Estate Planning, Probate, Trust Administration, Elder Law, and Veteran Benefits

"I want to provide enough to my children so that they can do something, but not enough so that they can do nothing - Warren Buffet"

In planning for the accumulation, management and preservation of your assets, and for the distribution of those assets at the time of your death we recognize that Estate Planning is a team effort and involves your financial planner, CPA, banker, insurance professional and estate planning Attorney. With multiple skills we effectively coordinate your overall planning process from its beginning through estate and trust administration and Probate litigation. Our services include the following:

Illinois residents will be subject to Illinois Estate Transfer Tax when their estate at death is over $4 Million. The Illinois applicable exemption is NOT portable like the current federal estate tax applicable exemption. Minimizing or eliminating estate transfer tax is only one of the issues that needs to be addressed. Managing basis step up forr heirs is another. Visit our "GSU" practice area webpage where you can download class handouts from the estate planning class we are instructing. Or, visit our "SXU" practice area web page where you can download a previous estate planning presentation. Whether it's basic, advanced, or specialzed planning consider following up with a call to our office for further discussions.

Download your Estate Planning Data Intake form or our "Preparing for Estate Planning Handout" Right-Click your mouse over "Estate Plan Data Intake" or "Prepare for Estate Planning" below and select either "Save Link" or "Save Target As" depending on your browser.

Estate Plan Data Intake

How to Prepare For Estate Planning

Paul has taught Retirement and Employee Benefit Planning, Estate Planning and Insurance Courses in the Saint Xavier CFP Certificate Program. He is a past member of Wealth Counsel, a national association of Estate Planning Attorneys and a current member of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys ('NAELA') and Interactive Legal.

For more information contact Paul Lechner, Esq., CPA at 708.460.6686