Mr. Smoller is a principal of the firm, which he joined in 1985, and has been a practicing attorney since 1968.  Mr. Smoller concentrates his practice in matters of commercial real estate, business organization, representing professional practices and estate planning. He is regularly engaged by clients to represent them in the sale and purchase of commercial real estate and the drafting and negotiation of leases. He counsels business clients in the purchase and sale of their business and represents them through the complexities of the transaction as well as structuring the family’s estate plan.  He has served as an arbitrator in Cook County’s Mandatory Arbitration Program, and lectures in the field of estate planning and asset preservation.

Publications

Articles

• Buy-Sell Agreements
• A Lease Primer
• Sec. 62 - A New Employee Benefit Program

Awards & Honors

• Named by Chicago Magazine as Illinois Super Lawyer (2007, 2006)
• Named by Madison's Who's Who in their 2005-2006 edition as having demonstrated exemplary achievement and distinguished contributions to the business community.

Community Involvement

• Board of Trustees, William Rainey Harper College
  Education Foundation (1998-present)
• Board of Trustees, The Erikson Institute (1995-1997)

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Practice Areas

• Corporate and Business Transactions
• Estate Planning, Probate and Estate Administration
• Real Estate Transactions

Education

• J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1968, with high honors, Editor-In-Chief, Chicago-Kent Law Review, 1967-68, Phi Alpha Delta
• B.A. (Political History and Political Science), University of Illinois, 1965

Admissions

• Illinois State Bar
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (Member, Trial Bar)

Memberships

• Illinois State Bar Association
• Chicago Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Chicago Estate Planning Council
• Greater North Shore Estate and Financial Planning Council

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