Ms. Evans’ law practice specializes in the area of estate planning and estate administration. She provides all aspects of trust management to individuals and owners of closely-held or family businesses.
Ms. Evans’ probate experience involves all aspects of estate administration including both court-supervised and independent estate administration, preparation of United States and Illinois estate tax returns, valuation of securities and partnership interests and representation of taxpayers in connection with estate tax audits.
Education
- B.A., University of Connecticut, Government, 1958.
Phi Beta Kappa
Graduated with honor and distinction in Government
- J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1961.
M.A. candidate, Northeastern Illinois University, Gerontology, 1996.
Experience
- Admitted to the Illinois Bar, 1961.
- Assistant Counsel in the office of the Public Administrator of Cook County, 1969-1975.
- Assistant to the Dean at The University of Chicago Law School, 1981-1988.
- Assistant Dean, Director of Graduate Student Affairs, at The University of Chicago Law School, 1988-1996.
- Practiced part-time as an associate with the law firm of Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg and its predecessor, Lurie Sklar & Simon, 1973-2002.
- Practiced in estate planning with this firm, 2002 - present.
- Admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar, 2003.
- Arbitrator, Cook County Circuit Court Mandatory Arbitration Program, 1990 – present.
Memberships
- Chicago Bar Association, Probate Practice and Trust Law Committees
- Member of M-Team, Metropolitan Family Services—Elder Abuse Department
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Chicago Council of Lawyers
- Decalogue Society of Lawyers
