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Overview
Practice Areas
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60% Estate Planning
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20% Commercial
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20% Business
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About Me
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About me: Please contact me directly if you are in need of estate planning (trusts, wills, strategies for taxable estates or wealth preservation), asset protection,... more
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Résumé
Licenses
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36 years
since James Merle Lestikow was first licensed to practice law in IL.
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Education
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Recognized in the area of Trusts and Estates |
Best Lawyers in America |
2008 |
| Super Lawyer in the area of Estate Planning & Probate |
Illinois Super Lawyers |
2008 |
| Top 100 Leading Consumer Lawyers in Illinois |
Leading Lawyers Network Magazine |
2008 |
| Top 50 Downstate Leading Consumer Lawyers |
Leading Lawyers Network Magazine |
2008 |
| Recognized in the area of Trusts and Estates |
Best Lawyers in America |
2007 |
| Super Lawyer in the area of Estate Planning & Probate |
Illinois Super Lawyers |
2007 |
| Recognized in the area of Trusts and Estates |
Best Lawyers in America |
2006 |
| Super Lawyer in the area of Estate Planning/Trusts |
Illinois Super Lawyers |
2006 |
| Super Lawyer in the area of Estate Planning/Trusts |
Illinois Super Lawyers |
2005 |
| AV Rated |
Martindale-Hubbell |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Member |
American Bar Association, Probate, Trust and Real Estate Section |
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| Gold Fellow |
Illinois Bar Foundation |
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| Treasurer |
Illinois Bar Foundation |
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| Executive Committee |
Illinois Bar Foundation |
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| Charter Fellow |
Illinois Bar Foundation |
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| Chair |
Illinois Bar Foundation, Budget and Finance Committee |
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| Chair |
Illinois Bar Foundation, Planned Giving Committee |
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| Former Chair |
Illinois State Bar Association, Business Advice and Financial Planning Section |
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| Former Chair |
Illinois State Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section |
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| Fellow |
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel |
2001–present
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| Member |
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Asset Protection Committee. |
2006–present
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Portfolio
Speaking Engagements
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| Speaking Engagement Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Protecting Family Assets |
IICLE, Advanced Asset Protection Planning for 2006 seminar |
2006 |
| Asset Protection and Family Wealth Management for Physicians |
Illinois State Medical Society Seminars, |
2006 |
| Planning and Drafting for Illiquid Assets |
IICLE, 48th Annual Estate Planning Short Course |
2005 |
| Post-Mortem Planning with Disclaimers |
IICLE |
2004 |
| Estate Planning for Agribusinessmen and Farmers |
IICLE |
2001 |
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