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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.

Anna E. Finn Vinson has been practicing law in Lake County, Illinois since October 2009, after graduating with her Juris Doctorate from Marquette University Law School. She double majored at Lake Forest College and graduated cum laude. During her undergraduate studies at Lake Forest College, she interned at the Lake County Probation Department in psychological services, at the Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center, and at a local law firm. During law school, she interned for a Judge of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, and she also volunteered as a mediator in Milwaukee County Small Claims court. Her interest in the law started as child, and she was greatly pleased to join her father, Newton E. Finn’s well-known and highly-respected practice upon graduation from law school. Since that time, she has been in private practice, while also having had the opportunity to serve as Assistant Corporation Counsel to the City of Waukegan from October 2009-May 2013.. While she has always loved the law, she has also always loved animals. She is very involved in Trap, Neuter, Release (TNR) efforts in Waukegan and the surrounding areas with Spay and Stay. In addition to being a mom to her rescue cats, she and her husband were blessed with a daughter in 2015 and son in 2017, which has deepened her commitment to volunteerism and to family. That commitment and enthusiasm is extended to her clients through her professional advocacy work on their behalf at Finn & Vinson, LLC.

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.

David M. Lutrey is the managing partner of the Lake Forest law firm of Lesser Lutrey Pasquesi & Howe, LLP.  For the past 20 years, Mr. Lutrey has counseled individuals and corporate fiduciaries as a seasoned litigation attorney in the areas of trusts, estates, probate and guardianships.  He assists individuals in the creation of wills, trusts and other estate planning documents that preserve and transfer meaningful legacies.. In addition to representing individuals and corporate fiduciaries in their capacities as trustee, executor, guardian or agent, Lutrey also represents financial institutions in their own right with regard to the creation and implementation of trust and estate policy manuals, risk management strategies and employee training.. David Lutrey is a powerful and effective litigator and has chaired numerous trials in Lake, Cook and McHenry Counties as well as appearing in Federal District Court involving complex trust and estate issues.  His trial successes include a recent $1,000,000 undue influence award in the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit in Lake in the estate of Augusta Gershman, deceased.  He has also been involved in numerous appeals addressing or creating new law, including the published decisions of the Estate of Helen Weiland, Deceased, and the Estate of Walsh, Deceased.. Lutrey is a respected and frequent speaker and writer on estate planning, administration and litigation issues. He served on the legal education and outreach committees of the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s Estate Planning Short Course from 2009-2016.  He is a member of the ISBA’s Trusts and Estates Section Council and the Chicago Estate Planning Council.  He is a Past President of the Lake County Estate Planning Council and recently completed his fifth consecutive term as Chair of the Lake County Bar Association’s Trusts and Estates Committee.. Lutrey is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (“ACTEC”) and Litigation Counsel of America (“LCA”), and was an adjunct trust and estate professor at Loyola Law School in Chicago from 2012 – 2015.  In 2015, Lutrey drafted portions of the Illinois trust legislation allowing distributions of trust in further trust (“decanting”).. David Lutrey is well known and respected by his peers. He was rated “AV” by both the bar and judiciary according to Martindale Hubbell; he was selected by Thompson Reuters as a “Super Lawyer” for the years 2014 through the present; and selected by the Law Bulletin Publishing Group as a “Leading Lawyer” for the years 2016 through the present.

Welcome to The Law Offices of Jeffery J. Nutschnig, LLC.  I opened my own law practice in Libertyville in August of 2019. Since then, I have enjoyed the opportunity to serve my new and my existing clients. Please keep me in mind for your legal needs and those of your friends, relatives, and contacts. I am experienced in the areas of Real Estate, DUI and Traffic Defense, Criminal Defense, Wills and Estate Planning. I look forward to assisting you in any way that I am able. If you have legal needs that do not fall under my areas of expertise, I can help you find the right attorney for you.

Mr. Weppler earned his Juris Doctor from Western Michigan University Cooley School of Law and his Bachelor of Business with a concentration in Economics from Western Illinois University.. Mr. Weppler is an attorney at Weppler Law Group, LLC. His practice focuses on residential and commercial real estate. The firm represents clients in residential and commercial mortgage transactions, sales, purchases.. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS. ·       Illinois State Bar Association. ·       Lake County Bar Association

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.

Attorney Adnan Kagalwalla earned his Juris Doctorate from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 2009 and has been licensed to practice in Illinois since 2010. Adnan  specializes in real estate transactions, estate and tax planning, and asset protection. He has worked extensively with business owners and professionals, helping them to minimize their tax burden where possible, protect their assets in case of litigation, plan for their spouses and children, and purchase homes and investment properties. He is a member of the Indian American Bar Association of Chicago and manages a non-profit focused on the education of underprivileged girls in India.