Washington Trust Wealth Management serves clients from offices in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. The firm has around $5.7 billion in assets under administration.

Kathleen Ryan has been appointed as a senior vice president of wealth management client services, trust and estate services at Washington Trust Wealth Management.

Ryan will join Washington Trust in December from the law firm Partridge Snow & Hahn, where she was partner and chair of the trusts and estates group.  

In her new leadership role, Ryan will oversee Washington Trust Wealth Management's trust and estate services group, providing expertise and guidance on fiduciary services, including wealth transfer planning and related tax issues, charitable giving and business succession planning.