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also known as Tim Leighton
Tim Leighton serves Clients in the Bloomington-Normal, Illinois area by assisting with trusts, wills, power of attorney, estates, probate, business formation and planning, mediation & arbitration, uncontested guardianship, and tax matters.
Most of Tim's business clients are small business entrepreneurs and tax-exempt organizations. They rely on Tim for forming the organization, planning succession of the business, and business transactions.
Through the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in Illinois, the National Arbitration Forum, and privately, Tim helps resolve business, financial, and family disputes as mediator and arbitrator.
Through trust and estate planning, Tim helps Clients find better ways to secure peace of mind and to preserve, protect, and grow assets. Tim serves families with meaningful net worths and others with dependency and guardianship concerns, such as school-aged children and people with disabilities. Tim also serves as trustee, implementing Client priorities while managing substantial assets.
Clients also rely on the firm for trust administration and probate.
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Acquired: 1999
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State: Virginia
Acquired: 1995
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Acquired: 1989
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Acquired: 1988
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306 East Grove Street, Bloomington, IL, 61701
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Posted by Evelyn | September 05, 2010 | Estate Planning
estate planning
Tim has been a Godsend, I don't know what I'd do without him. He helps me figure out my finances and how to get done what I want for my family. And he actually makes sure I understand what he's doing for me.
"I endorse this lawyer. I can't imagine referring a client to anyone but Tim for their estate planning needs!"
Divorce and separation lawyer
2021
2021 Outstanding Pro Bono Community Honoree, Prairie State Legal Services
2017
Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2004 - Present
Managing Director, Leighton Legal Group, LLC
2002 - Present
Adjunct Professor, Illinois State University
2006 - 2006
Adjunct Professor, Illinois Wesleyan University
2002 - 2004
Attorney and Counselor at Law, Law Office of Tim Leighton
2001 - 2017
CFP® Certificant, Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.
1999 - 2002
Advanced Planning Specialist, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
2021 - Present
Illinois State Bar Association Elder Law Section CouncilMember and Secretary
2021 - Present
Virginia Mountain/Valley Lawyers’ AlliancePresident-Elect
2012 - Present
Illinois Bar Foundation, Planned Giving CommitteeMember
2011 - Present
Community Players TheatreGeneral Counsel pro bono
2013 - 2018
Community Cancer Center FoundationCo-chair, Planned Giving; Board Member; President 2017-2018
2012 - 2017
Challenger Learning CenterBoard Member
2011 - 2013
McLean County Bar AssociationMentor
2010 - 2018
Illinois Prairie Community FoundationTreasurer and Director
2008 - 2009
American Bar AssociationChair, Committee on Business Advice&Financial Planning
2006 - 2008
Illinois State Bar AssociationMember, Committee on Law Related Education
2006 - 2013
OSF St. Joseph Medical Center FoundationTreasurer and Council Member
2006 - 2013
Recovery Starts Today, Inc.Chair, Committee on Governance and Nominations; Board Member
2006 - 2013
Easter SealsChair, Bloomington Community Board; Chair, Comm on Govt Relns
1999 - 2001
McLean County Bar AssociationTreasurer
1988
JD - Juris Doctor
1981
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2022
I'm a Fan of Trusts. Here's Why You Should Be, Too.
2013
Trusts for Achieving Client Objectives
2011
Illinois Civil Unions and Estate Planning
2010
Advance Medical Directives for Peace of Mind
2008
Organizational Documents and Preserving the Veil
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