Atty. Lauren Benjamin
Lauren Benjamin works with high-net-worth individuals and families to develop complex trust and estate planning strategies to preserve and protect wealth. She has experience designing and implementing sophisticated wealth transfer tools including grantor retained annuity trusts, dynasty trusts, leveraged sales to defective grantor trusts, family investment vehicles, and life insurance trusts.
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About Lauren Benjamin at a glance
Lauren Benjamin is an Associate based in Chicago, Illinois, practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. They have 9+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2017. Their practice focuses on estate planning. Admitted to practice in Illinois (2017). Educated at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (J.D., 2017) and Princeton University (B.A., 2011). Active member of Professional & Community Involvement •Member, Chicago Bar Association, 2017-Present. Serands clients in Chicago, IL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Lauren Benjamin works with high-net-worth individuals and families to develop complex trust and estate planning strategies to preserve and protect wealth
- She has experience designing and implementing sophisticated wealth transfer tools including grantor retained annuity trusts, dynasty trusts, leveraged sales to defective grantor trusts, family investment vehicles, and life insurance trusts
- Lauren also has significant experience utilizing decanting and trust modification techniques to restructure and consolidate trusts, migrate trusts to reduce or eliminate state income tax exposure, and save significant transfer taxes
- Lauren also regularly counsels clients on matters related to business succession planning, charitable transfers, and private foundations
- Recognition & Leadership Awards & Accolades •Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, “Ones to Watch,” Corporate Law
- Trusts and Estates, 2023-2026
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An estate planning attorney prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives to protect your family and pass on your assets.
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Why local counsel matters in Illinois
Practicing law in Illinois. Legal matters in Illinois are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Chicago are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Illinois state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Illinois brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Illinois courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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