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Many people think that only the wealthy can afford the added expense of an institutional administrator (i.e., a bank or trust company).  It is true that institutions charge fees to manage the assets and the distribution of those assets to the beneficiaries, but the truth is that most wills and…

This time last year my wife was roughly 39 weeks pregnant, and I thought that I was about to step into an entirely new world – something completely different from my life as an attorney. However, as I reflect on my almost first year of parenting and with my first…

This time last year my wife was roughly 39 weeks pregnant, and I thought that I was about to step into an entirely new world – something completely different from my life as an attorney. However, as I reflect on my almost first year of parenting and with my first…

Join Golan Christie Taglia, WSC Tech Consulting, and ComplySAM for our official TechChicago Week Recommended event – Legal Considerations for Tomorrow’s Tech: Quantum Computing and AI. Click here to register! This exclusive and engaging discussion will bring legal and tech industry leaders together to examine key legal considerations around quantum…

The Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance provides most employees in Cook County the right to earn at least one hour of paid leave for every 40 hours worked – up to a maximum of 40 hours in a 12-month period. On April 10, 2025, the Cook County Board of Commissioners…

Intentionally Defective Income Only Trusts (IDIOTs) are trusts that are designed to remove assets from taxable estate of senior generations to avoid future estate taxes. For more information, read the complete article here. Brian T. Whitlock’s experience encompasses wealth transfer strategies for high-net-worth individuals, business succession planning and the meticulous…