Matthew F. Erskine, Esq.


is an approachable, empathic estate and succession planning attorney who creatively & holistically solves families unique asset and estate needs.

He is the fourth generation of lawyers known for integrity and personal service. Matt concentrates on providing legal and fiduciary services for families with basic estates as well as real estate, unique assets, or a family business.

Unlike most trust and estate attorneys, Matt’s focus is ensuring financial security while preserving the ownership of unique—but often illiquid—assets for the client and family.
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Estate Planning & Execution

Sustaining family wealth and control over generations through estate, tax and elder care planning, risk management, estate and trust administration, bill paying, and hiring asset managers.

 

Unique Strategies for Unique Assets

Family business succession and unique assets planning through family office consulting, gifting art, family business & legacy real estate, and protecting nontraditional assets.

FFI Practitioner | April 2026

The Fiduciary Vacuum: AI Adoption, Trust Law Erosion, and the Governance Gap in Family Enterprise Succession

What happens when artificial intelligence meets a rapidly evolving fiduciary landscape? In this issue, Matthew Erskine explores the emerging “fiduciary vacuum”—a convergence that may reshape accountability in family enterprise governance…Article

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