The firm made seven new appointments across the US in April.

US Trust, part of Bank of America's group of wealth businesses, has continued to expand, adding seven new staff in April across the US.

This comes after the firm added 10 new members to its offices in March, as reported by this publication.

It hired William Lavelle as a private client advisor in its Los Angeles office. He was previously a portfolio manager at City National Rochdale.

Maureen Zavatone joined the Hartford, Connecticut office as a private client advisor. She was previously at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management as a senior vice president and financial advisor.

The firm took on three staff in Illinois during April. It appointed Sara Anaszewicz as estate settlement officer, Christopher Floss as senior trust officer and Deirdre Santana as specialty asset manager in its Chicago office.

Anaszewicz was previously at Chuhak & Tescon, Floss was at Hoogendoorn & Talbot, and Santana was at JP Morgan Chase Bank.

Lastly, it hired Erica Bielemeier Slezak as a regional fiduciary advisor and Michael Fogarty as a senior portfolio manager in its New York and Tulsa offices, respectively. Slezak previously worked at Albanese & Albanese. Fogarty previously worked at Scout Investments.