Ryan Szczepanik is a Senior Wealth Strategist with BNY Mellon Wealth Management. In this role, he works closely with wealthy families, key corporate executives, business owners, and their advisors to provide comprehensive trusts, estates, and tax planning services. Ryan is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. He is a Member of the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the California Lawyers Association (TEXCOM). He also is a Member of the California Probate and Mental Health Advisory Committee (PMHAC), which makes recommendations to the Judicial Council of California for improving trust and estate law. Before joining BNY Mellon, Ryan was a Shareholder at the Bay Area trusts and estates law firm Hartog, Baer & Hand, A.P.C., and prior to that, he handled complex trust, estate, and corporate matters as an attorney at King & Spalding. He received a B.A. from Amherst College and a J.D. from Emory Law School.