Estate Planning is the legal process of protecting your assets and your loved ones in the event of disability or death.

Why do you need an estate plan? If you don’t have a valid Will or Trust, Illinois law determines how your assets pass, to whom and when. Having no estate plan can lead to unnecessary taxes, creditors, probate court and other undesirable results. This is the most costly way to pass assets to your loved ones. You can do much better and my column will show you how!

First, a little about me. I grew up on a small farm in Ireland. I came to the U.S. in the 1990s, and fell in love with Chicago and the American dream. I went to Loyola Law School and after working for the government and a private law firm, I started my own practice in 2002.

Why do I devote my legal career to estate planning? After 17 years consulting with clients in my office, their homes and hospital beds, I have discovered no area of law is more important or more rewarding. I have also discovered my gift is guiding clients through this healing, transformative process with warmth and competence. Estate planning is the heart and soul of the law and there is nothing I would rather do. This is the most vital, emotionally challenging and ultimately satisfying legal process my clients ever undertake.

Estate planning is about protecting your assets, your loved ones and planning for the future, yes, but it is so much more. It is about you, your unique story, your life’s savings, your values and beliefs and your hopes for the future. That is what is woven into your estate plan.

Call Kerlin Walsh Law with questions at 877-718-7201. We would love to have you join our client family.