On Wednesday, Oct. 21 from 8:15 a.m. to 12:05 p.m., Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. principal David Shiner will present the Estate and Charitable Planning webinar. This program is hosted by the Illinois CPA Society and will explore the estate planning process and its basic documents. He will also cover key estate and gifting strategies such as an annual exclusion, portability, funding clauses and other advanced strategies. For more information or to register for Estate and Charitable Planning, click here.
As leader of the firm’s Tax and Employee Benefits practice group, Shiner works closely with his clients resolving tax controversies and structuring transactions that minimize exposure to state and federal estate taxes. Shiner is also a certified public accountant with a master of laws in taxation. He is highly experienced with handling cases in the U.S. Tax Court involving gift, estate and income tax matters.
Founded in 1903, the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) is one of the largest state CPA societies in the nation with more than 23,200 members. ICPAS is an essential partner for success, providing convenient and customized education, timely and relevant information, influential advocacy, and countless opportunities to make powerful professional connections.
Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. principal Lindsey Paige Markus was interviewed for the Sept. 17 edition of WGN Radio 720’s “Legal Face-Off.” She, along with three of her fellow honorees of the Crain’s 2020 Notable Women in Law recognition, Jennifer Kenedy, Locke Lord LLP, and Rachel Cowen and Christina Martini, both with McDermott Will & Emery, discussed issues currently facing women in the legal profession. “Legal Face-Off” is a fast paced program dealing with the hottest legal issues of the day with hosts Richard Lenkov, a capital member of Bryce Downey & Lenkov, and Martini, providing a legal point / counterpoint perspective on breaking legal news. Click here to view WGN’s podcast or here for the audio version.
Lindsey Paige Markus draws on her early career in business, finance and neuroscience to craft and implement creative solutions for the estate planning, wealth protection and corporate needs of individuals and businesses. As leader of the firm’s 19-attorney Estate Planning & Asset Protection practice, Lindsey is an indispensable resource for clients who entrust her with their finances and futures. Licensed in Illinois, Florida and New York, Lindsey is a published author and a natural educator who has appeared as a thought leader on television segments for WCIU, Fox News and NBC. She is passionate about giving back and has earned countless honors and gratitude for her tireless philanthropic efforts. As a founding member of the firm’s Women Helping Women program, Lindsey serves as a role model and mentor to many women attorneys, and regularly works with them one-on-one to steer them in the right direction with client issues and business development efforts. Actively promoting an inclusive firm culture that allows attorneys to be their best selves at work is one of the Lindsey’s qualities that her colleagues admire most about her.
Hosted by Illinois RE Journal, the panel will discuss the deconversion movement in Chicago that has been turning the oversupplied condo market left over from the Great Recession into in-demand apartments. Discussions will reveal how owners receive more value for their condominium units than if they were to sell them on their own and the purchaser also receives a property with a stable revenue stream. Additionally, panelists will share where deconversions are happening and how long the trend will continue.
Bloomberg is the leader of the firm’s Condominium & Common Interest Community Association group. He has represented both boards and developers in connection with the deconversion of condominium buildings and has written extensively about Section 15 of the Illinois Condominium Act.
To register or access additional information, visit Illinois RE Journal.
Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. is proud to announce that Jeralyn Baran, Loretto Kennedy and Lindsey Paige Markus have received the Crain’s Chicago Business honor of being named Notable Women in Law.
Crain’s is recognizing Chicago’s senior-level women attorneys who have a proven record of effecting change in their roles and/or in their areas of practice at their respective firms. They also serve as role models or mentors to other women attorneys, and they promote inclusive practices in the work place. In addition, these women attorneys assume leadership positions outside of their law firms in either professional organizations or with civic/community service initiatives.
“Lindsey, Jeri and Loretto are well-respected leaders in our firm and throughout Chicagoland,” said Terrell Isselhard, principal and co-chair of Chuhak & Tecson’s Diversity & Inclusion Council. “I believe the success of each of these attorneys is directly correlated to their innovative legal solutions and their strong commitment for keeping their clients’ best interests at the forefront of every action. I am so pleased that they are being recognized in this way.”
