Jarrett Bostwick

Jarrett Bostwick is a Partner, General Counsel, and Co-Founder of Spearhead. Mr. Bostwick is also the Managing Principal of National Financial Companies, a multi-family office venture capital investment firm.

Prior to Spearhead and National Financial Companies, Mr. Bostwick was a Partner in the law firm of Handler Thayer, LLP, which provides professional services to affluent families, family offices, and privately held companies. He remains of counsel to the firm. Prior to joining Handler Thayer, LLP, Mr. Bostwick was a Partner in the Wealth Planning & Philanthropy Group of Gardner, Carton & Douglas, LLP in Chicago, Illinois. His experience includes tax litigation, valuation, and accounting analysis, and serving as the Director of Wealth Planning Design for a nationwide financial planning company.

In December 2005, Mr. Bostwick was named by Worth Magazine as “One of the Top 100 Attorneys in the United States” serving affluent families and family offices. He has also been recognized by various independent organizations on their lists of top attorneys. Leading Lawyers Network named Mr. Bostwick as one of the Top Attorneys in Illinois, in the area of Trust, Will & Estate Planning Law. Mr. Bostwick has also been named to the lists of The Best Lawyers in America for Trusts & Estates Law and to the Super Lawyers Illinois Rising Stars in the areas of Estate Planning & Probate, and Tax. Mr. Bostwick is a member of the American, Chicago, and Illinois State Bar Associations, and was named the Vice-Chair of the Exempt Organization Sections of the American Bar Association Real Property Probate and Trust Law Charitable Planning and Exemption Organizations Group. Mr. Bostwick is a nationally prominent speaker and author who has been named to Marquis Who’s Who in America, as well as to The Best Lawyers in America.

Mr. Bostwick earned his Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs degree at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., his Juris Doctorate Degree from Gonzaga University School of Law in Spokane, Washington, and his Masters of Law in Taxation from the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle, Washington.