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Chicago-based attorney who concentrates on all matters related to estate planning, trust and estate administration, tax planning (income, gift and estate tax), and real estate transactions (commercial and residential).

Michael focuses his practice on estate planning and business matters.  Prior to joining Regan Law, Michael was a Post-Graduate Fellow in the Finance and Economic Development division of the City of Chicago’s legal department.  While working for the City, Michael represented the Department of Planning and Development in their issuances of loans, municipal bonds, tax increment financing funds, and tax credits for the financing of low-income housing developments and other development projects throughout Chicago.. Michael received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and his B.A. from Clemson University.  While in law school, he was an associate editor of the Michigan Journal of Private Equity and Venture Capital Law and a student lawyer in the University of Michigan Entrepreneurship Clinic.  As a student lawyer, Michael counseled and provided legal services to student start-ups on various issues, including entity formation, employment matters, and intellectual property matters.

I am the Managing Member of the firm and have been advising families, businesses and non-profits for over 10 years.. Prior to founding the firm, I practiced law in the Chicago area as Vice President and Senior Legal Counsel working with such firms as Harley-Davidson Financial Services, The Northern Trust Company and Harbor Capital Advisors. During that time, my law practice focused primarily in the areas of securities regulation (mutual funds, commodity pools, collective investment trusts and private funds), trusts and estates, corporate law, banking and finance, employment law and trademarks and copyrights. In 2010, I was published in the Mutual Fund Service Guide with an article analyzing recent changes to money market mutual funds.. From 2008-2014, I was on the Board of Directors of Amate House, a Chicago-area non-profit with annual revenue of nearly $1 million, serving in the roles of President, Vice President, Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair. I have also provided pro bono legal services in the area of real estate and probate with Chicago Volunteer Legal Services.. I attended law school at the University of Iowa College of Law where I received the Willard Boyd Service Distinction Highest Honors and was the Treasurer of the Iowa Student Bar Association. Prior to law school, I was a Senior Accountant with State Street Bank. I received my undergraduate degree from the University of Northern Iowa in Business Administration.

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My goal is to help my clients regognize their current position and help them make plans and strategies to help them navigate the uncertain waters to bring more certainty in what will happen in most circumstances.. I help client throughout the Chicagoland area.  I offer clients the convenience of meeting me in a variety of offices along with visiting them at their homes and places of business.  My first consultation is always complimentary.. For over 15 years, I have represented clients in the following areas:

In 2022, Bill Ellsworth started Ellsworth Law, LLC to give clients a personalized estate planning experience that meets their needs and is offered at a competitive price. Additionally, he provides legal services in both Illinois and Florida.. For more than fifteen years, Bill devoted himself to his clients while practicing law at all types of firms: an associate at a small firm (4 attorneys), an associate and partner at a mid-size firm (60 attorneys,) and finally as a partner at large law firm (250+ attorneys.) He has represented countless private individuals ranging from young families who need simple wills to rich business owners needing asset protection, succession, and tax planning.. Bill graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor's degree in biologic sciences. While studying for his degree, he helped publish research in Gastroenterology - a scientific journal. He then went on to study estate planning at DePaul University College of Law and graduated Cum Laude with a Certificate in Taxation. As well as being an Illinois and Florida law practitioner, he is also a Certified Financial Planner (CFP).. Bill is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Fenwick Bar Association, and the DuPage County Estate Planning Counsel.. To schedule your FREE consultation with the DuPage County Estate Planning Attorney, visit online or call his office in Hinsdale, IL.