
Robin focuses her practice on complex trust and estate controversies, as well as estate planning. She has been involved in major trust litigation, including two of the largest family trust controversy cases brought before a U.S. court in the past several years. Prior to joining Levin Schreder & Carey Ltd., Robin was an associate in the Trusts and Estates Department of a large Chicago law firm.
Presentations:
Co-presenter, "The Big Event: Sale of the Family or Closely Held Business," presented at the J.P. Morgan Trust Officer Monthly Education Series, November 2009
"Ethical Issues in Estate Planning," sponsored by the National Business Institute, December 2008
"Basic Wills and Trusts," sponsored by the National Business Institute, December 2008
Education:
J.D., high distinction, University of Iowa College of Law, 2004
Order of the Coif
Member, Journal of Gender, Race and Justice
B.A., cum laude, Simpson College, 2001
Presidential Scholar
Admitted:
Illinois, 2004
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Professional Activities:
Chicago Bar Association - Member, Trust Law Committee and Member, Probate
Practice Committee
American Bar Association - Member, Committee on Trust Litigation, Ethics and
Malpractice