Justia Legal Services & Lawyers Directory

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Cook County, Illinois
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Chicago, Illinois
Joliet, Illinois
Aurora, Illinois
Naperville, Illinois
Cicero, Illinois
Schaumburg,
Wheaton, Illinois
Berwyn, Illinois
Oak Park, Illinois
Downers Grove, Illinois
Elmhurst, Illinois
Lombard, Illinois
Addison, Illinois
Elk Grove, Illinois
Glendale Heights, Illinois
Woodridge, Illinois
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Westmont, Illinois
Roselle, Illinois
Darien, Illinois
Villa Park, Illinois
Lisle, Illinois
Brookfield, Illinois
Hinsdale, Illinois
Westchester, Illinois
La Grange, Illinois
Wood Dale, Illinois
La Grange Park, Illinois
Western Springs Illinois
Hillside, Illinois
Oak Brook, Illinois
Willowbrook, Illinois
Maywood, Illinois
Forest Park, Illinois

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- CHICAGO AND WEST SUBURBS CHAPTER 13 ATTORNEY

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- CHICAGO AND WEST SUBURBS CHAPTER 7 LAWYER -

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* Chapter 7

* Chapter 13

* Chapter 11

* Debt Relief

* Remove judgments

* Remove Tax liens

* Stop bill collectors

* End Credit Card Debts

* Lawsuits

* Harassment

* Remove repossessions

* Foreclosure

* Bill consolidation

* Repair mortgages

* End Payday Loans

* Stop Collections

* Stop Garnishments

* Stop Bank Levies

* Unfreeze bank accounts

* End Student Loans

* Stop all collection efforts

* Stop Phone Calls

- CHICAGO AND WEST SUBURBS TAX LAWYER -

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* IRS

* Illinois Department of Revenue

* Remove Tax Liens

* Stop Tax Levies

* Offers in compromise

* Installment Agreement

* Unfiled returns

* Innocent spouse

* Sales Tax

* ROIT

* Income Tax

* Property Tax

* Corporate Tax

* LLC

* Criminal Tax Charges

* Business Tax

* Self employment tax

* injured spouse

* abatement of penalties

* abatement of interest

* Administrative appeal

* Tax court

* Employment Taxes

* Responsible party

* Bankruptcy relief

- Chicago and west suburbs mortgage redo lawyer

- Chicago and west suburbs mortgage redo lawyers

- Chicago and West Suburbs mortgage redo attorney

- Chicago and West Suburbs mortgage redo attorneys

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* Mortgage Negotiation

* Pre-foreclosure loan workout

* Government Loans

* Legal Defenses

* Mortgage Servicing Abuse

* Short Sales

* Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure

* Bankruptcy

* Mortgage rescue

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* Estate Planning

* Wills

* Trusts

* Power of Attorney

* Living Will

* Advanced Directives

* Joint Tenancy

* Asset protection

Thomas Hansen was born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up on the South Side of Chicago and Park Ridge, Illinois. Thomas lives in Park Ridge, with his wife and three children.

Thomas received a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Northern Illinois University, a Certified Public Accountant Certificate from the University of Illinois, a Master of Science in Taxation from DePaul University, a Juris Doctor with Distinction from John Marshal Law School.

Thomas is a member of the Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, the Northwest Suburban Bar Association, American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants, Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Before starting his practice in 1996, Thomas previously was employed by the Internal Revenue Service for over twenty-three years: five years as an Internal Revenue Agent, five years as an International Examiner, and over thirteen years as an Appeals Officer.

Since 1996, Thomas has limited his practice to resolution of tax controversies, estate planning, asset protection and Medicaid Planning.

Denice A. Gierach is a business lawyer with almost 30 years of experience representing business owners in the formation, franchising, and dissolution of businesses; representing employers in matters of employment and age discrimination in the workplace; and aiding individuals in matters of advanced estate planning, charitable giving, Medicare and Medicaid, and Social Security.

As a Certified Public Accountant with a Master's degree in Management, Ms. Gierach also practices in the areas of Income Taxation, Federal Estate Taxation, and varied Real Estate Law, including commercial real estate.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Ms. Gierach began her career in accounting working for several CPA firms, including Haskins & Sells and Friedman Eisenstein Fraemer & Schwartz in Chicago.

Ms. Gierach worked for the firm of Barnard & Barnard in Chicago for almost 10 years at the start of her legal career. For almost twenty years, she practiced as Gierach & Associates and recently founded The Gierach Law Firm to provide better service to her clients.

