In The News

• January 19, 2012
  "Lawyers and Taxes and Bonds ? Oh My!"
  KALW Radio
  Susan von Herrmann
  Estate Planning partner Susan von Hermann is guest speaker on Out in the Bay radio talk show to discuss estate planning for LGBT couples, the process of financial protection for all families and being the newest addition to Schiff Hardins' San Francisco office. To listen to a recording of this interview, visit http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/OutInTheBay/20120119oitb.mp3
• March 17, 2011
  'No Head in the Sand on Your Estate Plan'
  Morningstar.com
  Thomas W. Abendroth
  Tom Abendroth, leader of Schiff Hardin's Private Clients, Trusts and Estates Group, is interviewed in this video segment on the impact of the 2010 estate and gift tax legislation on peoples' estate plans.
• August 5, 2010
  'Failure to Raise Top Tax Rate a '$700B Fiscal Mistake': Geithner'
  Investment News
  Thomas W. Abendroth
  Tom Abendroth, deputy leader of Schiff Hardin's Private Clients, Trusts and Estates Group, is quoted in this article about a possible rollback of Bush administration tax cuts for wealthy individuals.
• June 17, 2010
  'The Emotional Side of Succession and Estate Planning'
  Family Business Radio
  James R. Robinson
  

  Schiff Hardin partner James Robinson was interviewed on this Atlanta-area radio talk show devoted to family-owned businesses. Mr. Robinson offered his views on sensitivity to emotional, family and relationship issues in addition to tax strategies in the transfer of a business within a family.

  To listen to a recording of this interview, visit http://familybusinessradio.businessradiox.com/679.

• March 23, 2010
  'Last Minute Changes'
  Financial Planning
  Thomas W. Abendroth
  Tom Abendroth, a partner in Schiff Hardin's Private Clients, Trusts and Estates Group, is quoted in this piece about last-minute changes to wills. Mr. Abendroth cautions lawyers to be wary of requests by family members to change a dying relative's estate documents.
• July 21, 2009
  'Getting Personal: GRAT Talk Swirls as Obama Pushes Change'
  Dow Jones Newswires
  David R. Hodgman
  The leader of Schiff Hardin's Private Clients, Trusts and Estates group, David Hodgman, is quoted in this article about possible federal reform of a popular estate planning tool.
• January 29, 2009
  'With Stocks Unsure, Bonds in GRATs'
  The Wall Street Journal
  David R. Hodgman
  This piece in The Wall Street Journal notes a trend in estate planning; grantor-retained annuity trusts (GRATs), usually heavily invested in equities, are now holding corporate bonds more often. David Hodgman, leader of Schiff Hardin's Private Clients, Trusts and Estates group, is quoted on the advantages of this practice.
• May 1, 2008
  'Plotting Against Probate: Efforts by Estate Planners, Courts and Legislatures to Minimize Probate Haven't Killed It Yet'
  ABA Journal
  Thomas W. Abendroth
  Tom Abendroth, Deputy Leader of Schiff Hardin’s Private Clients, Trusts and Estates group, is quoted in this article examining the advantages and drawbacks of probate proceedings, and trends in alternative ways to settle estates.