Mr. Rhoades, a principal of the firm, joined the firm in 2004.  He concentrates his practice in estate planning for high net worth clients, which includes the preparation and coordination of estate plan documents; the implementation of business succession planning strategies through the use of family limited partnerships, sales and gifting programs; the negotiation of premarital agreements; the coordination of clients’ charitable goals by use of  gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, gifts of fractional interests in real estate and gifts of closely held stock; and the preparation of gift and estate tax returns.

Publications

Books

• Why Consider a Premarital Agreement, The Family Business
   Conflict Resolution Handbook (2003)

Articles

• NAFTA’s Trade Implication, 48Transportation Quarterly 135

Languages

• Spanish

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Practice Areas

• Estate Planning, Probate and Estate Administration

Education

• L.L.M. (Masters of Law in Taxation),
  Georgetown University Law Center, 1997
• J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1995,
  Dean's List
• B.A. (International Studies), DePaul University, 1992, Dean’s List, Golden Key Honor Society, Model UN Ambassador

Admissions

• Illinois State Bar
• The Florida Bar

Memberships

• Illinois State Bar Association
• Chicago Bar Association, Estate Planning Committee - Young Lawyers Section, Secretary

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