Articles
Written Materials by Robert J. Kolasa
CAVEAT: Please note that while the articles and seminar outlines were current at the time of their publication or presentation, such materials have not been updated and thus may not accurately reflect current law. In addition, these materials do not constitute legal advise and no reliance shall be made thereon without the active consultation of a qualified estate planning attorney.
Estate Planning Articles
Gifts to Reduce IL Estate Taxes
12/12 Illinois Bar Journal
Making Use of the Illinois Rules – Part II: Planning for the Illinois QTIP Election
2/10/12 IICLE SEMINAR
Making Use of the Illinois Rules – Part I: Reducing Illinois Estate Taxes Through Lifetime Gifts
2/10/12 IICLE SEMINAR
The New Federal and Illinois Estate Tax Laws
The Docket, Mar, 2011
The 2010 Tax Act Has (GULP!) Arrived
Lake County Estate Planning Council, Jan, 2011
George Steinbrenner’s Estate Tax Home Run
Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) Trusts & Estates Newletter, October 2010
The Illinois QTIP Election to the Rescue
Illinois Bar Journal: December, 2009
How to Make Gifts to Reduce Illinois Estate Taxes
Illinois Bar Journal: November 2008, March 2009
“Estate Tax Law Changes Under the Obama Administration”
Lake County Bar Association, The Docket, February 2009
Charitable IRA Rollovers Are (Sort Of) Here!!!”
Lake County Bar Association, The Docket, October 2006
What To Say If Your Clients Ask: Since The Death Tax Has Been Repealed, Why Do I Need Estate Planing?
Lake County Bar Association, The Docket September 2001
Advise Your Clients on How They Can Increase Their Incomes, Avoid Capital Gains Taxes, Reduce Estate Taxes and Become a Saint.
Lake County Bar Association, The Docket, August 1995 (subsequently reprinted in Illinois State Bar Association Newsletter)
Asset Protection Articles
Drafting Trusts for Asset Protection
Lake County Bar Association, The Docket, May 2006
Asset Protection Changes by the New Bankruptcy Act
Lake County Bar Association, The Docket, August 2005
Hello 13, Goodbye 7 – The Bankruptcy Abuse and Consume Protection Act of 2005″
Lake County Bar Association, The Docket, July 2005
Seminar and Class Outlines
Recent Changes to the Estate and Income Tax Laws Will Affect You!!!
Abbott Mens Retirement Club, November 4, 2009
Estate Planning Class Outline
Highland Park Adult Education Class, 2008
Asset Protection Class Outline
College of Lake County, Adult Education Class, 2005
“Funding Trusts”
Lake County Bar Association Estate Planning Seminar, November 21, 2003 (also presented to the North Suburban Bar Association, Estate Planning Seminar, March 20, 1997)
The Attorney Planning for Probate
Chicago Bar Association, Basic Probate Primer: Decedents Estates, March 2, 1998; January 15, 1997
Tax Allocations and Apportionment
Lake County Bar Association Estate Planning Seminar, February 16, 1998
Disclaimers and Disclaimer Trusts
Lake County Bar Association Estate Planning Seminar, November 1995
