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Erin A. Cook is the owner of Estate Planning of SC, LLC. Prior to starting her own firm in 2008, Erin spent 7 years as an associate with two highly respected firms in Columbia, South Carolina. Her practice concentrates on both taxable and nontaxable estate planning; probate and trust administration and prenuptial agreements.. Erin received her B.A. in English from Winthrop University, her J.D. from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 2000, and her Masters of Laws in Taxation from the University of Florida. While at Cumberland, Erin served as Student Materials Editor for the Cumberland Law Review, and her article, "Shining Lights at the Bar: Shakespeare's Portia as a Model for Female Attorneys," was published in 2000.. Active in her community, Erin is involved with the Junior League of Columbia, Women in Philanthropy, Alliance for Women, Young Leaders Society of the United Way, and Community Opportunity Resource. She also serves on the Membership Committee of the Summit Club, and is a member of the following professional organizations: Young Lawyers Division of the South Carolina Bar Association, Estate Planning Council, and Columbia Tax Study Group. She is also a frequent lecturer on tax, estate planning, and probate and trust administration issues.

T.C. Reynolds attended the University of South Carolina where he graduated with honors with a B.S. in Business Administration. He then went on to the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he graduated with a Juris Doctorate. Throughout his studies, T.C. was active in Young Life and Midtown Fellowship. He is currently living in Cayce and is active in the Lexington and South Carolina Bar Associations. He currently serves as the Chair for the Probate Committee of the Lexington County Bar. His practice is focused on Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Estate Planning and Business Organization.

I take pride in my highly personalized approach which takes into account the individual needs and goals of each of my clients to create a custom tailored estate plan. My background as a C.P.A. and former IRS attorney, along with a 30-year legal career, complements my “straight talk” and strong technical analysis in leading clients through the estate planning, trust administration and estate tax maze.

Estate Planning, Tax and Corporate Governance Attorney. Robert “Bob” Mondo, MBA, JD, AEP®, LLM is an attorney based in Illinois. He advises clients on estate planning, taxation, corporate governance and complex federal statutes. Bob’s practice is directed to individuals that need guidance on Trusts, Power of Attorney, Taxation, Medicaid, Special Needs and related matters.. With over a twenty years of experience advising individuals and business owners on their estate planning and tax needs. Bob partners with his clients, designing comprehensive and customized estate plans for individuals and business owners as well as navigating complex tax matters. Bob strives to understand the goals of his clients, utilizing various types of trusts to ensure assets are protected for future generations. He also assists individuals and businesses in sophisticated tax matters, including personal income tax, business tax, gift and estate tax, and negotiating liabilities with the IRS. Bob has attained the designation of an Accredited Estate Planner®, awarded by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC). The AEP® designation is a graduate level specialization in estate planning, obtained in addition to already recognized professional credentials within the various disciplines of estate planning. It is awarded by the NAEPC to recognize estate planning professionals who meet stringent requirements of experience, knowledge, education, professional reputation, and character, and who commit to the team concept of estate planning.. Bob graduated from Pepperdine University – Caruso School of Law earning his LLM degree and from Illinois Institute of Technology – Chicago Kent College of Law earning his JD degree. He also graduated from Lewis University with a Masters of Business Administration in Finance achieving Magna Cum Laude.

Every adult should have an estate plan, especially parents, unmarried couples, and single people of retirement age. A good estate plan brings peace of mind. Peace of mind that you have taken care of the people who depend on you and made things easier for your loved ones. Peace of mind that your important personal decisions will be respected when you are no longer able to communicate them. Peace of mind that you have minimized confusion, disputes, delays, expenses, taxes, and more if you suddenly lose capacity or die.. Exploring these topics and making decisions can be difficult, especially if you have not administered a loved one's estate or trust, have never experienced serious illness firsthand, or have a small number of trusted individuals in your inner circle.. Patrick uses clear communication, patient listening, and years of experience to educate, advise, and empower his clients. Our law firm's step-by-step process ensures that clients' estate plans are comprehensive and thorough without overwhelming them with too many decisions at once.. In addition to (1) preparing wills, trusts, and estate planning for Illinois residents, Patrick can also help with (2) preparing and negotiating premarital agreements for Illinois residents, (3) advising trustees in the uncontested administration of Illinois trusts, and (4) advising beneficiaries of Illinois trusts concerning their rights and reviewing trust administration documents.

