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.

  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Fellow
  • The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
  • Boston Probate & Estate Planning Forum, Moderator
  • Boston Bar Association, Member; Co-Chair, Trusts and Estates Steering Committee; Former Chair, Fiduciary Litigation Committee
  • Boston Estate Planning Council
  • Boston Bar Foundation, Former Trustee (2021-2023)

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

  • 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 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.

  • Finance Committee, Episcopal City Mission, Member
  • Hingham Land Conservation Trust, Trustee
  • Town of Hingham: Past Chairman, Advisory Committee; Former Member, Historical Commission; Former Member, Community Preservation Committee
  • Board of Overseers for Epiphany School in Dorchester, Member
  • Named in the Chamber’s High Net Worth guides from 2021-2025 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
  • JD, University of San Francisco School of Law (cum laude)
  • BA, College of the Holy Cross
  • Massachusetts
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