I was the 2014 winner of the Austin Fleming Distinguished Service Award from the Chicago Estate Planning Council (CEPC), and am listed in the 2015 through 2022 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®, one of the most highly regarded attorney referral publications. I have been consistently recognized as an Illinois Leading Lawyer and an Illinois Super Lawyer since 2003. I have been recognized as one of the Top 50 Women Attorneys in Illinois, and one of the Top 10 Female Estate Planning Attorneys in Illinois.
I have addressed numerous professional associations and groups, including the American Bar Association, the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, the American Law Institute, the Chicago Bar Association, the Chicago and other regional estate planning councils, the Chicago Council on Planned Giving, the Illinois CPA Foundation, the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education and the Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants. I have published articles in notable estate planning publications such as Estate Planning Magazine, Michigan Probate and Estate Planning Journal, Trusts and Estates Magazine, The Compleat Lawyer and Family Advocate.
Education
J.D. University of Minnesota Law School with honors
B.A. Shimer College with great distinction, Valedictorian
Professional Organizations
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel http://www.actec.org
International Academy of Trust and Estate Law http://www.international-academy.org
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners http://www.step.org
Chicago Estate Planning Council http://www.cepcweb.org
Board Member, Vice President 2009-2010, President 2010-2011
Federal Bar Admissions
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States Supreme Court
United States Tax Court
State Bar Admissions
Illinois
Community Service
Planned Giving Advisory Board, Goodman Theatre
Planned Giving Committee, Lyric Opera Chicago
DuPage County Community Foundation, Grant Committee
