Howard M. Helsinger, Partner

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• Areas of Concentration are:
  
  Estate Planning, Probate, Estate and Trust related litigation, contested guardianships, Charitable gift planning
  
• Education:
  
  University of Chicago (J.D.)
  
  Princeton (Ph.D.)
  
  Haverford College (B.A.)
  
• Bar Admissions:
  
  Illinois (1978)
  
• Memberships:
  
  American Bar Association
  
  Illinois State Bar Association
  
  Chicago Bar Association
  
  Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
  
• Lectures:
  
  Lecturer in Law, University of Chicago Law School, 1997-Present
  
• Boards/Volunteer:
  
  Giving Greater Chicago
  
  Illinois ACLU
  
  K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Congregation
  
• Languages:
  
  French, German
  
• Pro-Bono Work:
  
  Represented the ACLU as beneficiary of several trusts
  
• Notable Successes:
  
  Saved hundreds of thousands of dollars in estate taxes for a family of moderate wealth, by careful planning, and by taking an aggressive position on the estate tax return.
  
  Defeated a petition brought by a family member to have a wealthy elderly woman declared incompetent.
  
  Secured a favorable settlement in a Trust construction matter, on behalf of a national charity.
  
• Additional Information:
  
  Howard Helsinger's CV