Margot Gordon
margot@levinschreder.comMargot concentrates her practice on estate planning matters and also has extensive experience dealing with sensitive and complicated family situations. She is well known and respected in the Cook County Probate Courts for her handling of complicated guardianship and decedents estates.
Prior to concentrating her practice in the estate planning area, Margot was a staff attorney at the Cook County Public Guardian's Office for five years, where she represented children in abuse and neglect cases, handled appeals in both state and federal appellate court and represented the Public Guardian in disabled adult matters.
She is a published author on the topic of estate planning for disabled adults.
Publications:
"Minimizing Taxes in Illinois Minor Guardianship Estates", CBA Record, January 2007
Co-Author, Estate Planning in Disabled Adult Guardianships,
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), 2006
Co-Author, "The Role of Corporate Fiduciaries in Estate Planning for Disabled Adults," CBA Record, published by the Chicago Bar Association, 2002
Co-Author, "Medicaid Planning for the Disabled: The Use of OBRA '93 Pay Back Trusts," Illinois Bar Journal, published by the Illinois State Bar Association, 1998
Recent Presentations:
"Estate Planning in Illinois Disabled Adult and Minor Guardianships" presented to attendees of the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) 50th Estate Planning Short Course held May 4, 2007 in Springfield.
"Guardianship and Special Needs Trusts," sponsored by the Brain Injury Association, October 2004
Education:
J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1988
B.A., University of California - San Diego, 1985
Admitted:
Illinois, 1989
Professional Activities:
Chicago Bar Association
