Whitney A. Alexander

Whitney A. Alexander is Director of McLane Middleton’s Trusts & Estates Department and Managing Director of the Portsmouth Office. She assists individuals and families with estate planning and trust and estate administration. Her practice focuses on high-net-worth planning, family wealth preservation, asset protection, estate and gift tax strategies, income tax planning, and generation-skipping transfer tax considerations. She advises fiduciaries and beneficiaries on efficient trust and estate administration and New Hampshire trust law.

Whitney earned a dual B.A. in Political Science and Justice Studies, cum laude, from the University of New Hampshire and a J.D., cum laude, from New England Law | Boston. Her education provides a strong foundation for analyzing estate planning structures, fiduciary duties, tax-sensitive decisions, and family wealth concerns. It supports her ability to explain complex planning tools and help clients coordinate legal documents with long-term financial, family, and asset-protection objectives.

Whitney assists clients with irrevocable trusts, including dynasty trusts and directed trusts, and with improving existing trusts through decantings and non-judicial settlement agreements. Her background includes elder law and special needs law, including Medicaid planning, long-term care objectives, and planning for individuals with special needs. She is admitted in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine and works with clients, fiduciaries, and families on planning and administration across changing circumstances.

Whitney A. Alexander has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Trusts & Estates and by Massachusetts and New England Super Lawyers in trusts, estates, elder law, and estate and probate categories. She serves in professional and community organizations, including estate planning and elder law groups. Her practice combines technical planning with practical administration guidance, helping clients protect assets, use New Hampshire trust tools, support beneficiaries, and address long-term family planning goals.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, McLane Middleton
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
• Member, Massachusetts Chapter of NAELA
• Member, New Hampshire Chapter of NAELA
• Member, Women’s Bar Association
• Member, Professionalism and Ethics Committee of NAELA
• Board Member, Seacoast Science Center
• Board of Directors and Co-Chair of the Ethics Committee, MassNAELA
• Board Member, Hospice Help Foundation (2019-2020)
• Corporator, New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp
• Member, New Hampshire Estate Planning Council
• Member, Leadership NH (Class of 2023)
• Member, Leadership Seacoast (Class of 2019)
• Member, Boston Estate Planning Council

Licensed State

• New Hampshire
• Massachusetts
• Maine

Education

• New England Law | Boston
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of New Hampshire
  Bachelor’s degree

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