Without question, the greatest position of trust and professional responsibility a private professional fiduciary can undertake is that of conservator of the person and estate of an individual who has lost the capacity to make his or her own decisions regarding issues of placement, personal health, medical treatment and management of personal financial assets. PMF began its practice focusing on conservatorships of the person and estate (and administration of the trusts that often accompany them), so we have a very substantial depth of knowledge with respect to this extraordinarily complex and challenging variety of court-supervised casework. Perhaps most important, we have an enduring commitment to preserving the health and welfare of the persons we conserve according to their wishes as we understand them, and to maximizing their personal autonomy within the limits of their capacities
