Jacqueline C. Zipser . Esq.
Member of the Board of Directors
A native of Boulder, Colorado, Jacqui brings 30+ years of legal and fiduciary oversight experience to her role as a member of the board of Trail Ridge Wealth Management. She is counsel to the Fort Collins law firm of Massey, Mitchell & Kelly, PLLC, where she concentrates her practice in estate planning, fiduciary law, and the administration of trusts and estates.
Experience
Jacqui attended Princeton University, graduating with departmental honors in Politics, and Northwestern University School of Law, graduating cum laude and Order of the Coif (top ten percent of the class). She began her career as an associate attorney with the Chicago law firm of Schiff Hardin LLP, then transitioned from drafting to implementing estate plans as a Vice President and Trust Officer with Wells Fargo Bank. From 2001 to 2016, Jacqui managed the trust services team for First National Bank in Fort Collins. Her responsibilities expanded over time to include managing the delivery of trust services across the bank’s Colorado locations and serving as trust counsel and chairperson of its trust committee. She has co-authored articles for Trusts & Estates magazine and presented at local and national continuing legal education seminars. Jacqui is a member of the Colorado and Larimer County Bar Associations.
Outside Interests
Jacqui served on the Poudre Valley Hospital Foundation Planned Giving Committee and on the Boards of Directors of Rivendell School and OpenStage Theatre. Currently, she serves on the Board of the Food Bank for Larimer County and is a charter member of WomenGive.
You'd Never Guess
Jacqui can keep stats for a baseball team, knit a sweater, make excellent small talk in German, and has been practicing yoga for over 20 years.