Practice Areas

This course discusses implementation of changes in these areas and what has been learned. The course looks back at contemplated issues and gives an update on realization of what was thought would be a problem. The course includes a discussion of the new 8.0 contract and how that has impacted this topic as well.

This course introduces stock-based compensation, how it works, and how it can impact trust and estate planning.

As real estate wire fraud continues to climb, victims have been turning to the courts for justice.

Differences between simple wills that distribute outright, pour over wills to revocable trusts and wills that create and fund testamentary trusts. Originally presented as part of Fundamentals of Will Drafting 2025.

What are the standard components for a will without a trust or a pour-over will? Learn more about how to name the executor and guardians and what boilerplate to include, along with requirements of a basic testamentary trust under a will and a basic revocable trust agreement. Originally presented as part of Fundamentals of Will Drafting 2025

This course presents guidance on the requirements and workflow for your initial and final meetings with a client when drafting a will. Originally presented as part of Fundamentals of Will Drafting 2025

Learn how to address language and literature barriers, vision impairments, and hearing loss in legal practice. Participants will explore an attorney’s obligations to accommodate clients' needs and the standards required for adequate accommodation. Practical strategies will be shared to ensure clients facing these challenges are effectively supported, ensuring accessibility and adherence to ethical and legal standards.

Originally presented as part of the Elder Law Short Course 2024.

Enhance your ability to effectively guide clients in trust administration, ensuring compliance and avoiding common pitfalls that can lead to litigation, such as demands for accounting and citations for removal. This session will also deliver valuable insights into managing trust-related issues already in litigation and provide strategies for advising clients under the Illinois Trust Code.

Originally presented as part of the Elder Law Short Course 2024.

This session will explore new trends in home modifications, new tools and technologies designed to support Alzheimer’s patients, and practical tips for adapting homes to meet the evolving needs of aging individuals, ensuring a higher quality of life and prolonged independence.

Originally presented as part of the Elder Law Short Course 2024.

Learn the latest perspectives on identifying problems that might arise during post-death administration processes.

Originally presented as part of the Elder Law Short Course 2024.

Explore what CCRCs are and how they function to provide a continuum of care. This session will cover the key provisions included in CCRC contracts, the rights residents typically forgo when entering a CCRC, and compare these provisions to month-to-month residency agreements in non-Medicaid facilities.

Originally presented as part of the Elder Law Short Course 2024.

A step-by-step guide to when to do it, how to do it, why to do it and also what could go wrong.

Originally presented as part of the Elder Law Short Course 2024.