Robert S. Held is an attorney at Held Law Offices, in Chicago, and represents corporate and individual fiduciaries in complex estate and trust litigation. Held is a Past Chair of the Insurable Interest Sub-Committee of the Trust Law Committee of the Chicago Bar Association and of the CBA’s Federal Taxation Committee and its Estate and Gift Taxation subcommittee. He received his J.D. from DePaul University, his M.B.A. from Eastern New Mexico University, and his B.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Emily J. Kuo is a Partner with Harrison LLP, in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice on trusts and estates. Kuo is a Fellow at the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and a member of the Leading Lawyers Network in Trust, Will & Estate Planning Law. She received her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and her B.S. with highest distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Terrence M. LaBant is Senior Vice President, Director of Wealth Strategy at RMB Capital, in Chicago, for RMB’s Family Office Services and Wealth Management Practices. Mr. LaBant often speaks on various topics relating to his areas of expertise and trains professionals in the areas of estate planning and charitable planned giving. He earned his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law, where he served as an Articles Editor for the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. He received a B.A. magna cum laude from John Carroll University.
William J. Seitz, of The Law Offices of William J. Seitz, L.L.C., in Northbrook, was previously a Special Assistant Attorney General in the Litigation Section of the Illinois Department of Revenue in Chicago. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association State and Local Taxation Section Council. Mr. Seitz earned his B.S. from the University of Illinois, his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, and his LL.M. from the Georgetown University Law Center.
Rebecca Wallenfelsz is a Partner at Chapman and Cutler LLP, in Chicago, and concentrates her practice on trusts and estates. Wallenfelsz is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (2012 – present); is Past Cochair of the Probate and Fiduciary Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association — Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law; and has been listed by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company as one of the “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch.” She received her B.A. cum laude from the University of Notre Dame and her J.D. cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where she was Lead Articles Editor for the Loyola Law Journal and Articles Editor for the Administrative Law Judges Journal.
H. Randolph Williams is a Partner at Williams & Baerson, LLC, in Chicago, and focuses his practice on estate planning and tax. Mr. Williams is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and a Member of the Chicago Bar Association. He has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer from 2005 through 2019. Mr. Williams received his J.D. from Southern Methodist University and his LL.M. from New York University.
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