We've had some questions lately about the roles people play in estate plans. These people (which lawyers call a "fiduciary"), include your personal representative, your trustee, your "agents," and the guardians for your minor children. Personal Representative Your Personal Representative (or "PR") is a person you designate in your Will. His or her job is simply to wrap up your financial affairs after you die. (The out-of-date name for this job was the "executor." We don't use that term ...