2024 Articles

Flinn Report Summary – April 5, 2024 (Issue 14) Through April 26, 2024 (Issue 17) By Amina Saeed May 2024 A summary of regulatory decisions of Illinois agencies reported in the Flinn Report that are related to trust and estate practices.

Flinn Report Summary – February 9, 2024 (Issue 6) Through March 1, 2024 (Issue 9) By Amina Saeed March 2024 A summary of regulatory decisions of Illinois agencies reported in the Flinn Report that are related to trust and estate practices.

Flinn Report Summary – January 12, 2024 (Issue 2) - February 2, 2024 (Issue 5) By Amina Saeed February 2024 A summary of regulatory decisions of Illinois agencies reported in the Flinn Report that are related to trust and estate practices.

Flinn Report Summary – June 7, 2024 (Issue 23) Through June 28, 2024 (Issue 26) By Amina Saeed July 2024 A summary of regulatory decisions of Illinois agencies reported in the Flinn Report that are related to trust and estate practices.

Flinn Report Summary – March 8, 2024 (Issue 10) Through March 29, 2024 (Issue 13) By Amina Saeed April 2024 A summary of regulatory decisions of Illinois agencies reported in the Flinn Report that are related to trust and estate practices.

Flinn Report Summary – May 3, 2024 (Issue 18) Through May 31, 2024 (Issue 22) By Amina Saeed June 2024 A summary of regulatory decisions of Illinois agencies reported in the Flinn Report that are related to trust and estate practices.

Flinn Report Summary: November 3, 2023 – January 5, 2024 By Amina Saeed January 2024 A summary of regulatory decisions of Illinois agencies reported in the Flinn Report that are related to trust and estate practices.

Future Live CLE and Previously Recorded CLE on Trusts and Estates Topics July 2024 Mark your calendars for upcoming live CLE events sponsored by the Trusts & Estates Section Council.

Future Live CLE and Previously Recorded CLE on Trusts and Estates Topics June 2024 Mark your calendars for upcoming live CLE events sponsored by the Trusts & Estates Section Council.

Future Live CLE and Previously Recorded CLE on Trusts and Estates Topics May 2024 Mark your calendars for upcoming live CLE events sponsored by the Trusts & Estates Section Council.

Future Live CLE and Previously Recorded CLE on Trusts and Estates Topics April 2024 Mark your calendars for upcoming live CLE events sponsored by the Trusts & Estates Section Council.

Future Live CLE and Previously Recorded CLE on Trusts and Estates Topics March 2024 Mark your calendars for upcoming live CLE events sponsored by the Trusts & Estates Section Council.

Future Live CLE and Previously Recorded CLE on Trusts and Estates Topics February 2024 Mark your calendars for upcoming live CLE events sponsored by the Trusts & Estates Section Council.

Future Live CLE and Previously Recorded CLE on Trusts and Estates Topics January 2024 Mark your calendars for upcoming live CLE events sponsored by the Trusts & Estates Section Council.

The Illinois Estate Tax: What Will the Future Bring? By Robert W. Kaufman February 2024 Proposed legislation with respect to the Illinois estate tax appears like clockwork every legislative session.

The Importance of Estate Planning: Issues Facing Minor Beneficiaries By Angel Wawrzynek July 2024 As a result of the maxim that minors cannot legally represent their own interests in court, lawsuits are often filed by the parent or next of kin. In the trust and estate context, this is generally insufficient.

Message From the Chair By Colleen L. Sahlas July 2024 A note from the chair.

Nice Trust, But What’s in It? Analyzing Funding for Revocable Trusts By Cameron T. Lythberg June 2024 A trust should include a schedule of assets so that a successor trustee knows what assets are in the trust they have been tasked with administering.

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Public Administrator/Public Guardian Appointments March 2024 Governor Pritzker recently made appointments to public administrator and public guardian positions.

Spotlight on Trusts & Estates Section Council Member Andrewe William Johnson By Mia O. Hernandez & Jennifer B. Skerston June 2024 A spotlight on a member of the Trusts & Estates Section Council.

Spotlight on Trusts & Estates Section Council Member Hon. Chad S. Beckett By Jennifer B. Skerston July 2024 A spotlight on a member of the Trusts & Estate Section Council.

Spotlight on Trusts & Estates Section Council Member Melissa Johnson By Mia O. Hernandez February 2024 A spotlight on Melissa Johnson, a member of the Trusts & Estates Section Council.

A Summary of the Trusts & Estates Section Council’s Sept. 22, 2023, Business Meeting By Jennifer Bunker Skerston January 2024 A summary of the September 2023 Trusts & Estates Section Council business meeting.

Taxable IRAs and Credit Shelter Trusts Under the SECURE Act By Curt W. Ferguson May 2024 Trusts can be designed to give the second and third beneficiary types broad control over their inheritance even while they benefit from the tax and catastrophe protections.

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Understanding Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act in Illinois: Part 1 By Phil Purcell March 2024 The first in a two-part series of articles on the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act.

Understanding Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act in Illinois: Part 2 By Phil Purcell April 2024 The second in a two-part series of articles on the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act.