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Matthew Robert Huff

Matthew Robert Huff

5.0
3 reviews
Rating: 7.6

Licensed for 23 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Residential, Real Estate ... +2 more

540 N. Dearborn St., Unit 10760, Chicago, IL

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About Matthew

Biography

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Estate Planning 42%

As an estate planning attorney, I advise my clients of strategies to transfer their belongings, both in their lifetimes and after their deaths, in the way they desire. By planning their estates, my clients control and protect their wealth and maximize the value of their estates by minimizing taxes, court costs, and interference.

23 years

42%
Residential Real Estate 42%

As a residential real estate lawyer, I help my clients in all aspects of buying and selling their homes, from negotiating the purchase and sale contracts to closings.

23 years

42%
Real Estate 7%

As a residential real estate lawyer, I help my clients in all aspects of buying and selling their homes, from negotiating the purchase and sale contracts to closings.

23 years

7%
Probate 6%

As a probate lawyer, I assist my clients in the administration of decedent's estates.

23 years

6%
Litigation 3%

As a litigator, I help my clients decide whether their case is appropriate for a lawsuit, mediation, or arbitration. After learning the facts that caused the dispute, I provide my clients an analysis of their rights and likelihood of success in court.

23 years

3%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 180-270 per hour

Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Illinois for 23 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 2002

Active and Authorized to Practice Law

No misconduct found

Location

M.R. Huff, Attorney at Law

540 N. Dearborn St., Unit 10760, Chicago, IL, 60610

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Matthew Robert Huff's Reviews

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3 Client Reviews

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Residential (2) Contracts & Agreements (1)
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Posted by Brian | September 27, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Contracts & Agreements

Easiest Real Estate Purchase

Matt was great to work with throughout the entire contract review and close process. He called me whenever he had a something for me to review and thoroughly explained every step of the process. He reviewed all the numbers and even taking the extra few minutes to figure out where the extra $8 the clo...sing document came from.

Posted by anonymous | September 23, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Residential

Buyer's Real Estate Counsel

Matthew Huff is an excellent attorney whose attention to detail is unparalleled. Throughout his representation of us for the purchase of our new home, Matthew was attentive and communicative and always promptly answered all of our questions.

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Experience

Rating:  7.6 (Very Good)

Work Experience

2009 - Present

Arbitrator, Circuit Court of Cook County

2005 - Present

Attorney at Law, M.R. Huff, Attorney at Law

2002 - 2005

Attorney at Law, Huff Law Offices

Associations

2012 - Present

Chicago Bar Association, Real Property Law Committee, Construction Law and Mechanics Lien Subcommittee

Member

2012 - Present

Chicago Bar Association, Solo/Small Firm Practitioners Committee

Member

2012 - Present

Chicago Bar Association, Trust Law Committee

Member

2002 - Present

Illinois State Bar Association

Member

2002 - Present

Chicago Bar Association

Member

2014 - 2016

Illinois State Bar Association, Assembly Agenda committee

Member

2012 - 2013

Illinois State Bar Association, Strategic Marketing Committee

Member

2011 - 2012

Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Estate Planning

Member

2011 - 2012

Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Career Assistance

Member

2011 - 2012

Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Moot Court Competition Committee

Member

2011 - 2012

Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Real Estate Law Committee

Member

2011 - 2012

Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Public Outreach committee

Member

2005 - 2012

Illinois State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division

Member

2002 - 2012

American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division

Member

Education

2002

Northwestern University

Juris Doctor

1999

Northwestern University

Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2008

CLE

Wills for Heroes- Trianing

Publications

2007

Illinois State Bar Ass'n Young Lawyers Div. Newsletter Young Lawyers support children’s waiting rooms

2007

Illinois State Bar Ass'n Young Lawyers Div. Newsletter Young Lawyers serve firefighters

Languages

English

French

Hebrew

Spanish

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