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Certification of Trust: Protecting Your Living Trust’s Confidential Information

I have helped many of my clients develop comprehensive estate plans that include revocable inter

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Estate Planning + Family Gatherings = Holiday Cheer?

I cannot emphasize this enough – it is essential that every adult prepare an estate plan. Regardless

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John R. Russell Co-Authors Article About Analysis of Interest Arbitration During Economic and Social Crisis in University of Illinois and Chicago-Kent College of Law’s Illinois Public Employee Relations Report

John R. Russell Co-Authors Article About Analysis of Interest Arbitration During Economic and Social Crisis in University of Illinois and Chicago-Kent College of Law’s Illinois Public Employee Relations Report

John R. Russell has an of-counsel relationship with the Chicago law firm, Laner Muchin, Ltd. The firm concentrates

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Life Insurance

Estate Taxes and Life Insurance

It’s a question I am obliged to ask my clients at the outset of the initial consultation about estate planning

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Why do you need a Real Estate Attorney?

Why Do You Need a Real Estate Attorney?

Many non-legal professionals, such as realtors, bankers, or mortgage brokers might still insist that real estate

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4/21/20

Estate Planning in The Current Crisis

The coronavirus crisis has caused our society to generally shut down. Businesses and schools are closed

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Powers of Attorney Problems (POAs)

My mantra as an estate planning attorney is “Estate Planning is all about planning for everything you

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Helping Seniors Avoid the Pitfalls of Do-It-Yourself Estate Planning

All of us have people in our lives who are aging. Grandparents or parents, Uncles and Aunts, people

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Estate Planning Quick Tip

Most people think they don’t need a Will. But when you die,  everything you own in your own name alone will be subject to Probate.

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8/24/15

Protecting Your Children in College

It’s that time of year – the end of August. If you are the parent of a college student, you’ve either already

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