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.
John C. Luchristt is an associate at Chapman and Cutler LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on trusts and estates. He is a member of the ABA’s Real Property, Trust, and Estate Law Section. He received his B.A. from Rutgers University, his M.B.A. from American University Kogol School of Business, and his J.D. cum laude from American University Washington College of Law.
Shawn M. McCullough is an associate at Harrison LLP, in Chicago, and focuses his practice on estate planning, estate and trust administration, and business succession. McCullough is a member of the Chicago Estate Planning Council and the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. McCullough earned his B.S. from Indiana University and his J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Edward M. Tjaden is an associate at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, in St. Louis, where he focuses his practice on estate planning and fiduciary litigation. Tjaden is a member of the Illinois, Missouri, and California Bar Associations. He received his B.A. from Eastern Illinois University and his J.D. magna cum laude and Order of the Coif from Washington University School of Law.
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 Estate Planning Council and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. He received his J.D. from Southern Methodist University and his LL.M. from New York University.
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