From the beginning of her legal career, Ms. Gierach provided legal services to individuals and small and mid-sized companies in the areas of business, estate planning, taxation, employment law, commercial real estate, succession planning. She continues to focus on these areas in her current practice.

Ms. Gierach is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, DuPage County Bar Association, and Arizona State Bar Association. She is licensed to practice in both Illinois and Arizona and practices before the Illinois circuit courts, Illinois Appellate Court, Federal Tax Court, Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals for the Federal Court, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Business Ledger, a newspaper dedicated solely to the greater Chicago area, named Denice Gierach as one of twenty "Influential Women in Business" for 2008.

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Ms. Gierach is a monthly contributor to the Dollars and Sense column of the Naperville Sun.

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES
As an active member of her community, Ms. Gierach is a past member of the Exchange Club and is a present member of both the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club of Naperville. Ms. Gierach also acts as the Director for both the Heritage YMCA and Naperville Area Humane Society.

Business, tax and estate planning practice in Oak Brook, Illinois

Richard Schmack was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Berwyn, Illinois. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois in 1977 with double majors in Political Science and History. In 1980 he received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.

Upon graduation from law school in 1980, Richard was admitted to the Illinois Bar and the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. He is a member of the Federal Trial Bar. Richard has made DeKalb County his home since1985. He, his wife, Jackie, who is his office manager, and their sons reside in Sycamore.

Prior to opening his private practice in 1989, Richard served as an Assistant DeKalb County State's Attorney, handling misdemeanor and traffic prosecution, as well as child support enforcement. In his capacity as the civil assistant, Richard represented DeKalb County in lawsuits in Federal and State courts, served as legal advisor to all departments of County government, and represented the County's Zoning Board of Appeals, gaining valuable knowledge of the County's zoning ordinances and regulations.

In private practice Richard is a general practitioner well versed in the areas of Adoptions, Bankruptcy, Criminal Misdemeanors and Felonies, Traffic, DUI, Guardianships, Juvenile Law, Real Estate, Wills & Estates, and Zoning.

We Are A Debt Relief Agency. We Help People File Bankruptcy Under The United States Bankruptcy Code.

At the Wheaton, Illinois Law Firm of Cynthia Hayes Hutchins, we have spent the last 10 years helping people throughout DuPage County and beyond plan not just for their own future, but for what happens afterward. Contact us today, we can help if you or a loved one has any estate planning or elder law needs.

You can feel welcome with our firm. We will listen to your needs and will carefully study the options to meet those needs. We will also treat you the way we would expect to be treated: with the respect you deserve.

At the Law Office of Cynthia Hayes Hutchins, you are getting quality advice from a very well-regarded estate planning and elder law attorney. Cynthia Hayes Hutchins has helped thousands of people just like you. Most of her clients are referrals from existing clients or other lawyers. She has given numerous seminars and has written several articles on estate planning, probate, guardianship and elder law.

Our practice is limited to the following areas:

Medicaid, elder law and disability planning: We can help plan for long-term care and Medicaid needs for you or a loved one. We assist with special needs trusts.
Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts: We can help prepare documents which accurately reflect your intentions.
Probate and Guardianship: We can assist with probate estate disputes and can help if you or a disabled loved one needs a guardian.

Carol A. Nolan has been a frequent speaker on Elder Law, Medicaid issues, estate planning, probate and trust administration, and guardianships for the Illinois State Bar Association, National Business Institute, and the DuPage County Bar Association.

Carol has over 10 years of experience in the field of Medicaid planning. She advises clients about the rules pertaining to Medicaid, nursing homes, asset transfers, and trusts for the disabled. She will assist clients in filing Medicaid applications and related matters.

Carol also has expertise in preparing revocable living trusts, wills, and other estate planning tools. This includes plans for special needs children, disabled adults, clients with minor children, second marriages, and non citizen spouses.

Practice consists of residential and commercial real estate, wills and trusts.

Sharon R. Knobbe is a partner with Knobbe, Laho, Gradishar & Mack, L, where her practice is concentrated in family law and collections. Sharon is an active member of the DuPage County Bar Association, where she currently serves as the 3rd Vice President and has also served, by appointment, as the DCBA Associate Counsel, Chairman of the Family Law Committee Chairman for the Membership Committee, Judiciary Committee, Planning Committee, CLE Committee and has volunteered her time to act as a Judicial Intervention Leader. Sharon is also the 1st Vice President of the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers and Past President of the DuPage Chapter of the Justinian Society of Lawyers. In her free time, Sharon serves as an Adjunct Professor at the College of DuPage.