Katherine Oswald is a Partner at Golan Christie Taglia and her practice focuses on estate planning, trust and estate administration & litigation and tax matters.
Katherine concentrates her practice in the areas of:
- Estate Planning
- Business Succession Planning
- Planning for Digital Assets
- Charitable Planning
- Asset Protection
- Organizational Planning
- Estate and Trust Administration
- Estate and Trust Litigation
- Trust/Will Contests
- Guardianship
In addition to her practice, Katherine is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s council for trusts and estates and the Chicago Estate Planning Council. Prior to joining GCT in 2018, Katherine was a senior associate in the Estate and Wealth Transfer Planning Group at Kelly Olson Michod DeHaan & Richter and an associate at Anderson Law Offices practicing in trusts and estates.
In her spare time, Katherine enjoys exploring Chicago restaurants and traveling.
EDUCATION
Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, J.D., 2014
Vice Justice and Community Service Chair for Phi Alpha Delta, international law fraternity
University of Missouri, B.S. Business Administration emphasis in Marketing, with honors, 2011
BAR ADMISSIONS
Illinois, 2014
Missouri, 2021
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Illinois State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Council
Chicago Estate Planning Council
Chicago Bar Association
Executive Committee and Co-Chair of the Young Lawyers Section, 2016-2018
National Association of Estate Planners & Councils
Women's Bar Association of Illinois
COURT ADMISSIONS
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
HONORS & AWARDS
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Wills for Heroes
LATEST NEWS & INSIGHTS FROM Katherine M. Oswald
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January 24, 2023 News
15 Golan Christie Taglia attorneys were named to 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists, five of whom celebrate being selected to the list for the first time.
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April 6, 2022 News
In the Illinois First District Appellate Court, Caren A. Lederer and Katherine M. Oswald recently obtained an opinion clarifying the application and standards for enforcing no-contest clauses in a trust agreement.
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January 25, 2022 News
Katherine M. Oswald and Nichole M. F. Siedlarczyk have been elected by firm leadership as Partners at GCT in 2022.
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November 2, 2021 News
By now, we are sure that you are aware of the considerable discussion in the media about Congress wanting to in large part revise a number of favorable tax laws. Congress has recently taken steps to make changes a reality through a new and pressing series of proposed tax law changes with the “Build Back Better Act” (the “Act”) that is making its way through the legislative process in Washington, D.C. New tax laws might be enacted, if at all, as early as mid-November but possibly by late December.
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April 19, 2021 News Employment Alerts
The period provided for COBRA premium waivers under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) has begun. This six-month period began on April 1, 2021, and runs through September 30, 2021. Action by employers and their COBRA service providers is required by May 31 – and it may make sense to take action as soon as May 1.
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