I have been practicing law for over 32 years. I graduated 3rd in my class from law school, so I had the opportunity to work at one of Chicago's largest law firms on Michigan Avenue, Ross & Hardies, right out of law school. At that time my experience was mostly in the area of personal injury law having clerked during law school for one of the nations top personal injury lawyers, Leonard M. Ring & Associates. In April of 1991 I started my own firm that has continued to prosper under the philosophy of providing, "Quality, Caring and Experienced Legal Representation." The common thread between the probate, trust and business litigation matters is the Fiduciary Relationships involved and the alleged breaches of fiduciary duties that occur in estate, trust and business matters.
One of the keys to our success is are AVAILABILITY and COMMUNICATION with our clients because we are aware that the lack of communication is one of the most frequent complaints about attorneys.
The quality of our work has earned my firm a respected reputation amongst our colleagues and the judges we appear before and provide a significant source of client referrals. I am proud to have been recognized by peer review as an ILLINOIS SUPER LAWYER.
- University of Illinois - Chicago John Marshall Law School
- J.D. (1988) | Law
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- Honors: Graduated 3rd out of Class of 210 Order of John Marshall- Top 15% West Hornbook Award for Academic Achievement CJS Award for Legal Scholarship
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- Creighton University School of Law
- Law
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- Honors: Selected for the International Moot Court Board
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- Attorney
- Charles T. Newland & Associates
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- Adjunct Professor of Probate and Estate Law
- College of Lake County
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- Jurisdictional Disputes In Adult Guardianship Cases
- The Docket - A Publication of the Lake County Bar Association
- Lost Opportunity May Lead to Surcharge for Guardian
- The Lake County Bar Journal- The Docket
- Satisfying the "Gatekeeper" Attorney's Fees in Probate
- The Docket (Lake County Bar Journal)
- Pot Luck in the Court of Claims-Suing the State of Illinois
- The Docket-(Lake County Bar Journal)
- Reading the Poor Man's Will-Documentation of POD/Trust Accounts
- The Docket - A Publication of the Lake County Bar Association
- Guardianship Jurisdiction, Elder Law Short Course, Oakbrook
- IICLE
- Limited Guardianship, LCBA Trust Estate Committee, Waukegan
- LCBA
- Limited Guardianship, GAL Training Workshop, Waukegan
- Circuit Court 19th Judicial Circuit-Lake County Illinois
- Uncontested Guardianship, Guardianship Boot Camp, Chicago
- llinois State Bar Association
- GAL Training Limited Guardianship, Circuit Court 19th Judicial Circuit Lake County Illinois
- Torch Award for Market Place Business Ethics
- Better Business Bureau Nomination
- Top 1 % of Attorneys Nationally
- National Association of Distinguished Counsel
- Top 100 Litigation Lawyers in Illinois
- The American Society of Legal Advocates
- Hornbook Award For Outstanding Scholastic Achievement
- West Publishing Company
- Illinois State Bar # 6199090
- Member
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- Lake County Bar Association
- Member-former Co-Chairman of the Estate and Trust Committee
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- Illinois
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- U.S District Court-Northern District of Illinois
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief