Author Index Jeffrey P. O’Kelley

Lien Over

By Fredric Bryan Lesser & Jeffrey P. O’Kelley

February

2026

Article

, Page 30

Two important laws, the Illinois Probate Act and the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law, can clash over the sale of a decedent’s real estate.

Probate and ‘Underwater’ Real Estate: The Promise of LaPlume

By Fredric Bryan Lesser & Jeffrey P. O’Kelley

June

2015

Article

, Page 24

A groundbreaking appellate case holds that probate courts can sell an estate's "underwater" real property free and clear of all liens, including mortgage liens.

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