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Benjamin Noah Feder
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Biography
Ben concentrates his practice in the areas of sophisticated estate and gift tax planning, asset protection planning and estate and trust administration. Ben also devotes a significant portion of his practice to complex will and trust litigation. This includes representing trustees, executors and beneficiaries in a variety of matters such as: (a) breach of fiduciary duty claims, (b) disinheritance planning, (c) trust reformation and construction disputes, (d) claims of undue influence, (e) competency cases, and (f) tortious interference matters. He is also a prolific author and an accomplished speaker for many of Illinois’ leading estate planning organizations. Ben graduated from the University of Illinois and Northwestern University School of Law.
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Licensed in Illinois for 23 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 2002
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Location
Strauss & Malk LLP
135 Revere Drive, Northbrook, IL, 60062
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Experience
Honors
2026
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2025
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2024
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2023
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
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2013
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2012
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2011
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2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
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Work Experience
2006 - Present
Partner, Strauss & Malk, LLP
2004 - 2006
Associate, Wealth Protection Planning & Wealth Controversy, Horwood Marcus & Berk
2002 - 2003
Associate, Estate Planning, Katten Muchin Rosenmann
2000 - 2000
FInancial Analyst for Private Wealth Management Division, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
1997 - 1999
Registered Investment Advisor, Krantz, Pershan & Associates, LLC
Associations
Chicago Bar Association
Member
2014 - 2015
Lake County Estate Planning CouncilPresident
Education
2002
Northwestern University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1997
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2014
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Estate Planning Short Course (57th Annual)
Beneficiary Rights to Information
2014
Illinois CPA Society Estate and Gift Tax Conference
Navigating the Trustee's Duty to Disclose - How much is enough, or too much? Beneficiaries' Rights to Information
2014
Chicago Estate Planning Council
Navigating the Trustee's Duty to Disclose - How much is enough, or too much? Beneficiaries' Rights to Information
2013
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Trust Administration
Common Pitfalls for Trustees & How to Avoid Related Litigation
2013
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Interesting Issues in Estate Administration Course
Allowances & Elections Against the Will
2013
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Estate Planning Short Course (56th Annual)
Ethics in Estate Planning: Issues Raised when Attorneys are asked to Serve as Fiduciaries for Cleints
2013
American Law Institute
Refining, Modifying or Rehabilitating Irrevocable Trusts Using your Jurisdiction's Virtual Representation Statute
2012
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Top 10+ Neglected Estate & Tax Planning Issues
2011
Lake Forest Estate Planning Council
So You've Been Asked to be a Trust, Executor or Agent....What Kind of Risk Am I Assuming Here, and How Do I Manage It Effectively?
2009
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Estate Planning Short Course (52nd Annual)
Disinheritance
2009
Guest Lecturer for DePaul University's Master of Science in Taxation Program Estate Planning Class
Income and Gift Tax Considerations with Refinancing Promissory Notes
2009
Chicago Bar Association
Estate and Gift Tax Audits
2008
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Estate Planning Short Course (51st Annual)
Twilight Consequences: Protecting The Not-Yet-Incompetent Who Are Fading, Forgetful, or Foolish
2008
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Top Ten Things the EP Attornety should ask but often Forgets
2008
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Ethical Dilemmas in Estate Planning
2006
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Trust Administration
Defending Fiduciaries When Risk Management Fails
2006
Chicago Bar Association, Trust Law Committee
Who Can Be a Trustee, Who Can Be a Trust Protector
2006
Chicago Bar Association, Asset Protection Committee
Asset Protection for Fiduciary Liability
2004
Chicago Bar Association, Trust Law Committee
Current Developments - Illinois and IRS Updates
2003
Chicago Bar Association, Trust Law Committee
Sophisticaed Planning in a Low Interest Rate Environment
Publications
2005
Journal of Taxation of Investments
Advising the Client with Sudden Wealth
2003
Trusts & Estates Magazine
The Promissory Note Problem: Why Refinancing a Promissory Note May Create Income Tax and Gift Tax Consequences