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(c) Can Stock Photo A beginning question for couples who want to avoid probate by using a trust or trusts is whether to use a single, “joint trust” or to use separate trusts, one (or more) for each spouse. There is no one-size-fits-all answer. Many couples own all or...
Mark D. Brent will be speaking at a National Business Institute seminar for attorneys and paralegals in Naperville on June 23, 2016. The seminar, titled, Family law from A to Z, is aimed at helping attorneys guide their clients through the emotionally choppy waters of...
Photo by Marisa Wiesman at Praire State Legal Services We have had a lot of news to share lately. We are sorry for filling up space with all of it, but we are proud of our attorneys and staff, and they things have have done and are doing in the legal profession and...
(c) Can Stock Photo In May, the Department of Labor issued its final rules regarding overtime minimum salary levels and other regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The new Illinois overtime rules take effect December 1, 2016, and require employers to provide...
The Illinois State Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Delivery of Legal Services has selected Drendel & Jansons to receive the 2015-2016 John C. McAndrews Pro Bono Service Award in the outstanding Law Firm/Corporate Law Department/Small Firm/Organization...
Roman Seckel takes the podium again this afternoon as presenter at a Kane County Bar Association seminar this afternoon. He will be presenting as a speaker at the Local Government Law seminar. Continuing legal education has always been an important source of staying...
We would be remiss not to report that Kevin G. Drendel has been featured in a recent edition of Leading Lawyer Magazine. Kevin began practicing law on the front side of thirty something, taking a circuitous course thought various jobs, living in the Eden of New...
People like stories, and I have gathered a few in the years I have practiced law. During the time I have been representing people doing estate planning and handling estates, I have seen many things, both good and bad, that are examples of what to do and what not to...
“Avoiding probate” is a buzz word that is often used and sometimes confused. Many people don't understand the probate process, even by people who are quite sure it should be avoided. For instance, Wills do not “avoid probate”, and probate does not subject an estate to...
(c) Can Stock Photo I do a lot of estate planning for spouses, and one topic comes up over and over again. When I have clients who want to make life easier for their loved ones and avoid probate, the best way to do that is to use living trusts. The question, then...