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Jeffrey P. O'Kelley - Lake Forest, IL
191 E. Deerpath RoadSuite 300 Lake Forest, IL 60045
Lesser Lutrey Pasquesi & Howe, LLP
Updated: 12/06/2019
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Lake Forest Estates and Trusts Litigation Lawyer
Overview
Jeffrey P. O'Kelley is a partner at Lesser Lutrey Pasquesi & Howe, LLP specializing in estate and trust litigation. He is also the lead chair of the Lake County Bar Association Trusts and Estates Committee, a role he has served in for several years...
Jeffrey P. O'Kelley is a partner at Lesser Lutrey Pasquesi & Howe, LLP specializing in estate and trust litigation. He is also the lead chair of the Lake County Bar Association Trusts and Estates Committee, a role he has served in for several years...
Jeffrey P. O'Kelley is a partner at Lesser Lutrey Pasquesi & Howe, LLP specializing in estate and trust litigation. He is also the lead chair of the Lake County Bar Association Trusts and Estates Committee, a role he has served in for several years. Mr. O'Kelley specializes in estate and trust disputes such as will and trust contests, claims for financial exploitation of the elderly and disabled, will and trust construction cases, complex fiduciary litigation and contested guardianship proceedings. In addition, Mr. O'Kelley has extensive appellate litigation experience, including the published decisions of In re Estate of Walsh (2012 IL App (2d) 110938) and In re Estate of LaPlume (2014 IL App (2d) 130945). Mr. O'Kelley also practices in the fields of estate planning and commercial litigation, as well as estate and trust administration. He has lectured at Loyola University School of Law, and he has written for the Illinois Bar Journal, the Illinois State Bar Association Trusts & Estates Newsletter, and the Lake County Bar Association Docket. He is an active member of both the Illinois State Bar Association and the Lake County Bar Association. Mr. O'Kelley graduated with honors from the Chicago-Kent College of Law, and he has been licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois since 2009.
About Jeffrey P. O'Kelley
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Languages
- English
Practice Areas
- Estates and Trusts Litigation 70%
- Estate Planning and Administration 20%
- Commercial Litigation 10%
Litigation
- 80%
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 2009
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2010
Other Affiliations
- Illinois State Bar Association, 2010 - Present (Member)
- Lake County Bar Association, 2011 - Present (Member)
Classes and Seminars
- Guest Lecturer at Loyola University School of Law
- June 2015: Ethical Considerations in the Trust and Estate Context Waukegan, IL, LCBA
- July 2015: Wills and Trusts, Everyday Law radio program, 98.3 WRLR FM
- November 2015: Powers of Attorney, Everyday Law radio program, 98.3 WRLR FM
- February 2016: The Basics of Estate Planning, Waukegan, IL LCBA
- April 2016: Overview and Analysis of Estate of LaPlume, Libertyville, IL, LCBA
- November 2016: The Ernie Banks Estate Controversy, Lake Forest, IL, LCBA
- March 2017: An Overview of Wills and Trusts, Round Lake, IL
- October 2017: The Deceased Debtor, Libertyville, IL, LCBA
- October 2018: Interesting Issues in Fiduciary Litigation
- November 2018: Probate Considerations in Litigation
- Lake County Bar Association Trusts and Estates Committee, Annual committee seminar
Past Positions
- Best, Vanderlaan & Harrington, Attorney, 2010 - 2011
Education
- Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 2009
J.D.
Honors: With Honors
Honors: Recipient of Multiple CALI Awards - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 2004
B.A.
Major: English and Rhetoric
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Articles
Published Works
- The Evolving Law Surrounding Quantum Meruit Claims (co-author), ISBA Trusts and Estates Newsletter, Vol. 59, No. 6, 2013
- Probate and ‘Underwater’ Real Estate: The Promise of LaPlume (co-author), Illinois Bar Journal, June, 2015
- Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person or Person with a Disability (co-author), Lake County Bar Association Docket, May, 2017
Office Information
Address
191 E. Deerpath RoadSuite 300 Lake Forest, IL 60045
Phone
Fax
- 847-295-8886
Office Hours
Monday-Friday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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