Robert M. Maxwell is an Adjunct Professor at the Villanova’s Charles Widger School of Law where he teaches Decedent’s Estates and Trusts as well as Wealth Tax, and Fundamentals of Testamentary Planning in the Villanova Law Grad Tax program. At the end of this week Mr. Maxwell will be working for Schnader , Harrison, Segal and Lewis to prepare estate and inheritance tax returns for their Philadelphia office.
Mr. Maxwell worked at Glenmede Trust Company in Philadelphia for over 23 years, where he most recently served as Director of Estate and Trust Settlement in Glenmede’s Philadelphia office for the last nine years. He was responsible for oversight over all aspects of estate administration for estates where Glenmede was executor including preparation of death tax returns, post-mortem planning, and management of the court accounting group that prepares accountings for trusts and estates as required by the Courts.
Mr. Maxwell received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania. He received a Juris Doctor degree from Villanova University School of Law. He currently serves as Chair-Elect of the Probate and Trust Law Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association. He is also a member of the Philadelphia Estate Planning Council. Mr. Maxwell holds the Accredited Estate Planner® designation.