Mary Christine Ludwig

Mary Ludwig received her J.D. and M.B.A., along with a Certificate in Food and Agricultural Law from Drake University in 2005. Prior to that she received a Bachelors of Science in Agriculture Economics from the University of Illinois. Mary concentrates her practice in agricultural law, estate planning, real estate transactions and probate. Her agricultural law experience includes organization and representation of production agricultural farm operations, agricultural cooperatives, grain elevators, agricultural input suppliers, ethanol and bio-diesel plants, and specialty farm product companies, wind tower and cell tower leases and easements, pipeline, gas, public utility and fiber optic easements, sales and purchases of farm ground, including client representation for farm auctions, farm partitions, 1031 exchanges, farm, family and business estate planning, including preparation of farm management agreements, wills, trusts, healthcare and property powers of attorney and living wills.

Mary has practiced in Pontiac, Illinois since 2009 and with Johnson & Taylor since 2011. Previously she was a partner with the law firm of Dodd Ludwig Maatuka, LLC in Champaign, Illinois. Directly after completion of her Bachelors degree, she was an agricultural loan officer at the State Bank of Chrisman, while farming with her brother near Danville. Later, Mary became a fieldman for Farm Business Farm Management in the east central Illinois/ west central Indiana territory.

Mary is a member of the American Agricultural Law Association, Illinois State Bar Association and it’s Agricultural Law Section, the Livingston County Bar Association, Illinois Farm Bureau, Livingston County Farm Bureau, American AgriWomen and Illinois AgriWomen. She has had speaking engagements with Annie’s Project, Champaign County Lady Landowners, Carle Hospital Foundation, WIAI radio, the Women Changing the Face of Agriculture Conference and 1st Farm Credit.

Drake University Law School

J.D. (2005) | Law

2002 - 2005

Honors: Certificate in Food and Agricultural Law

Activities: Agricultural Law Association

Drake University

MBA (2005) | Business Administration

2003 - 2005

University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

B.S. (1995) | Agricultural Economics

1991 - 1995

Attorney/Partner

Johnson & Taylor

2011 - Current

Primarily practicing in Estate Planning, Agricultural Law, Probate, Real Estate, Municipality, Charitable Organizations, Business Organizations and Tax

Attorney/Partner

Dodd Ludwig Maatuka LLC

2005 - 2011

Intern

Beving, Swanson & Forrest, P.C.

2004 - 2004

Fieldman

Farm Business Farm Management

1998 - 2002

Assistant Vice-President

State Bank of Chrisman

1995 - 1996

Estate Planning, Urbana, Illinois

Carle Hospital Foundation

Careers in Agricultural Law, Women Changing the Face of Agriculture, Champaign, Illinois and Bloomington, Illinois

Illinois Agri Women

Estate Planning, Danville, IL

WIAI Radio

Estate Planning, Leases, Financial Report and Bookkeeping, Regular Classes, Illinois

Annie's Project

Estate Planning, Customer Appreciation Dinner, Pontiac, Illinois

1st Farm Credit

Food and Agricultural Law

Drake University Law School

American Agri Women

Member

Current

Illinos Agri Women

Member

Current

Livingston County Farm Bureau

Member

Current

Illinois Farm Bureau

Member

Current

Livingston County 4-H, Emington Hot Shote

Club Leader

2017 - Current

Illinois

Since 2005

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