$ 225-350 per hour
Linda R. Crane
About Linda
Practice Areas
2
Practice Areas
Estate Planning
80%
24 years
Probate
20%
24 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Payment Methods
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in Illinois for 42 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 1983
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Linda R. Crane
161 N. Clark Street, Suite 1600, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL, 60601
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Posted by anonymous | February 2, 2016 | Hired Attorney
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Excellent Communicator
We found that Linda did an excellent job helping us understand trusts and setting them up in ways that could best serve our family's needs and objectives. She was also very sensitive in handling a pre-nuptual agreement for one of our children, and helping the newlyweds set up their own trusts to pla...
Linda R. Crane's Lawyer Endorsements
"I am more than happy to endorse attorney Linda Crane. Attorney Crane she is a skilled and accomplished attorney. If you are in need of an attorney consider her for your legal matter."
Maria Barlow
Family lawyer
Experience
Honors
2011
Outstanding Service to the Profession Award, The John Marshall Law School
2010
Special Tribute Lifetime Acheivement Award, Cook County Bar Association
2010
Norman C. Amaker Award, Midwest People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, Inc.
2004
Visionary Award, National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conferences
1999
Chicago Women Making a Difference, Today's Chicago Women Magazine
1999
Keynote Speaker, Northwestern University J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management for Opening Plenary , 12th Annual Black Business Conference
1999
York Star Award, Akainya Gallery
1999
Building Human Capital Program, Keynote Speaker, Partners in Business community Action Agency Counsel of Lake County, Illiniois
1996
Honoree in the field of Education, Midwest Womens’ Center 11th Annual "Tribute to Chicago Women,"
Work Experience
2002 - Present
Founder and Principal Attorney, Crane Law Group, P.C.
1989 - 2014
Professor of Law, The John Marshall Law School
1987 - 1989
Vice President, Bear Stearns, Inc.
1983 - 1986
Registered Representative, Merrill Lynch & Co.
1981 - 1983
Strategic Issues Analyst, Navistar, Inc.
Associations
2015 - Present
Chicago Estate Planning CouncilMember
2015 - 2016
Chicago Trustee CollaboratoryMember
2006 - 2009
Law School Admissions Council (LSAC)Trustee
2005 - 2014
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryBoard Member
1999 - 2008
Midwest People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, Inc., BoardSecretary/Treasurer
1999 - 2015
Chicago State University Foundation BoardMember
1999 - 2000
Central States Law Schools AssociationPresident
1999 - 2015
Midwest People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, Inc., BoardMember
1998 - 2000
Cook County Bar Association, Affirmative Action CommitteeChairperson
1998 - 1999
Chicago Bar Associateion, Judicial Evaluation CommitteeVice Chair
1997 - 2005
MacCormac Business CollegeBoard of Trustees
1997 - 2001
Little Company of Mary Hospital FoundationBoard of Directors
1996 - 1998
Legal Elections in All Precincts Research and Educational Fund, Inc. (Project L.E.A.P.) Board of DirectorsPresident
1995 - 1997
Chicago Bar Association, Womens' Alliance Legal Educaion SubcommitteeCo-chair
1994 - 1996
Cabrini Green Tutoring Program Board of DirctorsPresident
1994 - 1997
The Links, Incorporated, International Trends & Services CommitteeChair
Education
1981
Northwestern University School of Law
J.D.,
1981
Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management
M.B.A.
1977
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
B.A.S.,
Speaking Engagements
2015
2015 U.S.-Cuba Policy Talks
“Toward Developing an infrastructure for Preventing and Resolving Private Business disputes in Cuba: Lessons Learned in the U.S.”
2014
2015 U.S.-Cuba Policy Talks
“Recommendations To Cuba For Building New Judicial Infrastructure To Support A New Private Business Economy
1999
Black History Month Panel
“Race and Race Theory”,
Publications
2014
14 Seattle University Journal for Social Justice 873
Cuba Revisited: From Revolution to Evolution,
2012
31.5 Columbia Journal of Race and Law,
Checking Out of the Exception to U.C.C. 3-104: Why Parties Should Be Able to Negotiate Whether Their Checks Should Be Payable On Demand
2008
!, Seattle University School of Law Review, Fall 2008.
Law School Deaning: Accepting the Job and Key First Steps -- Be Careful What You Wish For!,
2004
4 Barry University Law Review 71,
From Gibbons to Lopez: Does the Commerce Clause Remain a Viable Tool for Eliminating the Vestiges of Slavery?,
2000
, 20 Boston College Third World L. J. 13
Reflections From The Chair: Honoring The Decade of Scholarship By Law Professors of Color in U.S. Law Schools and The People of Color Legal Scholarship Movements (1989-1999) -- A Quest For Quality
2000
34 New England Law Review 1 (
Grading Law School Examinations: Making A Case For Objective Exams to Cure What Ails ‘Objectified’ Exams
2000
American Bar Association Press
Living Your Dream And Do Good Too” (contributing author) “Dear Sisters, Dear Daughters: Words of Wisdom from Multicultural Women Attorneys Who’ve Been There and Done That,
1999
36 California Western Law Review
Symposium: Introduction to the Works-In-Progress Presented During the First National Meeting of the Six Regional People of Color Legal Scholarship Conferences: March 25-27, 1999
1999
33 J. Marshall L. Rev. 48
Graduate Law Degree Programs and Interdisciplinary Combined Degree Programs with Law: History and Trends,
1994
7 Georgetown Immigration Law Journal
Haitians: Seeking Refuge in the U.S
1993
25 Conn. L.Rev. 427
Family Values and the Supreme Court
1993
1991 Wisc. L. Rev. 1427
Forum, Colorizing the Law School Experience
1992
6 National Bar Association Magazine 16 (1992
Can We Talk? Reflections of Seven Female African-American Law Professors
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers