William Onorato

William Onorato has more than 20 years of experience in the wealth management and trust industry. William is currently serving as the Family Office Practice Leader at RKL Wealth Management LLC since January 2022. Prior to this role, they held the position of Senior Wealth Strategist at the same company since March 2019. Before joining RKL LLP, William worked at Hawthorn, PNC Family Wealth as a Senior Wealth Strategist from May 2015 to March 2019. During their time there, they successfully redesigned the estate plan for a business owner with a net worth of $40 million, resulting in high client satisfaction. From June 2010 to May 2015, William worked as a Wealth Strategist at Sageworth Trust Company, providing complex estate planning and tax advice to ultra-high net worth families. William also collaborated with the family's advisors to implement sophisticated wealth planning strategies. Prior to Sageworth, William was a Senior Wealth Planner at PNC Wealth Management, focusing on estate planning for clients with a net worth exceeding $10 million from May 2009 to June 2010. Earlier in their career, William served as an Associate in Trusts and Estates at DLA Piper, where they drafted estate planning documents for high net worth individuals and prepared tax returns. William also worked as an Associate in Trusts and Estates at Offit Kurman, P.A., managing estate administration matters and handling large estates worth up to $100 million from June 2002 to January 2007. William began their professional journey as a Trust Officer at Mercantile Safe Deposit & Trust Co., where they were responsible for preparing U.S. Gift Tax returns for trust department clients from May 1998 to June 2002. Overall, William possesses a strong background in wealth management, estate planning, and tax advisory roles, with a focus on serving high net worth individuals and families.

William Onorato completed their Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Finance from an undisclosed institution between 1988 and 1992. William then pursued a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law from 1992 to 1995. Subsequently, they obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) specializing in Accounting and Technology from an unknown school between 1999 and 2001.