals, We are Living (and Dying) in a Digital World: Estate Planning for Digital Assets and Accounts, September 2015
  • Greater Philadelphia Society of Financial Services Professionals Summer Clinic, Panelist, Effective Advisor Collaboration, August 2015
  • Delaware State Bar Association, Delaware Digital Assets and Digital Accounts Act, Panelist, January 2015
  • National Business Institute, Estate Planning A to Z, Trusts 101 and Who is the Fiduciary?, December 2014
  • Philadelphia Bar Association, Probate and Trust Law Section Annual Meeting, Panelist, We are Living (and Dying) in a Digital World: Estate Planning for Digital Assets and Accounts, October 2014
  • Delaware Bankers Association, Delaware Trust Conference, Moderator, Specialty Assets in Trust Administration, October 2014
  • Greater Philadelphia Society of Financial Services Professionals, We are Living (and Dying) in a Digital World: Estate Planning for Digital Assets and Accounts, September 2014
  • Montgomery County Estate Planning Council, We are Living (and Dying) in a Digital World: Estate Planning for Digital Assets and Accounts, June 2014
  • Delaware State Bar Association, Fundamentals of Will Drafting, Panelist, Drafting Dispositive Provisions, May 2014
  • Greater Philadelphia Society of Financial Services Professionals, Panelist, Multi-disciplinary Ethics, May 2014
  • Delaware Bankers Association, Delaware Trust Conference, Moderator, Opportunities to Utilize Captive Insurance Companies, October 2013
  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Elder Law Institute, Panelist, We are Living (and Dying) in a Digital World: Estate Planning for Digital Assets and Accounts, July 2013
  • Lorman Educational Services, Rules of Trust Administration, Options for Old Trusts, March 2013
  • Delaware County Estate Planning Council, Estate Planning for Digital Assets and Accounts, October 2012
  • Delaware Estate Planning Council, Captive Insurance Companies, March 2011

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