We Work as a Team to Advance Your Work
Established in June 2017, CCK’s Bequest Management practice is dedicated to fulfilling the wishes of charitable donors while maximizing gifts and minimizing administrative costs and burdens for non-profit organizations and charities nationwide. CCK is committed to delivering high-quality service on behalf of the charities and non-profit organizations we serve.
CCK’s Bequest Management group works to ensure prompt and full distribution of intended testamentary gifts to charities and non-profit organizations while also respecting and following the intentions of donors.
Our Bequest Team
J. Scott Kilpatrick
Scott is a founding partner of CCK, and currently devotes the majority of this time to the firm’s growing and important Bequest Management practice – protecting bequests made to the firm’s non-profit clients.
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Christian A. McTarnaghan
Christian is a partner at Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick. His law practice focuses on bequest management, representing national charities and non-profit organizations in fulfilling the wishes of their charitable donors while maximizing gifts and minimizing any administrative burden. Christian is a member of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners (CGP) and the Charitable Gift Planners of Houston (CGPH).
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Linden K. Nash
Lindy serves as a Partner in the Bequest Management practice of the firm. Her practice focuses on representing national charities and nonprofit organizations in fulfilling the wishes of their charitable donors while maximizing gifts and minimizing any administrative burden. She supervises a skilled team of attorneys and paralegals who advocate for nonprofit institutions as beneficiaries of matured bequests.
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Samantha M. Corso
Samantha joined CCK in May 2019 and is a Senior Trusts & Estates Case Manager. With over 10 years of experience in estate planning and probate administration, Samantha helps to collect, organize, and analyze documents relating to estates and trusts to facilitate bequest management solutions for clients.
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Madisyn Deane
Madisyn joined CCK in June 2023 as a Trusts and Estates Case Manager in the Bequest Management practice where she monitors the progress of trusts and estates administrations, ensures, donors’ wishes are honored, and accelerates the distribution of their gifts.
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Jillian Brissette
Jillian joined CCK in June 2023 as a Trusts and Estates Case Manager in the Bequest Management practice where she monitors the progress of trusts and estates administrations, ensures donors’ wishes are honored, and accelerates the distribution of their gifts.
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Paula Kutneski
Paula joined the CCK Bequest Management team in July 2023 as a Senior Trusts and Estates Case Manager. With 15 years of paralegal experience in the fields of bankruptcy, civil litigation, and trust administration, Paula works to ensure prompt and full distribution of intended testamentary gifts to charities and non-profit organizations by thoroughly reviewing legal documentation, including wills, trusts, beneficiary designations, probate proceedings, and accountings.
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Gloria Hand
Gloria joined CCK in October 2023 as a Trust and Estates Attorney. Her practice focuses on representing national charities and non-profit organizations in fulfilling the intentions of their generous donors, optimizing donations, and reducing administrative complexities. Before joining CCK, Gloria worked as an Estate Planning and Settlement Attorney in Wisconsin. She maintains a law license in Wisconsin.
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John “Jack” F. Kilpatrick
Jack joined CCK in March of 2025 as an Attorney in the Bequest Management practice of the firm. His practice focuses on representing national charities and nonprofit organizations in fulfilling the wishes of their charitable donors while maximizing gifts and minimizing any administrative burden.
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Victoria Araujo
Victoria joined CCK in April 2025 as a Trusts and Estates Case Manager in the Bequest Management practice where she monitors the progress of trusts and estates administrations, ensures donors’ wishes are honored, and accelerates the distribution of their gifts.
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Allison D. Rivard
Allison joined CCK’s Bequest Management Team in June 2025 as a Trusts & Estates Case Manager. In that role, she monitors the progress of trusts and estates administrations, ensures donors’ wishes are honored, and accelerates the distribution of their gifts.
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Aliya Fontes
Aliya joined CCK’s Bequest Management Team in September 2025 as a Trusts & Estates Case Manager. In that role, she monitors the progress of trusts and estates administrations, ensures donors’ wishes are honored, and accelerates the distribution of their gifts.
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Grant Wosencroft
Grant joined CCK in September 2025 as a Trust and Estates Case Manager in the Bequest Management practice of the firm. In this role he monitors the progress of trusts and estates administrations, ensures donors’ wishes are honored, and accelerates the distribution of their gifts.
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Spencer Hallagan
Spencer joined CCK in September 2025 as a Trusts and Estates Case Manager in the Bequest Management practice where he monitors the progress of trusts and estates administrations, ensures donors’ wishes are honored, and accelerates the distribution of their gifts.
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Bethany M. Watson
Beth joined CCK in December of 2025 as a Senior Trust and Estates Case Manager in the Bequest Management practice. With 8 years of experience in estate planning and probate administration, Beth monitors the progress of trusts and estates administrations, ensures donors’ wishes are honored, and accelerates the distribution of their gifts.
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Jay Pickering
Jay joined CCK in January 2026 as a Trusts and Estates Case Manager in the Bequest Management practice where he monitors the progress of trusts and estates administrations, ensures donors’ wishes are honored, and accelerates the distribution of their gifts.
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Lola Balkom
Lola joined CCK in January of 2026 as a Trust and Estates Case Manager in the Bequest Management practice. In that role, she monitors the progress of trusts and estates administrations, ensures donors’ wishes are honored, and accelerates the distribution of their gifts.
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Shannon Cleary
Shannon Cleary is a Client Support Specialist in the firm’s Bequest Management practice. She joined CCK in March 2026 and supports client development and engagement efforts through thoughtful outreach, relationship management, and marketing initiatives. She works closely with the team to help create a seamless and supportive experience for clients, while also supporting national charities and nonprofit organizations in carrying out donors’ wishes and maximizing gifts with minimal administrative burden.