Robert W. Kaufman
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Bob is a veteran estate planning attorney with over 40 years of experience. He focuses his practice on estate planning, estate and trust administration, taxation, and estate and trust litigation, offering excellent guidance to clients while prioritizing client service and confidentiality.
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Full Bio
Area of Legal Concentration
Bob focuses in estate planning, including the administration, taxation and litigation of estates and trusts. Leveraging his extensive experience in state and federal tax laws, he guides clients through every aspect of estate planning, probate, trust administration, and related disputes.
Beyond estate matters, Bob represents individuals and privately held businesses in a variety of transactional, corporate, and real estate issues.
Bob has held leadership roles such as Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Trusts and Estates Section Council, where he remains an active member. He also serves on the boards of the Charles and M.R. Shapiro Foundation and the Trillium Foundation, and previously chaired the Chicago Bar Association’s Probate Practice Committee.
Credentials
Education
- New York University, LL.M. Taxation, 1977
- University of Maryland, J.D. with honors, 1976
- University of Michigan, B.B.A. with distinction, 1973
Professional Memberships/Associations
- Chicago Bar Association, Probate Practice Committee
- Illinois State Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section Council
- Chicago Estate Planning Council
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Decalogue Society of Lawyers
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
- S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- United States Tax Court