Hunter practices with the firm’s private wealth services group and assists high net worth individuals and their families in a variety of tax, estate planning, and trust and estate administration matters.

Prior to joining McGuireWoods LLP, Hunter worked with a boutique trusts and estates firm in Richmond, Virginia, where she gained experience drafting estate and gift planning instruments and counseling clients on the administration of complex trusts and estates. Hunter utilizes that experience to help clients accomplish their own planning and giving objectives in a tax efficient and effective manner. She also advises clients in related areas, including the negotiation of premarital agreements and business succession planning.

Hunter holds a B.A. in Sociology and a B.A. in Religion from Furman University. From there, Hunter went on to earn her J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law. While in law school, she served as a legal intern for the Honorable Joseph F. Anderson, Jr. of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. She also received the University of Richmond’s National Association of Women Lawyer’s Award at graduation.

Events

  • Speaker, "Current Developments (Including Tax Law Changes)," 22nd Annual Nonprofit Seminar, November 18, 2025
  • Co-author and co-presenter, "Estate and Tax Planning under OBBBA: The New Normal (for Now)," Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association CLE: Trusts & Estates, September 24, 2025
  • Co-author and co-presenter, "Legislative Updates and Judicial Developments in Trusts & Estates in Virginia," Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association CLE: Trusts & Estates, September 24, 2025
  • Speaker, "Ticking Time-Bombs of GSTs," 52nd Annual Midwest-Midsouth Bondurant Bagby Estate Planning Institute, Lexington, KY, August 1, 2025
  • Speaker, "Nonprofit Current Developments" and "Planned Gifts of Complex or Difficult Assets," 21st Annual Nonprofit Seminar, October 2024
  • Co-presenter (with Stephen W. Murphy), "Recent Developments in Trusts & Estates: Lessons Learned from Recent Judicial Decisions in Virginia," Charlottesville Area Bar Association CLE, September 25, 2024
  • Co-presenter (with Stephen W. Murphy), "Countdown to Sunset 2025: Estate Tax Planning in the Face of Scheduled Changes in the Law," Charlottesville Area Bar Association CLE, September 25, 2024
  • Speaker, "Outright Gift Versus Charitable Vehicle: Donor Advised Funds, Private Foundation, Public Charity – The Pros and Cons," Annual Wealth Planning Update for Fiduciaries and Advisers, October 25, 2023
  • Speaker, "Nonprofit Current Developments," 20th Annual Nonprofit Seminar, September 2023
  • Co-speaker, "Recent Developments in Trusts & Estates: Lessons Learned from Recent Judicial Decisions in Virginia," Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association CLE, September 20, 2023
  • Co-speaker, "Charitable Planning: Opportunities and Pitfalls for the Charitable Legacy," Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association CLE, September 20, 2023
  • Co-presenter (with Meghan G. Hubbard), "Recent Developments in Fiduciary Litigation," 68th Annual William & Mary Tax Conference, Williamsburg, VA, November 9-11, 2022
  • Speaker, "Current Developments," 19th Annual Nonprofit Seminar, Charlottesville, September – October 2022
  • Co-presenter (with Stephen W. Murphy), "Opportunities and Pitfalls for Estate Planning by Spouses," Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association CLE, September 28, 2022

Podcasts

Insights

  • Selected for inclusion, “Ones to Watch,” Trusts and Estates, Best Lawyers, 2024, 2025, 2026
  • Named to “Virginia Rising Stars,” Estate Planning & Probate, Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2023, 2024, 2025