Business, Estate & Tax Planning

The Power of the Dual View — Attorney/CPA — Lechner Law Group

The Lechner Law Group is a network of independent professional firms providing integrated legal and private wealth advisory services. The Multi-disciplinary Practice was formed in 2002. We help protect assets, minimize taxes, and plan for business succession.

Lechner Law Office, P.C. — Attorneys

Lechner Law Office provides estate planning, probate, tax, and business legal services to individuals, families, and business owners in Orland Park, Tinley Park, Chicago, and the southwest Chicago suburbs. The Law Office acts as outside general counsel to privately owned entrepreneurial businesses, their owners, and families. Paul Lechner, an Illinois Attorney, is admitted in the State of Illinois (1980), the Federal Courts in the Northern District of Illinois, and the US Tax Court. He is an Illinois Certified Public Accountant and an Adjunct Professor at Chicago’s Saint Xavier University’s Graduate School of Management and Governors State University College of Business. He received a Juris Doctor Degree in 1980 and subsequently a Graduate Tax Law Degree (LLM) in 1998. He also holds an MBA with a concentration in finance.

The Law Office provides peace of mind by creating and managing the structures that allow you to grow and protect your business, legacy, and personal wealth. We are a boutique law firm that blends legal services with tax, finance, and business advisory services. We emphasize a “dual view” approach (legal + CPA/financial expertise) primarily serving Families with estate planning needs, Business Owners, and Private Investors. We function as a long-term advisor rather than a transactional law firm. Practice areas include:

Business, Estate, and Tax Planning in Orland Park, Tinley Park, and Chicago

More than a traditional law firm, we serve clients in Orland and Tinley Park, Frankfort, Mokena, New Lenox, downtown Chicago, and the surrounding western and southwest Chicago suburbs.

Protect your assets. Reduce taxes. Plan with confidence. Our tagline: “Where you’ll be tomorrow, depends on what you do today.”

Call (708) 460-6686 today to schedule a consultation.

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The Lechner Group, Ltd. — Certified Public Accountants

The Lechner Group, Ltd. is a licensed public accounting and business consulting firm established in 1990. We focus on business counsel, transactional diligence, and tax advisory services. Paul has audit experience as a senior at Peat Marwick Mitchell and subsequently as a Managing Director at KPMG LLP, one of the remaining “final four” big accounting firms. His work there included management of multiple diligence, valuation and investment advisory engagements for major KPMG clients. We add value to your business strategies by providing a combination of financial, audit, and tax expertise. Combined with legal services (which are provided separately by the Lechner Law Office, P.C.) we offer privately held business owners an attractive package of comprehensive services.

The Lechner Group, Ltd. is also a licensed REALTOR® that limits its work to assisting both Commercial and Residential REALTORS® in managing transactions through closing.

Business Consulting and Transactional Management services are provided for Rail and Aviation equipment investors throughout the United States.

Serving Chicago and the Southwest Suburbs

Lechner Law Office serves clients throughout the southwest Chicago suburbs including Orland Park, Tinley Park, Frankfort, Mokena, Oak Forest, Palos Heights, New Lenox, and Joliet.

Offices are in Suburban Orland Hills, Illinois, 16061 94th Ave. Office hours: weekdays 8 to 4:30 PM, weekends by appointment.

The Law Office does not practice in any jurisdiction unless an attorney of the firm has been properly admitted according to the local court rules. Nothing in this website should be construed to be an advertisement for legal services directed to a state where Lechner Law Office, P.C. is not admitted to practice.

For general information or questions visit our Contact Us webpage. Every effort will be made to respond within 24 hours.

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