Thomas A. Pasquesi
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Trusts, Estate Planning, Wills, Probate, Real Estate
191 E. Deerpath Road, Suite 300, Lake Forest, IL 60045
About Thomas A. Pasquesi
Practice Areas
- Trusts
- Estate Planning
- Wills
- Probate
- Real Estate
Education
- John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1982J.D.
- Law Review: John Marshall Law School Law Review, Staff Editor
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1978B.A.
Classes and Seminars
- Program Moderator and Lecturer – LCBA Annual Seminar, Lake County Mediation Procedures, Lake Forest, Illinois, 2011 - Present
- Lake County Guardianship Procedures, Program Moderator and Lecturer – LCBA Annual Seminar, Lake Forest, Illinois, 2010 - Present
- Overview of 2010 Attorney Ethics Rules, Program Moderator and Lecturer – LCBA Annual Seminar, Lake Forest, Illinois, 2009 - Present
- Lecturer – ISBA, Ethical Considerations in Estate Planning: Transition Periods, Chicago, Illinois, 2009 - Present
- Lecturer – ISBA, Ethics in Estate, Administration, Chicago, Illinois, 2008 - Present
- Lecturer – LCBA, IRS Code Section 6694 and Impact on Attorney Ethical Obligations, Waukegan, Illinois, 2008 - Present
- Lecturer - Educational Program Young Presidents Organization, Asset Protection, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 2007 - Present
- Lecturer - CBA, Ethical Problems for Estate and Trust Attorneys, Chicago, Illinois, 2005 - Present
- Lecturer – IICLE Short Course, Practical Ethical Problems for Estate and Trust Attorneys, Chicago & Urbana, Illinois, 2005 - Present
- Lecturer – CBA Trust Law Committee, Protection of Retirement Benefits from Creditors, Chicago, Illinois, 2005 - Present
- Lecturer – LCBA Annual Seminar, Renunciation by a Guardian, Lake Forest, Illinois, 2004 - Present
- Lecturer - National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Chicago Chapter, Renunciation and the Incompetent Spouse and Related Aid Issues, Chicago, Illinois, 2003 - Present
- Lecturer - CBA Young Lawyers Section, An Incompetent Spouse’s Right of Renunciation, Chicago, Illinois, 2003 - Present
- Lecturer for the Educational University Young Presidents Organization, Use of Trusts and Other Entities for Creditor Protection, Venice, Italy (two 90 minute lectures) , 2001 - Present
- Program Moderator - IICLE Limited Liability Companies vs. S Corporations, Distinctions Between Entities, Chicago, Illinois, 2001 - Present
- Lecturer - to Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Investigators, Analysis of Estate Administration Complaints and Errors, Chicago, Illinois, 1994 - Present
- Sole Program Planner and Moderator – ISBA Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law CLE Programs, Estate Planning and Administration Update and Recent Developments, Chicago and Bloomington Illinois, 1992 - Present
- Lecturer - ISBA Young Lawyer Division -Roundtable Discussion, Anticipating and Avoiding Challenges to the Estate Plan, Chicago, Illinois, 1991 - Present
- Lecturer and Moderator - ISBA Estate Planning Probate and Trust Law CLE Program, Will Contests, Chicago and Bloomington, Illinois, 1991 - Present
- Lecturer – IICLE, Illinois Estate Litigation, Chicago, Illinois, 1990 - Present
- Lecturer - ISBA Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law CLE Programs, Planning and Drafting Wills and Trusts to Withstand Contests, Chicago and Bloomington, Illinois, 1990 - Present
- Lecturer - ISBA Basic Lawyer Skills Seminars, Estate Planning Topics, Chicago, Illinois, 1989, 1990 and 1991
- Lecturer - Joint meeting of the ISBA and Illinois Judges Association, 1986 Tax Reform Act, Chicago, Illinois, 1986 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1982
- U.S. District Court, 1982
- U.S. Tax Court, 1991
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1994
Other Affiliations
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Fiduciary Litigation Committee, 2016 - Present
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), 2005 - Present (Fellow)
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Elder Law Committee, 2015-2016
- Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), 1983 - Present (Member)
- Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law Section Council, 1991 - Present (Chair)
- Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), Civil Practice Section Council, 1983 - 1994 (Member)
- Lake County Bar Association (LCBA), 1983 - Present (Member)
- Lake County Bar Association (LCBA), Wills, Trust and Probate Committee, 2009 - 2012 (Chair)
- Chicago Bar Association (CBA), 1983 - Present (Member)
- American Inns of Court - Jefferson Inn, Waukegan, Illinois, 1991 - Present (Member)
- Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) - Educational Planning Committee, 1994 - 1995
- Occasional involvement in trust and estate related litigation as an expert witness, guardian ad litem or special administrator
- Committee on Modernization of the Illinois Prudent Person Rule (This 10-person committee drafted the Illinois Prudent Investor Rule enacted in January of 1992), 1991 - 1992 (Member)
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Probate
Nearby Lawyers
- Trusts
- Estate Planning
- Wills
- Probate
- 3.9 miles away
- 10.5 miles away
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