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HighTower Adds Former Merrill Lynch Team In Florida

Eliane Chavagnon Editor - Family Wealth Report August 12, 2014

HighTower Adds Former Merrill Lynch Team In Florida

HighTower has opened a fourth office in Florida office with HighTower Fort Myers, the 44th team to join the HighTower Partnership.

Chicago, IL-headquartered HighTower has opened a fourth office in Florida office with HighTower Fort Myers, the 44th team to join the HighTower Partnership.

The Fort Myers team – which works with high net worth individuals and families - is made up of Pamela Lynn Abraham, Jack Thomas and Trevor Swartz, who all join HighTower as partners.

Abraham previously spent 33 years at Merrill Lynch, where she led Pamela Lynn Abraham & Associates, while Thomas and Swartz led Merrill Lynch’s Thomas & Swartz Global Wealth Management.

The partners bring three colleagues: director and senior wealth management advisor Mathew Verrengia; senior registered associate Benita Alstatt; and client services associate Tiffany Likness.

Click here to view a recent interview with HighTower's chief executive on the firm's business model and the "breakaway" trend. 

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