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Our Trust & Estate Administration team advises executors, trustees, and beneficiaries of trusts and estates on various aspects of estate and trust administration, including fiduciary duties and powers, tax planning, and required notices and court filings. When appropriate, we utilize special...

Rebekah Swan represents clients in the areas of fiduciary, estate, trust and conservatorship litigation and administration. She handles matters involving claims of breach of fiduciary duty, undue influence, surcharge, will/trust contests, and financial elder abuse. Rebekah has extensive experience...

In the nonprofit world, "ask Fred" is a common refrain when a complicated planning issue is involved. Fred Marcus provides answers based on his more than four decades of experience handling trust and estate and charitable matters. Fred represents individuals in their estate and philanthropic...

Carol Chow handles business and commercial litigation, as well as litigation pertaining to bankruptcies and other insolvency events. She is highly experienced in the preparation and trying of cases under the time pressures often found in complicated bankruptcy litigation. Carol represents clients on...

Adrienne McKay offers moderate- to high-net-worth clients legal advice on methods for preserving and distributing assets after a loved one's death and planning for future generations. She approaches this process with empathy, compassion, and a caring ear. She understands that in addition to...

Jeffrey Goodfried is a commercial litigator who focuses on cases involving real estate disputes, creditor's rights, breach of contract, and commercial landlord/tenant law, as well as business torts, including fraud, unfair competition and interference with economic advantage. Although based in Los...

Valisa Carney handles estate planning for clients who wish to provide for a responsible, tax-efficient disposition of their hard-earned wealth. A compassionate and knowledgeable attorney, Valisa establishes a close personal relationship with clients to foster comfort and trust. When a client's loved...

Thomas Aikin represents both fiduciaries and beneficiaries of trusts, estates and charitable trusts in contested matters, as well as administration. He places a particular emphasis on representing charities, universities, and other non-profit organizations. He has successfully represented clients...

Samuel Draper advises clients on legal issues connected with preserving and passing on their assets to future generations and other beneficiaries. He focuses principally on estate administration, including the preparation and filing of documents with Register of Wills offices in Maryland. Such...

Tom Murray is a patent agent who helps clients protect their intellectual property through patent preparation and prosecution, as well as analyses involving freedom to operate, non-infringement and invalidity. Tom also has experience with matters involving post-grant prosecutions. His IP work for...

John Meigs concentrates his practice in planning and problem solving for wealthy individuals, their families and property interests, both in the United States and abroad. This includes a substantial amount of work on estate planning and estate and trust administration and on tax aspects of planning...

Nancy Slowe concentrates her practice in estate planning and estate administration. She has significant experience in the design and implementation of estate planning instruments, family wealth transfer arrangements and in sophisticated estate and trust administration matters. Her practice also...

Jorge Garcia is a member of the firm's Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice and concentrates his practice in matters involving bankruptcy and corporate restructuring, and debtor/creditor rights. Jorge works to develop solutions for debtors, trustees, creditors' committees, unsecured creditors, and...

Arthur H. Evans is affiliated with the firm's Financial Services and Tax practices. After graduation from law school, Arthur practiced with two Chicago law firms and from 1978 to 2016, he was managing partner of Evans, Loewenstein, Shimanovsky & Moscardini, Ltd. Arthur is also a certified public...

Lukas Pfannenstiel draws on his scientific background to assist clients in protecting their intellectual property. Lukas has a Ph.D. in cellular and molecular medicine from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, a bachelor's degree in cell biology from University of Kansas, and practical...

Maurice D. Lee, III concentrates his practice in estate planning, estate and trust administration, charitable tax planning, representation of nonprofits, guardianships, estate and trust litigation, and the taxation of estates and trusts. He has spent his career of more than four decades entirely...

Thomas McGuire's practice is concentrated in the areas of estate planning, probate and trust administration, and taxation. Thomas has substantial experience representing a broad range of individuals, financial institutions and tax-exempt organizations in connection with their estate planning and...

Yogini Bhavsar-Jog (Ph.D.) focuses on drafting and prosecuting patents in the areas including biochemistry, molecular biology, pharmaceuticals, biologics, nanotechnology, physics, chemical engineering and medical devices. In addition to the United States, Yogini is involved in managing prosecution...

Valerie O'Shea Murray, Ph.D., is a registered patent agent who prepares and prosecutes patent applications in a broad spectrum of technology areas, including biotechnology, immunology, chemistry, and life sciences. Valerie's intellectual property experience includes work for a variety of clients...

David Brown helps family businesses and high-net worth individuals navigate legal issues connected to the preservation and transfer of their wealth to subsequent generations or other interested parties. He focuses in particular on estate planning, charitable planning, and trust and estate...