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Address
1740 Ridge Avenue - LL 15B
Evanston, Illinois 60201 (Cook Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
5.0
out of 5
While this firm of five lawyers has served and continues to serve a variety of high net-north clients, its focus is on providing high-quality estate and business planning services, including asset protection and related transactional and litigation services, including real estate, for the often - underserved middle economic class of clients. This focus has led to the firm's recent expansion with the addition of a condominium office northwestern Indiana. More expansion is presently contemplated. Regardless of such expansion, the firm's total commitment is and will remain complete client service and satisfaction at an affordable cost. Statement of PracticeTrusts and Estates, Asset Protection, Wills and Probate, Elder Law, Real Estate, Business Law. Year Established: 2002
Firm Size: 5
ClientsSPECIAL COUNSEL FOR: National Association of Financial and Estate Planners
United Landlords Association
American Konkani Association.
Address1740 Ridge Avenue - LL 15B
Evanston, IL 60201, (Cook Co.)
PhonePhone: 888-213-9120
Fax: 312-856-9743
Website
http://www.estateplanningattorneychicago.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesChicago, Illinois: (Main Office) 205 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2600, 60601. Telephone: 312-856-9741. Fax: 312-856-9743.
Chesterton, Indiana: 830 East Sidewalk Road, Suite 101, 46304. Telephone: 219-926-4200. Fax: 219-926-4225.
Michael T. Sawyier (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, January 6, 1948; admitted to bar, 1972, Illinois; 1974, New York and District of Columbia; 1976, California; 1977, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1983, Indiana; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, Texas. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1969); University of Chicago (J.D., 1972); Yale University (LL.M., 1973); John Marshall Law School (LL.M., Tax, 2000). Michael T. Sawyier is the principal lawyer of the Law Offices of Michael T. Sawyier. University of Chicago Law Review, 1972. Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, American Association of Retired Persons Legal Services Network and Wealth Counsel Network. Member, Advisory Board of the Association of Chartered Senior Financial Planners (ACSFP). Special Counsel, National Association of Financial and Estate Planning (NAFEP). Member: Chicago Bar (Member, Sections on: Trust Law; Probate Practice; Elder Law and Asset Protection Committees); Illinois State Bar (Member, Sections on: Trusts and Estate and Elder Law); American Bar (Member, Sections on: Entity Selection; Family Limited Partnership/LLC and Long-Term Health Care Committees) Associations. (Also at Chesterton, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois Offices). Reported Cases: Treister v. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (U.S. Sup. Ct. 1984). Practice Areas: Asset Protection; Trusts and Estates; Business Law; Limited Liability Entity Law; Tax Planning; Income, Estate and Gift Tax Planning; Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Estate Planning; Estate Litigation.
Jason R. Williams (Member) admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. Education: DePaul University (B.A., cum laude, 1999); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Chicago Bar Association (Co-Chair, Veterans Legal Assistance and Military Law, Young Lawyers Section). [U.S. Attorney, 82 Airborne Division, 1996-1997]. (Also at Chicago, Illinois Office). Practice Areas: Asset Protection; Professional Liability Employment Law; Estate Planning; Business Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Jason R. Williams
ASSOCIATESCharles F. Maupin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Indiana; 2007, Illinois. Education: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (B.S., 2002); Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Associate Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. John R. Pera, Lake County Superior Court No. 6. (Also at Chesterton, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois Offices). Practice Areas: Business Law; Intellectual Property; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate.Email: Charles F. Maupin
Claudia C. Neri (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2006, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: Purdue University, Calumet (B.A., 2001); Valparaiso University (J.D., 2004). Law Clerk to Hon. Sheldon Gardner, Cook County. (Also at Chesterton, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois Offices). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Elder Law.Email: Claudia C. Neri
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