Your future. Your legacy

At times, the complexity of today’s global economy may feel overwhelming. Whether you’re a working professional who is building wealth, a successful executive or business owner contemplating your next act, or the head of a multigenerational family looking to preserve your family’s future—you have questions. You expect clear answers from an advisor with worldwide experience who understands you, your family and your community.


Our highly credentialed team offers the thoughtful perspective and proactive service your family needs to help meet their goals. With a team of advisors spanning decades of experience, we strive, relentlessly, to make sure you feel well taken care of. By putting financial planning at the core of everything we do, we offer the capabilities to help you, your business and your family unlock opportunity, preserve wealth and create continuity.

Advice. Beyond investing

Pursuing your goals together

Our mission is to provide quality strategies customized to your needs. Our goal is to be your primary source of financial advice. To this end, we concentrate our efforts on developing long-term relationships through a commitment to quality client service.

  • paul

    Paul E. Lee, CPWA, CEPA, CRPS, CRPC

    Managing Director–Wealth Management

    Executive Director

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    As the managing member of Legacy Partners, Paul serves as a senior advisor providing advice and guidance to clients.  He draws upon his deep experience as a Certified Public Accountant to assist clients in business succession planning, estate minimization and philanthropic planning.

    Paul proudly served as the Investment Committee Chair - Board of Trustees for the $1.7B Presbyterian Church USA Foundation and has chaired investment, governance and development committees for multiple non-profits.

    Paul received a B.S. in Accounting from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and a Certificate in Advanced Portfolio Management from DePaul University.   He is a CPWA® from the Yale School of Management, a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA®), a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC®), and a Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist (CRPS®).

    Paul and his wife, Kimberly, reside in Barrington with their three children, Connor, Jack & Jenna.

    • Barron’s Top 250 Private Wealth Management Teams, 2024The Barron's rating is awarded annually in May based on information from the prior year Q4.
    • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in April based on information from a 12 month period ending June of the prior year.
    • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in January, based on information from a 12 month period ending March of the prior year.
    • UBS Wealth Management Director’s Council, 2026UBS Financial Services Inc. Councils are a distinction held by UBS Financial Advisors based on criteria including evaluation of compliance with firm rules, standards & policies and revenue. Council membership is not representative of any one client's experience and is not indicative of the advisor’s future performance.
    • UBS Wealth Management President’s Council, 2024, 2025UBS Financial Services Inc. Councils are a distinction held by UBS Financial Advisors based on criteria including evaluation of compliance with firm rules, standards & policies and revenue. Council membership is not representative of any one client's experience and is not indicative of the advisor’s future performance.

    Eligibility is based on quantitative factors and is not necessarily related to the quality of the investment advice. For more information on third party rating methodologies, please visit ubs.com/us/en/designation-disclosures

    • The Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, B.S. in Accounting
    • Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, DePaul University, MBA
    • Yale School of Management
    • Executive Director
    • Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor
    • Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist
    • Certified Exit Planning Advisor
    • Institutional Consultant, UBS Institutional Consulting Program
    Financial planning
    Long-term care planning
    Estate planning strategies
    Philanthropy
    Exit planning
    Alternative investments
    Retirement Plan consulting
    Family Offices
    303 E Main Street
    3rd Floor
    Barrington, IL 60010
    paul.e.lee@ubs.com
    Paul E. Lee, CPWA, CEPA, CRPS, CRPC
    303 E Main Street,Barrington,IL,60010
  • Ashley Childress

    Ashley Childress

    Client Associate

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    Ashley will be responsible for supporting the team in all phases of client relationship management.  She will strive to provide the high-quality personalized service.

    Ashley graduated from The University of Illinois with a B.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology and an MBA from DePaul University Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. 

    Ashley resides in Chicago.

      Eligibility is based on quantitative factors and is not necessarily related to the quality of the investment advice. For more information on third party rating methodologies, please visit ubs.com/us/en/designation-disclosures

      • University of Illinois, B.A. Molecular Biology
      • Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, DePaul University, MBA
        303 East Main Street
        Barrington, IL 60010
        ashley.childress@ubs.com
        Ashley Childress
        303 East Main Street,Barrington,IL,60010
      • ryan

        Ryan T. Lindgren, CIMA, CFP

        Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

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        Serving as a relationship manager for the team, Ryan provides advice and guidance to affluent families and professionals.  He employs the team's strategic approach in helping clients address their complex financial needs and lay the foundation for pursuing their goals.

        Ryan currently serves as the Treasurer of the University of Illinois – Chicago Letterman's Club and is the Founder and President of the Patrick Grange Memorial Foundation for ALS.

        Ryan is a Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®) from University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) and earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP®) designation.  Ryan received a B.S. in Finance and Marketing from the University of Illinois – Chicago.  

        Ryan and his wife, Jen, reside in Chicago with their children Isla and Greyson.

        • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in January, based on information from a 12 month period ending March of the prior year.

