Argent Trust Company

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Argent Trust Overview

Preserving Your Wealth

Argent Trust Company is Argent Financial Group’s flagship subsidiary. For over 30 years, we have helped individuals, families, businesses, and institutions ensure their legacy and safeguard their wealth through trust administration and estate planning, investment management, and other fiduciary services. 

We operate under a Tennessee-domiciled trust charter so that our clients may benefit from Tennessee’s very advantageous trust laws. Tennessee is a friendly state to trusts because of its favorable tax laws and other asset protection legislation available to anyone in the U.S. as long as a qualified trustee is a resident of Tennessee or part of a Tennessee-based trust institution, such as Argent. Visit our blog to read more about the benefits of a Tennessee trust.

Argent is Tennessee’s largest state-chartered independent trust company.

 

We provide the following services:

Professional Trust Management
Wealth Management
Investment Management
Employee Stock Ownership Plans
Retirement Plan Administration
Retirement Plan Consulting
Funeral and Cemetery Trust Services
Governmental Services
Philanthropic Services

Argent Trust Company Services

Trusts & Estate Planning

A broad spectrum of Trust strategies available to provide long-term financial stability and growth for your financial legacy.

Employee Stock Ownership Plans

Premier trustee and special fiduciary services for employee stock ownership plans across the United States.

Funeral & Cemetery Trusts

A dedicated business unit focused solely on serving the deathcare businesses across the U.S. with funeral and cemetery trust needs.

Governmental Services

Administrative and investment expertise serving governments and municipal bodies in managing complex public finances.

Locations

Atlanta

1100 Abernathy Road 500 Northpark Suite 550, Atlanta, GA 30328

PH: (855) 504-1376

Austin

3508 Far West Blvd. Ste 375, Austin, TX 78731

PH: (512) 524-2300

Baton Rouge

4224 Bluebonnet Blvd. Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

PH: (225) 372-1903

Beaumont

6280 Delaware Suite B, Beaumont, TX 77706

PH: (409) 866-6280

Birmingham

600 University Park Place Suite 200, Birmingham, AL 35209

PH: (205) 730-5100

Charlotte

11020 David Taylor Drive Suite 430, Charlotte, NC 28262

PH: (980) 224-4772

Corpus Christi

800 North Shoreline Blvd. Suite 1701 S, Corpus Christi, TX 78401

PH: (361) 881-8222

Dallas

3838 Oak Lawn Avenue Suite 1715, Dallas, Texas 75219

PH: (469) 708-3110

Fort Worth

4200 S. Hulen Street Suite 217, Fort Worth, TX 76109

PH: (817) 502-3586

Greenville

15 South Main Street Suite 901, Greenville, SC 29601

PH: (864) 271-3422

Lake Charles

1400 Market Street Suite 1A, Lake Charles, LA 70601

PH: (337) 436-2966

Louisville

462 South Fourth Street Suite 1200, Louisville, KY 40202

PH: (502) 569-7400

Memphis - Argent

850 Ridge Lake Blvd. Suite #210, Memphis, TN 38120

PH: (901) 767-3103

Nashville

3102 West End Avenue Suite 775, Nashville, TN 37203

PH: (615) 385-2345

New Orleans

201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 2420, New Orleans, LA 70170

PH: (504) 291-8800

Orwigsburg

131 West Market Street Suite 1, Orwigsburg, PA 17961

PH: (570) 621-8070

Oxford

613 South Lamar, Oxford, MS 38655

PH: (662) 550-4751

Ridgeland

1020 Highland Colony Pkwy #603, Ridgeland, MS 39157

PH: (601) 707-0008

Ruston

500 E Reynolds Dr., Ruston, LA 71270

PH: (318) 251-5800

San Antonio

755 East Mulberry Suite 400, San Antonio, TX 78212

PH: (210) 352-2410

Shreveport

333 Texas Street Suite 699, Shreveport, LA 71101

PH: (318) 588-6500

Wilmington

2602 Iron Gate Drive Suite 202, Wilmington, NC 28412

PH: (910) 550-0526

Atlanta

1100 Abernathy Road 500 Northpark Suite 550, Atlanta, GA 30328

(855) 504-1376

Austin

3508 Far West Blvd. Ste 375, Austin, TX 78731

(512) 524-2300

Baton Rouge

4224 Bluebonnet Blvd. Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

(225) 372-1903

Beaumont

6280 Delaware Suite B, Beaumont, TX 77706

(409) 866-6280

Birmingham

600 University Park Place Suite 200, Birmingham, AL 35209

(205) 730-5100

Charlotte

11020 David Taylor Drive Suite 430, Charlotte, NC 28262

(980) 224-4772

Corpus Christi

800 North Shoreline Blvd. Suite 1701 S, Corpus Christi, TX 78401

(361) 881-8222

Dallas

3838 Oak Lawn Avenue Suite 1715, Dallas, Texas 75219

(469) 708-3110

Fort Worth

4200 S. Hulen Street Suite 217, Fort Worth, TX 76109

(817) 502-3586

Greenville

15 South Main Street Suite 901, Greenville, SC 29601

(864) 271-3422

Lake Charles

1400 Market Street Suite 1A, Lake Charles, LA 70601

(337) 436-2966

Louisville

462 South Fourth Street Suite 1200, Louisville, KY 40202

(502) 569-7400

Memphis - Argent

850 Ridge Lake Blvd. Suite #210, Memphis, TN 38120

(901) 767-3103

Nashville

3102 West End Avenue Suite 775, Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 385-2345

New Orleans

201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 2420, New Orleans, LA 70170

