William H. Pokorny Jr.

Managing Partner

Location:

Oak Brook, Illinois

Phone:

630-571-6500

Fax:

630-571-8780

Published Works:

Co-Author, The Role of the Trustee, Trust Administration in Illinois (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education), 1976 - 2010

Author/Speaker, Engagement and Termination, Estate Planning Short Course (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education), 2008

Author / Speaker, Estate Planning Ethical and Malpractice Issues, Estate Planning Short Course (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education), 2002

Author / Speaker, Estate Planning Ethical and Malpractice Issues, Estate Planning For Illinois Attorneys: The Basics and Beyond (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education), 2002-2010

Author/Speaker, Asset Protection Update: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Illinois CPA Society (May 2009)

Author / Speaker, Professional Responsibility and Malpractice Issues Confronting Estate Planners:

Estate Planning For Illinois Attorneys: The Basics and Beyond (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education), annually 2003-2009;
Basic Estate Planning: Introductory Drafting and Tax Issues (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education), annually, 2003-2009.

Author / Speaker, Choice of Trustees and Use of Team Advisors, Including Successor Trustees, Trust Administration: Essential Duties for Trustees and Their Advisors (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education), annually 2004-2009

Author/Speaker, Sophisticated Estate Planning for Uncertain Times: Using Established Planning Techniques, IICLE (2006)

Author/Speaker, Estate Planning and Administration Concerns for the Real Estate Attorney, IICLE Real Estate Short Course (2005)

Additional presentations for IICLE and for the La Grange Memorial Foundation, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Lake County Bar Association, University of Minnesota, and others.

Contributor to: ACTEC’s Commentaries on the Model Rules of Professional Conduct (4th edition, 2006) and Sample Engagement Letters (2nd edition, 2007).

Areas of Practice

50% Estate Planning
40% Trust & Estate Administration
5% Closely Held Business Planning
5% Real Estate

Bar Admissions

Illinois, 1972
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1972
U.S. Tax Court, 1979

Education

Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D. (Summa Cum Laude) - 1972
- Honors: Recipient, Weymouth Kirkland Scholarship (1969,1970,1971)
- Law Review: Loyola University Law Review , Member, Executive Editor
Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia
- Bachelor of Arts - 1969
- Major: English
University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland

Classes/Seminars

Instructor, U.S. Estate and Gift Tax; Estate Planning Seminar, De Paul University School of Law (Chicago), 1973 - 1975
Instructor, Estate Planning Seminar, Loyola University School of Law (Chicago), 1975

Honors and Awards

Fellow, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Elect - Illinois Super Lawyers, Illinois Leading Lawyers Network
A-V rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Professional Associations and Memberships

The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Member of the Practice Committee
The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Member, Technology in the Practice Committee
The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Member, Professional Responsibility Committee
Chicago Bar Association, Member
Illinois State Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Member
Chicago Estate Planning Council
DuPage County Estate Planning Council, Member

Past Employment Positions

Schiff Hardin & Waite (Chicago, Illinois), Partner, 1972 - 1985

Pokorny & Associates, Limited
1000 Jorie Boulevard, Suite 260
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523-2214
(DuPage County)
Telephone: 630-571-6500
Fax: 630-571-8780
Email: info@pokorny.com