Jeralyn Baran practices in the areas of employment and commercial litigation, and she currently leads the firm’s Employment law practice group. Her practice takes her into federal and state courts and before many administrative agencies. She is a frequent presenter and thought leader on employment issues and has been named one of the top 50 women attorneys in Illinois. In her work, Jeri represents management and employee clients and this unique, dual‐faced representation gives her the opportunity to offer well‐grounded advice to both sides of employee/employer matters. Jeri mentors women attorneys in the Employment and Litigation practices and promotes their legal growth, and she is one of the founding members of the firm’s Women Helping Women program where she has served as the head of the welcoming committee for every single event, personally greeting every guest who attends. Since 2005 she has represented Chuhak & Tecson as an active member of the Technology and Manufacturing Association (TMA) and works with the organization to develop grant and scholarship opportunities for women. Jeri also leads the TMA steering committee for their HR Peer Group where she develops programming for the membership.
Loretto Kennedy has extensive complex litigation experience most recently involving aviation, product liability and construction matters at both the trial and appellate levels. She also provides legal advice and counsel to small and midsized businesses relating to entity formation, risk management, employment issues and real estate matters. As leader of the firm’s Aviation Litigation & Transactions group, Loretto has represented major aviation entities in multidistrict, multiforum litigation arising out of various domestic and foreign airline accidents, including international litigation concerning TANS Peru Flight 204 near Pucalla, Peru, and two incidents near Medan, Indonesia, involving Mandala Airlines Flight 091 and Garuda Flight 152. Loretto is co-general counsel for Chuhak & Tecson and is one of the founding members of the firm’s Women Helping Women program, bringing in several organizations over the years to participate in this initiative. She is an active supporter of Girl Scouts where she has helped the organization at all levels—from troop leader to board development and committee member. Another one of Loretto’s passions is mentoring younger business entrepreneurs. She loves giving them the confidence and tools to take an idea or a dream and make it their reality.
Lindsey Paige Markus draws on her early career in business, finance and neuroscience to craft and implement creative solutions for the estate planning, wealth protection, and the corporate needs of individuals and businesses. As leader of the firm’s 19-attorney Estate Planning & Asset Protection Group, Lindsey is an indispensable resource for clients who entrust her with their finances and futures. Licensed in Illinois, Florida and New York, Lindsey is a published author and a natural educator who has appeared as a thought leader on television segments for WCIU, Fox News and NBC. She is passionate about giving back and has earned countless honors and gratitude for her tireless philanthropic efforts. As a founding member of the firm’s Women Helping Women program, Lindsey serves as a role model and mentor to many women attorneys, and regularly works with them one-on-one to steer them in the right direction with client issues and business development efforts. Actively promoting an inclusive firm culture that allows attorneys to be their best selves at work is one of the Lindsey’s qualities that her colleagues admire most about her.
Established on July 1, 2010, with the addition of father-son duo Steve and David Bloomberg to the firm, the practice has grown to offer a full range of services in the community association field, representing a variety of clients, including condominium, townhome and homeowner associations, as well as cooperatives.
“Chuhak has been a perfect fit for the growth of this group to become a leader in this area,” said David Bloomberg, leader of Chuhak & Tecson’s Condominium & Common Interests Community Association group. “The firm encouraged us to build a practice that’s the most effective from a client relations standpoint and I feel as a group we’ve taken that to heart as shown by our continued growth and reach in the industry.”
Over the past 10 years, the group has managed to facilitate an average of over $1 million condominium loans per week, counseled over 10,000 condominium board members and provided exceptional and cost-effective service to over 1,000 clients. They offer a wide variety of services to meet clients’ changing needs, including preparing and reviewing declarations, bylaw amendments and loan documentation; negotiating contracts; analyzing insurance policies; defending Fair Housing Act and discrimination complaints; answering legal questions as to operations and governance; and defending associations in litigation.
“Our five-attorney Condo group stands out from those at other firms because of their relationship-based, client need driven approach to providing high-quality service at a great value,” said Mitchell Weinstein, president of Chuhak & Tecson. “Their combined experience and responsiveness not only has produced sophisticated and creative solutions to legal issues in this space, but has also greatly aided their colleagues in other practice groups, particularly Banking, Real Estate, Litigation, and Corporate Transactions and Business Law.”
In addition to celebrating 10 years of exceptional service and dedication to clients, this milestone also serves as a reminder to Chuhak & Tecson’s legacy and continued endorsement of family.
“David and I very much wanted to practice together and I think this firm has provided a great platform in which we’ve flourished,” said Steve Bloomberg, principal at Chuhak & Tecson. “Collaborating on cases has been extremely rewarding and I’m proud of what David, myself and the rest of our team have and continue to accomplish on behalf of our clients.”