Vanessa M. King elected STEP Worldwide Council rep for C/bean & Latin America King is Managing Partner of O’Neal Webster

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Managing Partner of local law firm O’Neal Webster, Ms Vanessa M. King was recently elected as a STEP Worldwide Council representative for the Caribbean and Latin America Region.

In this role, King represents the interests of thousands of STEP members across multiple jurisdictions, including the [British] Virgin Islands (VI), The Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman, Bermuda, Nevis, Anguilla, Saint Lucia, Panama, Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay and elsewhere.

STEP, formerly Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, is a global professional body with more than 21,000 members in 100 countries comprised of lawyers, accountants, trustees and other practitioners that sets and upholds high standards, informs public policy, promotes education and connects practitioners globally to share knowledge and best practices in estate planning and related disciplines.

King is held in ‘extremely high regard’ by peers

Chris McKenzie, head of O’Neal Webster’s Trusts and Estates Department, stated in a press release that King’s election “demonstrates the extremely high regard in which Vanessa is held by her peers throughout an especially diverse Region with many competing interests.”

McKenzie added: “Having worked closely with Vanessa on STEP issues over the years, I am thrilled about this news, knowing as I do that Vanessa will represent all our interests very well.”