This program examines a series of amendments made in 2025 to the Illinois Paternity Act of 2015, the Gestational Surrogacy Act, and the Adoption Act. Collectively, these amendments are referred to as The Equality for Every Family Act.

What are the effects of Forms 706 and 709 on Form 1041? This session will look at a sample completed Form 1041 and pinpoint areas of interest.
Originally presented as part of Gift & Estate Tax Workshop: Forms 709, 706 & 8971 2025.

Learn about the areas of overlap and differences between federal and Illinois estate tax law. Learn about challenges you might face if you have no federal estate tax but have an Illinois estate tax. The discussion will also include issues with establishing or changing domicile, structuring an estate plan to minimize Illinois estate tax, and questions you should ask your clients to avoid future Illinois estate tax problems.
Originally presented as part of Gift & Estate Tax Workshop: Forms 709, 706 & 8971 2025.

This session will give you some general advice on post-death tax planning, including information to help you with formal elections and estate administration decisions. Materials will include a checklist of elections and decisions to aid you in this process. Finally, there will be a discussion on using disclaimers.
Originally presented as part of Gift & Estate Tax Workshop: Forms 709, 706 & 8971 2025.

Basis consistency (IRC §1014(f)) and new reporting requirements with regard to property the value of which is included in a decedent’s gross estate for federal estate tax purposes to be reported to the IRS on Form 8971 and provided to the recipients of the property on Schedules A (IRC §6035) were enacted July 31, 2015. This presentation will overview these new Code sections, the pending Proposed Regulations (and final regulations if issued prior to the presentation), and the new Form 8971 and Schedule A.
Originally presented as part of Gift & Estate Tax Workshop: Forms 709, 706 & 8971 2025.

This presentation will include a timeline for the estate tax return preparation process, a list of information to gather from the client, tips on preparing schedules for different types of assets, valuation issues, and a typical computation for the marital deduction. A sample estate tax return will also be presented based on the day’s hypothetical, including common elements in the estate of a second-to-die spouse.
Originally presented as part of Gift & Estate Tax Workshop: Forms 709, 706 & 8971 2025.

Practical and focused on real-world strategies, this course gives practitioners the updates and tools they need to confidently handle today’s workers’ compensation cases. This full-day program brings together leading attorneys, commissioners, and judges to cover new caselaw, digital evidence issues, Section 5 challenges, Medicare Set-Asides, employment-related claims, utilization review and effective legal writing.

2026 amendments to the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act expand the scope of employee protected activities, provide additional detail to unlawful employment practices, and specify requirements for employment agreements, including new confidentiality requirements.

We will walk step-by-step through the basics of federal gift tax preparation, including calculation of tax due, gift tax splits, and filing procedure and deadlines. Sample forms will be discussed.
Originally presented as part of Gift & Estate Tax Workshop: Forms 709, 706 & 8971 2025.

This resource covers key issues in business bankruptcy cases, including the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 and special problems that arise when dealing with farm debtors, limited liability companies, and commercial real estate cases.

This handbook helps attorneys navigate complex child-related legal issues in Illinois dissolution cases, offering practical insights into parenting time, child support, domestic violence, and more.

Essential guide to divorce and custody matters involving military personnel, including veterans' benefits and employment and reemployment rights.