US Trust is part of Bank of America's global wealth and investment management unit.

Bank of America’s US Trust has made 13 hires in nine states over the past month.

In New York, Terence McLaughlin joined the Melville office as a private client advisor from JP Morgan, while Jessica Walsh joined the New York branch as a business development executive from UBS.

In the Golden State, David Bigger joined the Westlake Village office as senior trust officer from Buck & Morris, and Karyn Salman joined in Newport Beach, also as senior trust officer, from Wells Fargo.

Additionally, Kevin Quinn joined the Naples, FL, office as a private client advisor from Cantor Fitzgerald; Aaron Terry joined in Boston, MA, as a senior trust officer from TD Bank; and Catherine Thayer joined in Saint Louis, MO, as a senior trust officer from Lewis, Rice & Fingersh.

In Pennsylvania, Benjamin Auslander joined the West Conshohocken office as a private client advisor. He previously worked at VERITABLE. In Tennessee, Royal Fowler joined the Nashville branch as a portfolio manager from Equitable Trust.

US Trust also made three hires in Texas, in the shape of Alesia Coffman as a private client advisor in Dallas, Barry Johnson as a PCA in Houston and Maureen Jacobi as a personal tax accountant in Dallas. They joined from Westwood Holdings Group, River Oaks Bank & Trust and Can Watters and Associates respectively.

Lastly, in Washington, Thomas Platt has joined the Seattle office as a sales executive. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley.