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![Valisa Carney LinkedIn Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-07/Carney_Valisa_LinkedIn.jpg?h=a7b36234&itok=Ibye8Nl8)
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...
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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...
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...
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Sarah Ulibarri advises clients on advanced estate planning, probate and trust administration, conservatorships of the person (limited and general), and guardianships of the person. She works diligently to establish a trusted partnership with clients on both a personal and professional level. Some of...
![Jay P. Tarshis](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Tarshis_Jay_LinkedIn.jpg?h=5f4e38f5&itok=kCH-l1Pp)
Jay Tarshis's practice focuses on estate planning and administration, taxation, and general corporate law. His estate planning practice is concentrated on inter-generational wealth planning for family business owners and high net worth individuals. Jay frequently addresses business succession issues...
![John F. Meigs](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Meigs_John_LinkedIn_0.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=4NU7EfLU)
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...
![Ronald R. Fieldstone](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Fieldstone_Ronald_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=aRkOpM3c)
Ronald "Ronnie" Fieldstone draws on more than 45 years of legal experience to advise clients on sophisticated commercial and real estate transactions. His focus includes matters involving corporate, real estate, securities and tax law. His advice is also shaped by insights arising from his...
![Nancy A. Slowe](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Slowe_Nancy_LinkedIn_0.jpg?h=753774cc&itok=wf625bRx)
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...
![Arthur Evans](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Evans_Arthur_LinkedIn.jpg?h=4e0e1cc0&itok=9C-g8O6f)
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...
![Maurice D. Lee, III](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Lee_Maurice_LinkedIn.jpg?h=72da4a73&itok=CQRWgB3z)
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...
![Howard B. Miller](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Miller_Howard_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=eIrkKlDL)
Howard Miller is a seasoned business, estates and trusts lawyer who represents clients ranging from single-owner businesses to large family-owned and public companies. His experience spans from representing clients in deals to buy and sell businesses valued up to $150 million and serving as executor...
![Marc Citron](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-02/Citron_Marc_LinkedIn.jpg?h=16f15343&itok=zYBG8Pit)
Marc Citron counsels a broad range of commercial enterprises on real estate deals and other business transactions that are key to their growth and evolution. During his more than 45 years of legal practice, Marc has advised clients ranging from real estate developers, retailers and the hospitality...
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David Shear's practice focuses on condominiums, commercial and residential real estate, community associations, construction, financing, and representing developers in project closings. David is an authorized agent of Old Republic Title Insurance Company, Chicago Title Insurance Company and First...
![John J. Heurich Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Heurich_John_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=rxnDknxu)
John Heurich advises companies on a wide range of deals and corporate matters, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, business formation and restructuring, and corporate governance. He also has experience with private equity and securities offerings, IP licensing, commercial...
![Richard Hayden Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Hayden_Richard_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=18uQ_qEl)
Richard Hayden helps clients involved in major development projects navigate the complex legal landscape they face in securing government approvals. A sampling of the marquee projects he has worked on include repurposing a major urban retail mall stretching over four blocks, state and local...
![Vanessa Schoenthaler](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Schoenthaler_Vanessa_LinkedIn.jpg?h=77788d13&itok=3UL4ioah)
Vanessa Schoenthaler's practice focuses on corporate, securities and regulatory matters, with a particular emphasis on securities transactions, disclosure obligations, corporate governance, investment management and regulatory compliance. Vanessa's corporate finance experience ranges from advising...
![David Y. Sartorio Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Sartorio_David_LinkedIn.jpg?h=72da4a73&itok=Dc9xlVxx)
David Sartorio focuses his practice on corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, control and non-control investments, joint ventures and strategic partnerships. David has experience advising companies ranging from private start-up and growth companies to large public companies...
![Tara P. Carver Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Carver_Tara_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=cpqS1aHw)
Tara Phelan Carver practices in the area of commercial real estate and commercial loan transactions. She represents both private and institutional clients who rely on her for counsel in local and national transactions, including those involving secured and unsecured facilities, intercreditor...
![Michael S. Burg](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Burg_Michael_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=Lut-zsc0)
Michael Burg represents developers, landlords and tenants in real estate matters, including the development approval process, financing, acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, construction and tax planning. His practice has included the purchase of a 350-acre research and office campus and land...
The disposition of estates and trusts often results in complications and disputes requiring the discretion, experience, and accessibility that are the hallmarks of our dispute resolution team. Our clients include individuals, fiduciaries, and non-profit organizations where creative problem-solving...