        Eligibility is based on quantitative factors and is not necessarily related to the quality of the investment advice. For more information on third party rating methodologies, please visit ubs.com/us/en/designation-disclosures

        • University of Illinois – Chicago, B.S. Finance and Marketing
        • Certified Investment Management Analyst
        • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER
        • Certified Exit Planning Advisor
        Financial planning
        Retirement planning
        Estate planning strategies
        Business succession
        Investing
        Custom portfolios
        303 East Main Street
        Barrington, IL 60010
        ryan.lindgren@ubs.com
        Ryan T. Lindgren, CIMA, CFP
        303 East Main Street,Barrington,IL,60010
      • jake

        Jacob R. Niggemann

        Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

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        Serving as a relationship manager for the team, Jake executes and implements the strategic recom­mendations for our clients, such as gaps of insurance coverage and credit and liquidity management solutions through UBS Bank USA. He is also responsible for coordinating with our client’s other advisors to ensure that our collaborative work for our mutual client is achieved.

        Jake currently serves as the Treasurer of the Board of Directors for Messiah Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten and is the Founder and Administrator of The Gayle M. Niggemann Memorial Fund.

        Jake received a B.S. in finance from Northern Illinois University and a Certificate in Advanced Portfolio Management from DePaul University.

        Jake and his wife, Krystal, reside in Wauconda with their two children, Conrad and Collette.

        • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2026The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in January, based on information from a 12 month period ending March of the prior year.

        Eligibility is based on quantitative factors and is not necessarily related to the quality of the investment advice. For more information on third party rating methodologies, please visit ubs.com/us/en/designation-disclosures

        • Northern Illinois University, B.S. Finance
        • Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, DePaul University, MBA
        • Certified Investment Management Analyst
        • Certified Exit Planning Advisor
        Financial planning
        Retirement planning
        Estate planning strategies
        Business succession
        Investing
        Custom portfolios
        Asset allocation
        Securities-backed lending
        303 East Main Street
        Barrington, IL 60010
        jacob.niggemann@ubs.com
        Jacob R. Niggemann
        303 East Main Street,Barrington,IL,60010
      • Jeanne

        Jeanne Varwig

        Wealth Strategy Associate

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        Jeanne brings over 25 years of financial services experience.  She will be responsible for supporting the team in all phases of client relationship management.  Jeanne will strive to exceed your expectations by providing attentive, high-touch personalized service.   

        Jeanne has a BS from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management

        Jeanne and her son Sean reside in Barrington. 

          Eligibility is based on quantitative factors and is not necessarily related to the quality of the investment advice. For more information on third party rating methodologies, please visit ubs.com/us/en/designation-disclosures

          • University of Michigan, B.A. English
          • Kellogg Scholl of Management, Northwestern University, MBA, Finance & Accounting
            303 East Main Street
            Barrington, IL 60010
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            Jeanne Varwig
            303 East Main Street,Barrington,IL,60010
          • Ann Bjerke

            Managing Director

            Head of Advanced Planning

          • Titus Song

            Executive Director

            Alternative Investments Consultant

          • Sarah J. Salomon , CAP®

            Managing Director

            Head – Family Advisory and Philanthropy

          • Matthew Morris, CFA

            Managing Director

            Head, Portfolio Advisory Group Midwest, New York and Northeast Division

          • Jennifer Miara

            Jennifer Miara

            Executive Director

            Ultra High Net Worth Lending Specialist, Lending Origination

          You. Connected.

          As a UBS Private Wealth Management team, we connect you to firmwide experts, thought leaders and premier resources to address your most important goals.

          You. Connected.

          Your family

          Your family

          Your business

          Your business

          Your legacy

          Your legacy

          Partnering with resources across UBS, including the Global Family Office, the Family Office Services Group as well as our global investment bank, we integrate institutional-level business solutions for family offices. From family governance to business transition, we help bridge the generations to preserve wealth, seize opportunity and create continuity.

          Given our experience helping entrepreneurs and founders launch, evolve and exit their companies, we believe our advice can add value at every stage.  From growth strategies and succession planning to business transition planning and post-liquidity wealth management, we will guide you every step of the way.

          With our diverse backgrounds, we provide an experienced perspective on both financial and legacy planning. Through our comprehensive planning process, we help prioritize your goals, establish proper asset allocation, manage risk and assess estate and charitable planning strategies.

          Our planning process begins with a series of meaningful conversations. We then work with you to establish a comprehensive financial plan that prioritizes your goals.

          Connecting you to the deep resources of UBS

          By seeing the big picture, we provide access to the global platforms and the financial and intellectual strengths of UBS’s experts in Wealth Management, Asset Management and our Private and Investment Banks.

          Customized investing for your specific situation

          Investments are the way we make your plan work. Our goals-based investment philosophy allows for highly customized portfolios driven by a strategic wealth allocation process. We practice a balanced, non-proprietary investment strategy and believe that research, diversification, and risk monitoring are the foundation of financial success.

          As we implement your investment strategy, we communicate regularly and track performance, rebalancing and making adjustments for life changes and economic conditions.

          Investment management

          Portfolio management

          UBS Private Wealth Management

          You. Connected.

          There are two sides to every dream. When it comes to caring for the family you love, the business you’ve built and the legacy you create, we believe connection is the key to transforming ideas into actions.

          • Dreamers and doers
          • Intellects and experts
          • Planners and practitioners
          They inform our thinking, fuel our ambitions and help us invest for a better world. And they’re here.

          You. Connected.

          A leader in wealth management

          Backed by the strength of our parent company, UBS AG

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          for High Net-Worth clients

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          $7 trn

          UBS Group invested assets
          As of 12/31/2025

          14.8%

          CET1 capital ratio
          UBS is one of the world’s best-capitalized banks

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