(504) 291-8800

Orwigsburg

131 West Market Street Suite 1, Orwigsburg, PA 17961

(570) 621-8070

Oxford

613 South Lamar, Oxford, MS 38655

(662) 550-4751

Ridgeland

1020 Highland Colony Pkwy #603, Ridgeland, MS 39157

(601) 707-0008

Ruston

500 E Reynolds Dr., Ruston, LA 71270

(318) 251-5800

San Antonio

755 East Mulberry Suite 400, San Antonio, TX 78212

(210) 352-2410

Shreveport

333 Texas Street Suite 699, Shreveport, LA 71101

(318) 588-6500

Wilmington

2602 Iron Gate Drive Suite 202, Wilmington, NC 28412

(910) 550-0526

Our Team

Jim Christman

Jim Christman

Vice President & Trust Officer
Lake Charles

Jim joined Argent in 2008 to lead the company's office in Lake Charles, Louisiana. As an Argent Trust Officer, Jim services current clients and develops prospective clients for Trust Services, 1031 exchanges, and Fee-based Investment Management. Jim has been in...

Jim McElroy CFA®

Jim McElroy CFA®

Member-Investment Committee
Atlanta

Over an investment career covering over forty years, Jim McElroy has served as portfolio manager, partner, mutual fund manager, Chief Investment Officer, President, consultant and writer of commentary for several financial institutions and private investment firms....

Joe Fisher, Jr

Joe Fisher, Jr

Senior Vice President
Beaumont

Joe has worked for Argent and its predecessor, Genesis Wealth Management for 20 years. As Senior Vice President, Joes serves high net worth clients in the Beaumont area focusing on wealth management and trust services. Joe is one of the most experienced financial...

John McCollum, CFA®

John McCollum, CFA®

Chief Investment Officer, Argent Financial Group
Atlanta

John joined Argent Financial Group in 2015 and is responsible for overseeing investment management services for Heritage Trust Company and Argent Trust Company where he chairs the Investment Committee. John also supports corporate strategy and development activities...

John O. Allen, Jr

John O. Allen, Jr

Market President - Greenville, SC
Greenville

John Allen manages client relationships and leads the Greenville office in its client service efforts. He has 35 years of experience in trust, wealth management, tax and financial planning. Allen holds a BA from Furman University and is an Accredited Estate Planner...

Jon K. Daubert, J.D., LL.M.

Jon K. Daubert, J.D., LL.M.

Senior Vice President, Trust Officer
San Antonio

Jon joined Argent in 2019 and is responsible for managing personal and institutional relationships. He has more than 17 years of estate planning and trust banking experience with Frost Bank in San Antonio. Jon spent his early career in law, practicing as an estate,...

Jonathan Berry, J.D.

Jonathan Berry, J.D.

Senior Vice President
Fort Worth

Jonathan D. Berry serves as Senior Vice President based in our Fort Worth office. Berry will help lead the local trust management team, including facilitating new business development and relationships while providing customized client solutions. Berry brings over 14...

Justin Wilson, J.D.

Justin Wilson, J.D.

Senior Vice President, Senior Legal Counsel
Wilmington

As Senior Legal Counsel for Argent Trust Company, Justin is responsible for the oversight of all legal matters pertaining to the Funeral and Cemetery Trust Division and its fiduciary activities. Before joining Argent Trust Company, Justin was SVP and Senior Legal...

Kathy Christoffel, CTFA

Kathy Christoffel, CTFA

Market President - Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth

Kathy oversees Argent Trust's Fort Worth wealth management team, including facilitating business development and providing client solutions. A Certified Trust and Fiduciary Advisor (CTFA), Kathy brings to Argent Trust 27 years of experience as a senior vice president...

Kathy Sutton

Kathy Sutton

Assistant Vice President, Trust Officer
Ruston

Kathy has been with Argent for over 23 years and has over 28 years of experience administering employee benefit plans. She focuses on the administrative duties for the employee benefits area while also serving as Corporate Secretary for Argent Financial Group. Kathy...

Katie Watts, CFIRS

Katie Watts, CFIRS

Institutional Services Officer
Ruston

As Institutional Services Officer at Argent, Katie serves in the corporate trust area which consists of more than 300 individual municipal bond issues and 100 political subdivisions with a combined issue size exceeding $2 billion. Katie joined Argent in October 2010....

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