Cornered: Out of Court

David Lanciotti discusses how the Chicago Title Land Trust Company can help elder law attorneys with clients with privacy and estate planning neds. Chicago Title Land Trust Company is a Gold Sponsor of the 19th Annual Elder Law Short Course.
David Lanciotti is Executive Vice President & General Counsel at the Chicago Title Land Trust Company.
You can register for the 19th Annual Elder Law Short Course here.

Amanda Clayman and Ashley Wood join us to talk about the dos and don’ts premarital agreements. We discuss what a premarital agreement can and cannot address, dealing with disclosures, and important timing issues for attorneys.

Amanda Clayman is a Senior Partner at Katz & Stefani, LLC, in Chicago, and is admitted to practice in Illinois, Arizona, and Massachusetts.

Ashley D. Wood is a Partner at Katz & Stefani, LLC, in Chicago, and is a member of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations and a board member of the Children’s Home and Aid Society of Illinois Emerging Leaders Board.

They are the co-authors of Ch. 2, Premarital Agreements, in IICLE’s Family Law: Property and Financial Aspects of Dissolution Actions 2023 edition. The chapter includes a premarital agreement checklist and sample premarital agreement.

Listeners can use the discount code INREPUBS-FLPFADA20 to get 20% off IICLE’s Family Law: Property and Financial Aspects of Dissolution Actions through September 30, 2023.

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Paul Krauter joins us this episode to talk about the basics of workers' compensation. Our conversation ranges from procedures under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act and Commission to the significant impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on workers’ compensation attorneys.

Paul is a Member of Evans & Dixon, LLC, in Chicago, and represents a variety of clients in workers’ compensation cases throughout Illinois. He is a frequent lecturer and educator providing seminars to various clients and trade groups regarding workers’ compensation related topics and is a member of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association.

He is also the author of Ch. 1, Basic Aspects of the Workers’ Compensation Act, in IICLE’s 2023 edition of Workers’ Compensation Practice.

Relevant links: Illinois Workers Compensation Act & Illinois Workers' Compensation Request for Hearing.

Listeners can use the discount code INREPUBS-WRKCMP20 to get 20% off IICLE’s Workers’ Compensation Practice 2023 Edition through July 31.

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Farah Abbas, Principal Attorney of Abbas Law PLLC in Chicago, joins us this month to talk about the requirements to become a naturalized citizen. Our conversation includes the application process, common mistakes applicants make when applying, and application filing tips.
Farah Abbas is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and is licensed in Illinois and Virginia. She earned her B.S. from New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, and her J.D. from The George Washington University School of Law.
Listeners can use the discount code INREPUBS-IMMLAW20 to get 20% off IICLE's Immigration Law 2022 Edition through November 30.
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George L. Schoenbeck join us this episode to talk about issues that commonly come up during modern Postmortem Estate Planning. Our conversation touches on the fiduciary duties of trustees and executors, attorney liability and professional responsibility Issues, and the importance of an attorney/client engagement letter.

George is a Partner at Sosin, Arnold & Schoenbeck, Ltd., in Orland Park, where he represents clients in matters concerning estate planning, estate administration, business succession planning, business general counsel, and commercial transactions. He is licensed to practice in Illinois and Florida. He has written extensively on the topics of business succession planning, estate planning, and estate administration, including articles in the Illinois Bar Journal and the Trusts and Estates Newsletter of the Illinois State Bar Association. In 2017, he was awarded the Illinois State Bar Association’s Board of Governors Award for his distinguished service to the legal profession. In October 2022, he was recognized by the Third District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida in Miami for receiving one of the highest scores in the July 2022 administration of the Florida Bar Examination. He received his B.S. in Accountancy with Highest Honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law.

He is also the author of Ch. 1, Overview of the Postmortem Estate Planning Process, on IICLE’s Postmortem Estate Planning handbook. Listeners can use the discount code INREPUBS-PSTMRTM20 to get 20% off IICLE’S Postmortem Estate Planning handbook through March 15, 2024.

Cases discussed in this episode:

In re Estate of Halas, 209 Ill.App.3d 333, 568 N.E.2d 170, 154 Ill.Dec. 170 (1st Dist. 1991)

In re Estate of Godinez, 2018 IL App (2d) 161009-U

Estate of Hudson v. Tibble, 2018 IL App (1st) 162469, ¶23, 99 N.E.3d 105, 421 Ill.Dec. 105

Gagliardo v. Caffrey, 344 Ill.App.3d 219, 800 N.E.2d 489, 497, 279 Ill.Dec. 421 (1st Dist. 2003)

Pelham v. Griesheimer, 92 Ill.2d 13, 440 N.E.2d 96, 64 Ill.Dec. 544 (1982)

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