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Let us handle the hard stuff. ELDER LAW • ESTATE PLANNING • WILLS & TRUSTS • GUARDIANSHIP & PROBATE LITIGATION

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Ben Neiburger Founder, Generation Law

July 2019 News You Can Use Estate planning isn’t your typical topic around the water cooler (except at our office, of course; we live for this stuff). That’s what makes The Elder Law Minute such a great grab for all the latest gab. You’ll find useful estate planning news and information on everything from the right way to scatter ashes in state parks (yes, really) to common planning mistakes to avoid. Get the goods on the good, the bad and the quirky in our latest issue. Do your clients have more questions we didn’t cover here? Reach out anytime for help.

JULY'S NEWS TO KNOW

Top 5 Questions About Estate Planning Putting together an estate plan can feel overwhelming. To help get you started, we provide answers to some of the most commonly asked questions. READ MORE Scatter My Ashes at Starved Rock Our topic this month is quite unique for our newsletter. As we looked through some proposed Illinois administrative law rules, we couldn’t help becoming morbidly curious about how the State of Illinois will be permitting people to scatter human remains on state property. We hope you will find this interesting, and maybe use your newfound knowledge to wow your family and friends. READ MORE

Firm Briefs

Petition Issued in Support of Death with Dignity Law in Illinois "Death with Dignity" laws allow mentally capable adults who are terminally ill to ask a doctor to prescribe medication that will allow them to die peacefully. Since Oregon passed the first Death with Dignity law in 1994, seven other U.S. jurisdictions have followed suit. Now, a group of Illinois attorneys is working to get a similar law passed in Illinois. The group is asking Illinois attorneys who support a Death with Dignity law to sign a petition in favor of new legislation. To complete the petition, follow the link below. SIGN THE PETITION

Ben Neiburger to Speak at Bank Financial  Our founder Ben Neiburger will be discussing the basics of estate planning at an upcoming seminar for Bank Financial on September 25. Ben’s charismatic and accessible style makes him a popular choice as presenter, and he can frequently be seen on the dais around town as both solo speaker and panel member. If you’d like to have Ben participate in an event for your organization, get in touch with us here.

Meet Our Talented Team Sandra Schildgen, J.D.: Sandra works passionately on behalf of families and individuals who need assistance with estate planning, trust and probate administration, guardianships, Medicaid applications and long-term care planning. Ken Kugelberg, J.D.: Ken is an experienced litigator, handling guardianships, decedent’s estate administration and trust administration, as well as issues requiring a Guardian ad Litem. Andrea K. Kovar, J.D., LL.M.: Andrea focuses her practice on estate planning and elder law, which includes helping families plan for long-term care and navigating the Medicaid planning and application process.  Melissa Johnson, J.D.: Melissa concentrates her practice in contested probates and guardianships for disabled adults and vigorously represents clients in the areas of trust litigation, including land trusts, elder law and estate administration.

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