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| Selected by peers as a Leading Lawyer in: | |
| Trust, Will & Estate Planning Law | |
| Advisory Board Member | |
| County: Cook | |
| Practice Description: Ms. Albright is chair of Winston & Strawn's Trusts and Estates Practice Group. Her practice concentrates in estate planning, estate and trust administration, estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxation, income taxation of estates and trusts, and succession planning for closely held and family businesses. Ms. Albright counsels high net-worth individuals and family groups in all facets of estate planning, estate, gift, generation skipping and fiduciary income tax planning, and closely held and family-owned business planning matters, including: Ms. Albright represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries of trusts and estates regarding all aspects of trust and estate administration, the review and preparation of estate and generation-skipping tax returns, the analysis of fiduciary income tax matters, and trust construction and reformation suits and other contested trust and estate matters. She also represents parties in seeking private letter rulings and in handling tax audits for federal estate, gift, generation-skipping and fiduciary income tax matters. Honors and Awards Ms. Albright was honored in the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for her trusts and estates practice. She was named a "Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyer" in 2006 and included on the "Top 50 Women Illinois Super Lawyer" list in 2007 and 2008 by Chicago Magazine. Notable Cases and Results: Ms. Albright co-authored amicus curiae briefs filed by the American Bar Association in two estate tax cases before federal circuit courts. One was the Estate of Howard v. Commissioner, before the Ninth Circuit, and the other was the Estate of Shelfer v. Commissioner, before the Fifth Circuit. In each case, the court ruled in favor of the position advocated by the American Bar Association in its brief. Bar Admissions: Illinois Florida District of Columbia Date of Birth: 1951 Law School: University of Michigan Law School,J.D., 1976 Law School Honors/Involvement: magna cum laude Undergraduate School: University of Michigan, B.A., 1973 Undergraduate School Honors/Involvement: with high distinction Bar/Professional Association Involvement: American Bar Association's Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Immediate past chair of the section Past council member for the Section Supervisory council member for the Charitable Planning and Exempt Organizations Group and the Non-Tax Estate Planning Consideration Group Chair of the Tax Legislation and Regulation: Marital Deduction Committee, the Continuing Legal Education Probate and Trust Law Division Committee, and the Estate Planning and Drafting: Marital Deduction Committee Representative from the American Bar Association to the National Conference of Lawyers and Corporate Fiduciaries Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Member of the college's Board of Regents As an adjunct professor, she teaches a course on the income taxation of trusts and estates in the Graduate Tax Program at Northwestern University School of Law. Community Involvement: Member, the Chicago Finance Exchange Chicago Estate Planning Council Professional Advisors Committee of The Chicago Community Trust Illinois Attorney General's Charitable Advisory Council Circle-of-Friends of the YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago Special Gifts Committee for Steppenwolf Theater Company Goodman Theatre Spotlight Council Chicago Art Institute Gift Planning Advisory Committee Children's Memorial Hospital Professional Advisors Council Legal Lectures: Ms. Albright frequently speaks for bar association groups and other professional groups on estate planning and trust and estate administration issues. She recently spoke at an ALI-ABA post mortem planning program. Firm Description: Winston & Strawn LLP is an international law firm with 950 attorneys among 11 offices in Charlotte, Chicago, Geneva, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, New York, Newark, Paris, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. The firm serves the needs of enterprises of all types and sizes, in both the private and the public sector. The exceptional depth and geographic reach of our resources enable Winston & Strawn to manage virtually every type of business-related legal issue. We understand that clients are looking for value beyond just legal expertise. With this in mind, we work hard to understand the level of involvement our clients want from us. We take time to learn about our clients? organizations and their business objectives. And, we place significant emphasis on technology and teamwork in an effort to respond quickly and effectively to our clients? needs. Winston & Strawn has built its reputation on the quality and character of its lawyers, past and present, many of whom are recognized leaders in the American legal community. Our history of more than 150 years is a chronicle of individuals and events that have helped shape the firm and create the strong foundation on which we continue to build. We remain committed to the traditions of client service, professional development, and community involvement instilled by our leaders of the past, while embracing the innovations driving the legal profession in the 21st century. 1000195 | |
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