Robert E. Hamilton

Probate, Mediation
225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 3000
Chicago, Illinois 606061229


Probate

Admitted

1975, Illinois

Law School

Georgetown University, J.D., 1975

Law School Graduation Year

1975

College

College of the Holy Cross, B.A., cum laude, 1972

Memberships

Chicago (Chairman, Division A Estate and Gift Tax, Federal Tax Committee, 1991-1992), Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Chicago Estate Planning Council; Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (Director, 1996— and Treasurer, 2000-2001).

Biographical

Lead Articles Editor, Law and Policy in International Business, 1975. Author: Estate and Gift Taxation of Interspousal Joint Tenancy Property after the 1976 and 1978 Tax Acts, The Review of Taxation of Individuals, V5, No. 1; Chapter on Forms for Basic Estate Planning, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1995; Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education IICLE; Chapter on forms for Estate Planning for Illinois attorneys; The Basics and Beyond (IICLE, 2001), form book Estate Planning Forms and Commentary (co-authored) IICLE, 1997; The Effective Use of Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts, 39th Annual Short Course for Estate Planning (IICLE, 1996); Avoiding Tax Controversies, 40th Annual Short Estate Planning Course (IICLE, 1997); Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts, 41st Annual Estate Planning Short Course (IICLE, 1998); Illinois Recent Developments, 43rd and 44th Annual Estate Planning Short Course (IICLE, 2000 and 2001). Authored Chapter on Code Section 2057 for Tax Planning for the Family-Owned Business, IICLE seminar, 1999. Adjunct Professor, Estate and Gift Tax, DePaul University Law School, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 1996 Summer Session, 1995 and 1996, Fall Session.

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