Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres