Christine Pronek
CPA, MST, Principal
To be successful you have to enjoy doing your best while at the same time contributing to something beyond yourself.
— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Christine is the Trusts & Estates Practice Leader at WilkinGuttenplan and specializes in estate, trust, gift, and income tax planning and compliance for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, and business owners. She advises clients on a wide range of domestic and international estate matters, helping them navigate complex tax, multi-generational wealth transfer, fiduciary, and succession planning considerations. Her background includes extensive experience representing clients with sophisticated trust and estate structures, as well as coordinating with attorneys, investment advisors, and family offices.
Christine also works closely with business owners on estate and succession planning strategies, helping clients evaluate tax-efficient structures and long-term planning opportunities designed to preserve and transfer wealth across generations.
Before joining WilkinGuttenplan, Christine spent more than two decades specializing in trust, estate, and gift taxation at regional and national accounting firms. Her experience includes serving as Partner-in-Charge of the Trust and Estate Department at PKF O’Connor Davies, where she advised a broad range of clients on both domestic and international trust and estate matters.
Earlier in her career, Christine served as a Revenue Agent with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), an experience that provided a strong technical foundation in tax matters and examinations.
Licenses and Certifications:
- CPA License: New Jersey
Professional and Civic Achievements:
- 2026–2027 Secretary, Mercer County Estate Planning Council
- Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Member, Executive Women of New Jersey (EWNJ)
- Member, New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA)
- Member, Two River Theater Charitable Planned Giving Council
- Member, Two River Theater Board of Trustees
- Former Member, NJCPA Scholarship Committee
- Former Member, NJCPA Board of Trustees
- Former Officer, Central Jersey Estate Planning Council
Education:
- Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Quinnipiac University
- Master of Science in Taxation, Fairleigh Dickinson University
What motivates you?
The interest that I have in my area of specialty and the pleasure of helping clients achieve their goals.
If you weren’t an accountant/consultant, what would you be?
I think I would be in the advertising industry. I like coming up with clever ideas and slogans to promote things.
What advice would you give to the next generation of CPAs and Advisors?
Make sure you love what you do. There are many different opportunities for someone with a CPA license so find what you love to do within that realm.
If you had a theme song, what would it be?
Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves.
