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Overview
Practice Areas
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20% Estate Planning
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20% Corporate / Incorporation
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20% Mergers / Acquisitions
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20% Business
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20% Employee Benefits
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Contact Information
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Résumé
License
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48 years since Stephen Martin Margolin was first licensed to practice law.
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License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| Illinois |
Active
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1963 |
12/11/2011 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| John Marshall Law School, Chicago |
Law |
JD - Juris Doctor |
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| University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
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BS - Bachelor of Science |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| One of the Top Lawyers in the State of Illinois |
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2007 |
| One of the Top Lawyers in the State of Illinois |
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2006 |
| One of the Top Lawyers in the State of Illinois |
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2005 |
| One of the Top Lawyers in the State of Illinois |
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2004 |
| Who's Who in American Law |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Member |
American Bar Association |
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Chicago Estate Planning Council |
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| Member |
Illinois State Bar Association |
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Portfolio
Publications
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Publication |
Date |
| Qualified Plans: Legally Encouraged Tax and Asset Shelters |
Publication Unknown\ |
2003 |
| Dynasty Trusts and the Rule Against Perpetuities |
Illinois Bar Journal |
1999 |
| Contingent Beneficiaries and Crummey Powers: The Battle Lines are Drawn |
Journal of the American Society of CLU & ChFC |
1997 |
| Not So Irrevocable Trust Revisited |
NAPFA News |
1996 |
| The Flexible Irrevocable Trust |
Journal of the American Society of CLU & ChFC |
1996 |
| That Crummey Feeling & Exclusive Relief |
NAPFA News |
1994 |
| The Gift Tax Annual Exclusion: The Code, The Commissioner and The Courts |
Lifeline |
1994 |
| Feeling Crummey? Try the Annual Exclusion |
Life Association News |
1993 |
| ESOP -- No Fable, It's Fabulous |
NAPFA News |
1993 |
| GRATs Avoid Estate Taxes on S Corp Transfers |
NAPFA News |
1993 |
| How to Avoid Estate Taxes on Residence Transfers |
Life Association News |
1993 |
| Yanking Taxes From the Estates |
Life Association News |
1993 |
| Use GRATs to Reduce S Corp Taxes |
Life Association News |
1992 |
| Protecting Life Savings From Creditors |
Lifeline |
1992 |
| ESOPs: A Businessman's Perspective |
Private Memorandum |
1986 |
| Salary Reduction Plans: Code Section 401(k) |
Private Memorandum |
1985 |
| Tax Viability of an Educational Benefit Trust |
Journal of Pension Planning and Compliance |
1983 |
| Pension Plans: Still the Ultimate Tax Shelter |
Life Association News |
1983 |
| Pension Plans: Still the Ultimate Tax Shelter |
Life Association News |
1982 |
| Pension Plans: Opportunities After The Tax Equity Act |
Private Memorandum |
1982 |
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