Profiles In Law

Since she joined the firm in 1993, Christy has focused primarily on estate planning, trust and probate issues.  A significant part of her practice involves advising trustees on trust administration and helping trustees understand and fulfill their fiduciary duties.  Prior to joining the firm, Christy was a Vice President at Bank of America’s Executive Financial Counseling unit and was a Senior Tax Manager at Deloitte and Touche, where she worked on a wide range of tax and financial planning matters for high net worth individuals, and their closely held corporations and partnerships.

Christy received her Bachelor’s degree from Gonzaga University, graduating magna cum laude, and earned her Juris Doctor degree from Santa Clara Law (Santa Clara University).

Mr. Rice has been in private practice since November 1979 as a tax professional. Prior to law school, Mr. Rice worked for the accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Rice is the sole proprietor of the law firm of David Lee Rice, APLC, rated AV by Martindale & Hubbell, and is one of Los Angeles Magazine‘s Super Lawyers for 2006-Present.

Incoming Chair to the Individual and Family Income Tax Section of the American Bar Association and Chair of the Beverly Hills Bar Association Tax Section. He was Former Chair of the State Bar Income Tax Committee, Former Chair of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Committee on Procedure and Litigation, Former Chair of the State Bar Committee on Procedure and Litigation, Commissioner and Chair of the Board of Legal Specialization Committee of the State Bar on Taxation, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, South Bay Bar Association, South Bay Estate Planning Council, Board of Directors of the Fibromyalgia Treatment Center, Board of Director of the Wellness Center in Redondo Beach, CA, and Former Trustee of the Board of Trustees of the University of West Los Angeles Law School.

Mr. Rice is a Certified Specialist in Taxation with the State Bar of California and a Certified Elder Law Specialist. The areas of law that he practices in are:

Admitted: 1972, Illinois; 1974, New York and District of Columbia; 1976, California; 1977, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1983, Indiana; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, Texas

Education:
The John Marshall School of Law, LL.M., Tax 2000
Yale University, LL.M., 1973
University of Chicago, J.D., 1972
Harvard University, A.B., magna cum laude, 1969

Member:
Chicago Bar; Illinois State Bar

Michael Sawyier, Chicago estate planner, practices in the following areas of practice; Asset Protection; Trusts and Estates; Business Law; Limited Liability Entity Law; Tax Planning; Income, Estate and Gift Tax Planning; Commercial Real Estate; and Residential Real Estate.

Please contact Mr. Sawyier if you need chicago estate planning advice.

Law Offices of Michael T. Sawyier
205 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2600
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-856-9741