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.
    • 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.