Patrick J. Crotty
Crotty Legal - Illinois
- Biography
Tax planning, Tax disputes, business planning, tax, estate planning and estate administration and litigation practice in Oak Brook, Illinois
- Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
- Fees
- Free Consultation
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Prefer flat fee billing on project basis
- Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Illinois
- Since 1978
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- Professional Experience
- Legal Director and Proprieter
- Crotty Legal – Oak Brook,Illinois
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2009 –
Current
- Opened new practice in Oak Brook, Illinois concentrating in tax, elder law, estate planning and probate administration and litigation, corporate, partnership and exempt organizations
- Partner; Legal Director
- Crotty & Smyth
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1997 –
2008
- Responsible for review of all legal documents prepared in advanced estate planning and tax practice and overall supervision of client counseling in that practice
- Attorney and Proprietor
- Law office of Patrick J. Crotty
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1991 –
1997
- Associate and Principal/Shareholder
- Carroll, Hartigan & Hillery Ltd.
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1980 –
1991
- Supervised tax, estate planning, estate administration and litigation, business planning and corporate practice areas
- Associate, Tax Department
- McDermott, Will & Emery
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1978 –
1980
- Research and other activities in taxation of corporate, partnership, individual, exempt organization and international operations
- Education
- University of Notre Dame
- J.D | Law
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1975
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1978 - Honors: Managing Editor, Notre Dame Lawyer
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- University of Notre Dame
- B.S | Business Administration; Accountancy
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1971
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1975 - Honors: B.B.A with high honors; Beta Alpha Psi; Beta Gamma Sigma
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- Professional Associations
- DuPage County Bar Association
- Chairman, Estate Planning and Probate Practice Committee
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1998 –
1999 -
- DuPage County Bar Association
- Chairman, Tax Committee
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1996 –
1997 -
- Illinois CPA Society
- Member, Estate and Gift Tax Committee
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1983 –
1993 -
- Acadiana Legal Service Corporation
- Volunteer attorney; panel attorney
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1979 –
1988 -
- Publications
- Overview of Probate People and Documents
- Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- January, 2009
- Overview of People and Documents
- Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- December, 2007
- Advanced charitable planning presentation
- Central Indiana Certified Financial Planners
- July, 1998
- Updates in Advanced Estate Planning
- DuPage County Bar Association
- October, 1997
- Websites & Blogs
- Contact & Address
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