Hugh E. Pollard, CES®

Since 1994 Mr. Pollard has provided Qualified Intermediary services to clients seeking to increase their wealth through the benefits of tax-deferral.  He is a frequent lecturer on that subject.  Based in Chicago, he is the Manager of the Central Region for First American Exchange Company.   

He served for eight years on the Board of Directors of the Federation of Exchange Accommodators (FEA), the national trade association for the exchange industry, including two terms as President of the FEA.  Mr. Pollard holds the designation of Certified Exchange Specialist®, which is conferred by the FEA.  In 2009 he received the Margo McDonnell Certified Exchange Specialist® Perpetual Award, in recognition of his service to the exchange industry.

Prior to joining First American, Mr. Pollard held the position of Trust Officer with a Chicago based trust company, where he handled tax-deferred exchanges and land trusts. Before moving to the trust company, he managed the Escrow/Exchange Department and also handled title insurance underwriting questions and loan closing problems for the parent title company.  He also spent nine years in private practice, concentrating on real estate and corporate transactions.

IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D. (with honors) 1983; DePaul University, Chicago, M.B.A. 1980; Loyola University of Chicago, B.A. 1975.