Senior Vice President
Joseph L. Bierwirth, Jr.
Joe Bierwirth is a Senior Vice President at Hemenway Trust Company, where he serves as an account manager of private and charitable trusts.

Joe Bierwirth is a Senior Vice President at Hemenway Trust Company, where he serves as an account manager of private and charitable trusts. With a decade of investment management and fiduciary experience, Joe provides advice on managing assets in trust as well as preserving and growing assets for future generations.

With a background in estate planning and probate law, Joe is able to help clients navigate complex trust issues. He advises clients on personal and financial matters, often addressing family concerns or tensions. Joe works to align individual and family goals with estate planning, tax and wealth management strategies that grow and adapt with changing financial and personal circumstances.

Also a Partner at Hemenway & Barnes LLP and chair of the Litigation Practice Group, Joe represents clients in probate, trust, real property, and business litigation and dispute resolution matters.

  • Named in the Chamber’s 2021 High Net Worth guide as a Notable Practitioner in the area of Private Wealth Disputes - Massachusetts
  • Named to the Best Lawyers in America list
  • Named to the Massachusetts Super Lawyers list

Joe regularly writes and speaks on topics of interest to trustees, family wealth advisors, estate planners and individuals involved in charitable endeavors.

  • Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
  • Member, The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
  • Former Trustee, Boston Bar Foundation (2021-2023)
  • Moderator, Boston Probate & Estate Planning Forum
  • 2022 Boston Bar Association Nominating Committee
  • Co-Chair, Trusts and Estates Steering Committee, Boston Bar Association
  • Presenter to the Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum and Boston Estate Planning Council on recent developments in trust and estate law
  • Faculty member for various continuing legal education seminars on litigation practices and procedures, particularly with respect to trust, probate and business disputes
  • Panelist for a seminar titled "Legal Considerations for Nonprofits in Massachusetts"
  • Panelist for Social Law Library webinar “19 Fiduciary Law Solutions During COVID-19

Joe has authored several published articles on trust law, estate administration, real estate permitting, and nonprofit law. In addition, he is former chair of the Fiduciary Litigation Committee of the Boston Bar Association.

  • Member, Finance Committee, Episcopal City Mission
  • Trustee, Hingham Land Conservation Trust
  • Past Chairman of the Town of Hingham Advisory Committee
  • Served on Hingham's Historical Commission and Community Preservation Committee
  • Member, Board of Overseers for Epiphany School in Dorchester
  • JD, University of San Francisco School of Law (cum laude)
  • BA, College of the Holy Cross
  • Massachusetts
  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
  • Boston Bar Association
  • Boston Estate Planning Council
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