Dean R. Hedeker is a leading Chicago-area authority on estate and tax planning, business law, and investments. Dean has more than 37 years' experience helping business owners and families grow, protect, and pass on their hard-earned money through tax planning, estate planning, and investment management services. Over the past 10 years alone, Dean has created more than 2,000 estate plans and every year he handles more than 300 complex tax returns for business and families. Currently, he manages the wealth of more than 80 hard-working families. Dean is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and has a Bachelor's degree and a Juris Doctor-both with highest honors-from DePaul University. He is licensed to practice law in Illinois and Pennsylvania. He is also a Registered Financial Consultant (RFC) and has served as an education adviser, Fellow and most recently appointed to Board of Governors of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys. Dean has made presentations at more than 500 events attended by legal, financial, and healthcare professionals and has been a featured source for WBBM's Noon Business Hour, WGN Radio, WLS Chicago, and CBS 2 Chicago. He has also co-authored three additional books on estate planning. He is principal at Dean R. Hedeker, Ltd., and principal of Hedeker Wealth Management Group, LLC.. Most recently Dean co-authored the book CUT YOUR TAX IN 2010 whichprovides the straight talk on why poor estate and retirement planning can cost you dearly.  Plus, the book provides insights on the capital gains trap, the tax benefits of living trusts, and other tax-saving tips. Many of the techniques discussed are the building blocks of a good estate plan. Without an estate plan, you’re paying too much in taxes on your assets right now. And your family will pay dearly—maybe even more than they can afford—after you’re gone. To learn more about this book go to

I am passionate about helping families solve the problems that keep them up at night.  I have a wonderful wife Katie, three adult children, three beautiful grandchildren and one more on the way.  I live in Riverwoods with Katie and our dog Buster who we rescued from the Anti Cruelty Society in 2007.. I love studying history and World War 2 is a huge part of my life.  I have visited Normandy France five times and took a group of seven friends as a private tour in 2012 and am planning another in October of 2014.. I love pets and have helped many of my clients provide for their people and pet loved ones as well.

As the old saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. With this in mind, I work closely with my clients, helping them take small steps today to ensure a better tomorrow. Take Estate Planning for example: if you die without an estate plan, the State of Illinois will provide one for you. To avoid that result, we can work together to ensure that you decide what’s best for your assets, your livelihood and – most importantly – your loved ones.. I have more than 16 years of experience working with individuals, small businesses, and Fortune 500 companies. Prior to joining Lavelle Law, I worked as an associate in one of the largest multinational law firms in the world. If there is one thing that I have learned from my experience, it’s this: When it comes to you, your organization, or your family, there is no substitute for attention to detail. I am committed to understanding all details and aspects of my clients’ issues, and providing them with the highest level of service for their legal needs.

Planning Solutions to Help Protect your Future.. YOUR LIFE, YOUR PLAN, YOUR WAY. Planning for your future is a lifelong process and Elizabeth is here to guide you with your Illinois Estate Planning, Real Estate, and Business needs every step of the way.. Elizabeth G. Muraca is an attorney admitted to practice in the State of Illinois in 1986. Elizabeth is knowledgeable, experienced and above all, cares about her clients.  She helps you plan for what matters most to you. She plans solutions to help protect you, your future, your family, values, pets, assets, real estate and business.. Elizabeth creates customized plans to fit your individual needs. Whether you are interested in planning for yourself or your loved ones, purchasing, selling, or leasing real estate, forming, managing or selling a business, she takes the time to learn your goals, explain your options and then together we create your plan.. Let her passion for finding the most effective and practical solutions to your concerns help you charge forward to a positive future.. Make a commitment to your future.. Start. PLANNING IT FORWARD.

Maritess expertly structures a wide range of documents ranging from simple, individual wills and trusts, to complex plans involving family limited partnerships, closely-held businesses and special needs trusts.  She takes pride in her ways to deal with asset preservation, tax planning, business succession, and the full spectrum of other estate related issues.  She is a skilled professional who understands that sorting out the finer points of an estate is an important task that can often be intimidating and complicated for her clients, but they find that her compassionate manner and ability to untangle the details and simplify matters, inspires their trust.

I've been practicing law since 1978, after graduating from John Marshall Law School. For the first 10 years of my practice, I was a litigation attorney, handling divorces, personal injury, product liability, and even a few  criminal matters.  I returned to John Marshall Law School in 1987 for one year, to attend their Masters in Tax Law (L.L.M) Program and began my estate planning practice in late 1987. My practice has been limited to Estate Planning, Trusts, Estate Administration (closing of estates), Probate, and Asset Protection, for the last 33 years.  Our office has been located in Mt. Propect, on Northwest Highway, since 1989.. I was born and raised in Southern Connecticut and attended the University of Connecticut for my undergraduate degree.  I moved to Chicago in 1975 to attend law school. I have been married to the same amazing woman for 39 years and I live in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago. I have two adult children, a grandson, and a rescue Greyhound named Turbo. I enjoy travelling, hiking, biking, music, and building furniture in my workshop.

