Maximillienne Elliott

Max Elliott, Managing Attorney and Founder of The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd., is a nationally recognized estate planning, probate, and business planning attorney. Her firm, with offices in Chicago and New York City, focuses on unique families, the LGBTQ community, and women small business owners, and services include estate planning for taxable and non-taxable estates, estate administration, and advising small businesses in start-up, growth, restructuring, and succession planning phases.

Ms. Elliott routinely speaks to lawyers, students, and community groups on the intersection of estate and retirement planning; small business essentials, including legal entity selection, succession planning, generational wealth transfers, and cybersecurity program planning; and fiduciary selection and other protective measures for seniors and the LGBTQ community.

Her recognitions and memberships include but are not limited to:

• The Executive Committee for the Chicago Bar Association’s Trust Law Committee
• 2017-18 Super Lawyers® Rising Star, a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
• Faculty member for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE)
• Faculty member for Manhattan, New York-based Lawline, a national legal education provider
• Faculty member of Esquire CLE, a national legal education provider
• Member of the U.S. Trust, Bank of America Center of Influence on estate planning
• Ranked “Superb” and a recipient of the Top Contributor in Estate Planning Award from Avvo
• Member of the Association of African American Financial Advisors
• Ranked as one of the Top 100 National Black Lawyers
• Co-Editor-in-Chief of the DePaul Journal of Women, Gender and the Law

In addition to her legal experience, Ms. Elliott has more than 20 years of non-legal experience, including several years’ employment in the American Bar Association’s International Liaison Office and several years with Fortune 500 companies, including a former “Big 8 Accounting Firm” and a leading international management consulting firm.

Throughout her career, she has also assisted entrepreneurs in creating viable business planning solutions, such as creating and implementing marketing plans, strategic operation plans, securing capital, and business succession. She has worked with start-ups in the personal care, healthcare, small manufacturing, and nonprofit sectors. This experience provides a solid foundation for the business advisory services she provides to small business owners.

Starting in law school and continuing through her legal career, Ms. Elliott has received numerous awards for her commitment and dedication to advocating for and supporting the rights and needs of marginalized individuals and communities.