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• Removing a Fiduciary from an Estate/Trust

  • When
    September 02, 2026
  •  
    7:15 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Location
    Butterfield Country Club | 2800 Midwest Rd. | Oak Brook IL
  • Registered
    88 registrants

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  Removing a Fiduciary from an Estate/Trust

  David Gower and Ed Sherman

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  1.0 CLE general credit approved | 1.0 CFP CE approval pending 

  CPA CPE certificates provided 

  7:15 a.m. Full breakfast buffet
  7:45 a.m. announcements, estate planning update, sponsor message
  8:00 - 9:00 a.m. program

  

  Ed Sherman is a partner in the Oak Brook law firm Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd. where he practices in the areas of contracts, business transactions and civil litigation in the areas of will/trust contests, contract disputes, business litigation, appeals and other areas.  Ed obtained his Juris Doctorate from Drake University Law School in 2000 where he also served on the Drake Law Review.  Ed is a former Editor in Chief of the DuPage County Bar Association’s DCBA Brief and past chair of the Civil Law Committee.  Ed can be reached at (630) 571-1900 or esherman@lilliglaw.com. 

  David Gower is a partner at Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd. and focuses his practice on estate planning, estate administration, as well as probate and trust litigation. He earned his law degree from Loyola University Chicago and his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. David has served on the DuPage County Bar Association Board of Directors, and as chair of the DCBA Estate Planning and Probate Section. David is also a U.S. Navy veteran.

  
  

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• A Powerful Win-Win-Win: How Strategic Philanthropy Can Benefit You, Your Clients, and Our Community

  • When
    October 07, 2026
  •  
    7:15 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Location
    Butterfield Country Club | 2800 Midwest Rd. | Oak Brook IL

  
  

  A Powerful Win-Win-Win: How Strategic Philanthropy Can Benefit You, Your Clients, and Our Community     

  1.0 CLE general credit pending | 1.0 CFP CE approval pending | CPA CPE certificates provided 

  
  

  Presented by: 

  John Campbell, JD, CLU, CEPA, Natalie Knight, CFRE, 

  Barb Szczepaniak and Michael Trench    

  
  

  Strategic philanthropy offers intrinsic benefits for your clients: reducing their tax burden and fulfilling their personal values. Benefits exist for professional advisors as well, as guiding these strategies builds client trust and opens doors to managing extended family wealth. Expert philanthropic advisors from DuPage Foundation and Calamos Wealth Management will share the top 10 strategies professional advisors should know to make charitable giving easy, effective, and rewarding. We’ll also highlight some of our community’s most pressing needs, along with techniques that can maximize both local impact and tax benefits for your clients.  

  7:15 a.m. Full breakfast buffet
  

  7:45 a.m. Welcome and announcements 

  8:00 - 9:00 a.m. 

  Thank you to our Breakfast sponsor!

  

  

  
  

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• Estate Tax - Illinois vs. Federal

  • When
    November 04, 2026
  •  
    7:15 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Location
    Butterfield Country Club | 2800 Midwest Rd. | Oak Brook IL

  Estate Tax - Illinois vs. Federal

  
  

  1.0 CLE general credit pending | 1.0 CFP CE approval pending | CPA CPE certificates provided 

  
  

  7:15 a.m. full breakfast buffet
  7:45 a.m. announcements, estate planning update, sponsor message
  8:00 - 9:00 a.m. program

  Please note: all registrations must be paid in advance. Cancellation with refund is available until 10:00 a.m. four business days in advance.  

  
  

  
  

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• Member Appreciation Event - Trivia Night

  • When
    November 18, 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Butterfield Country Club | 2800 Midwest Rd. | Oak Brook IL

  
  

  
  

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• Economic Update

  • When
    December 02, 2026
  •  
    7:15 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Location
    Butterfield Country Club | 2800 Midwest Rd. | Oak Brook IL

  Economic Update

  
  

  1.0 CLE general credit pending | 1.0 CFP CE approval pending | CPA CPE certificates provided 

  
  

  7:15 a.m. full breakfast buffet
  7:45 a.m. announcements, estate planning update, sponsor message
  8:00 - 9:00 a.m. program

  Please note: all registrations must be paid in advance. Cancellation with refund is available until 10:00 a.m. four business days in advance.  

  
  

  
  

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• Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax

  • When
    February 03, 2027
  •  
    7:15 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Location
    Butterfield Country Club | 2800 Midwest Rd. | Oak Brook IL

  Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax

  Ashley Case

  Tiffany & Bosco, PA

  1.0 CLE general credit pending | 1.0 CFP CE approval pending | CPA CPE certificates provided 

  
  

  7:15 a.m. full breakfast buffet
  7:45 a.m. announcements, estate planning update, sponsor message
  8:00 - 9:00 a.m. program

  Please note: all registrations must be paid in advance. Cancellation with refund is available until 10:00 a.m. four business days in advance.  

  
  

  
  

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• Wills and Trust Disputes

  • When
    April 07, 2027
  •  
    7:15 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Location
    Butterfield Country Club | 2800 Midwest Rd. | Oak Brook IL

   Wills and Trust Disputes

  
  

  1.0 CLE general credit pending | 1.0 CFP CE approval pending | CPA CPE certificates provided 

  
  

  7:15 a.m. full breakfast buffet
  7:45 a.m. announcements, estate planning update, sponsor message
  8:00 - 9:00 a.m. program

  Please note: all registrations must be paid in advance. Cancellation with refund is available until 10:00 a.m. four business days in advance.  

  
  

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