As a business owner myself, I offer my clients the combined expertise of business development and legal skill. I advise clients on entity formation, contracts, and succession planning.. I was born and raised in Schaumburg and currently live in the city of Chicago. I volunteer with animals at The Anti Cruelty Society and contribute to community programs with SEWA International Chicago.. My goal is to be not only your attorney, but your trusted advisor for life. Please feel free to contact me to get started on securing your family’s future today.

Marilyn Rowley is an Illinois licensed attorney specializing in estate law, elder law, business planning, asset protection, wealth preservation, trusts and wills. She is the founder and managing director of Rowley Law, LLC. Rowley Law serves clients in the Chicago area and surrounding suburban communities.. For over twenty years, Marilyn Rowley and her team have advised, designed, customized and formalized the signing, witnessing and notarizing of thousands of legal planning documents including living trusts, wills, health care power of attorneys, property power of attorneys, living wills, special needs trust, children’s trust, marital trusts, credit shelter trusts, IRA trusts, Medicaid planning trusts, asset protection trusts, insurance trusts, limited liability company formation documents, partnership formation documents, business planning documents and real estate transfer deeds.. Training. Ms. Rowley attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, attaining her Bachelors Degree in Finance from the College of Business which ranks 5th among Business Schools through out the country, including Ivy League Universities.. At DePaul College of Law, Marilyn Rowley concentrated her legal education on highly technical, transactional courses and was the only student in her class to complete the entire series of the technical Federal Uniform Commercial Code Courses. In addition, she had the prestigious honor of being selected for an Internship with the Honorable Judge Coar, a Federal Bankruptcy Judge in the Northern District of Illinois, researching federal law, legal case law and writing legal opinions.. Upon graduation from Law School, Ms. Rowley took the Bar Exam, a written test that determines whether a candidate is qualified to practice law, scoring among the top 2% of approximately 2,000 Bar Exam test takers.. Community Service. To further educate and reach out to the community, Marilyn Rowley served as an adjunct faculty professor, teaching college credit courses on Law including topics on estate transfers, probate and real estate. Presenting over 250 hours of lectures, she was consistently rated with the highest ranking of “Excellent” for her teaching from the college.. In addition, to further educate the legal community, Marilyn Rowley taught Estate Planning Basics to Illinois licensed Attorneys. The course, which she wrote and presented, was evaluated and approved by the Supreme Court of Illinois as a credited Continuing Legal Education Course for Illinois Attorneys. Upon review, the course was 100% recommended by her attorney peers.. Media. As a guest on local television and radio programs, Ms. Rowley has discussed today’s legal topics including avoiding probate, living trusts, real estate and transfer issues.. Other Training and Business Experience. Prior to law school, Marilyn Rowley was employed as a Flight Attendant for American Airlines, selected within a group of 1% of over 200,000 applicants from through out the country. Stationed in New York City, her major route flown was New York to California. In addition, Ms. Rowley worked as a Financial Broker’s Trade Assistant at the Chicago Board of Trade.. Ms. Rowley has personally utilized her finance and legal expertise, purchasing, profitably selling and maintaining fourteen real estate properties with a market value of over four million dollars. In addition, Ms. Rowley had attained her Real Estate Broker License and Title Agency Certification. Ms. Rowley harnessed these skills by acting as the real estate broker, title agent and/or attorney, on the business transactions. Her experiences of inspecting the physical condition of properties, negotiating the purchase and sales price, evaluating market value, reviewing title histories, analyzing potential rents for long term and short term leases, preparing and negotiating leases, finding reliable tenants, forming limited liability companies for asset protection, acting as general contractor for rehabbing, hiring and managing sub-contractors has given Marilyn Rowley a certain edge, appreciation and understanding of the unique needs of business owners.. Marilyn Rowley’s finance degree, law degree and experience is a knowledge base that is unique among her attorney peers and lends itself to a legal practice focused on estate law, elder law, business planning, asset protection planning, wealth preservation, trusts and wills.

Ann Fischer joined Gardi & Haught in 2008; her main areas of practice include Estate Planning and Immigration Law. Ann uses her expertise and experience to advocate for her clients in all of the areas of law that she practices.. Ann earned a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communications from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana and she is a graduate of The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois.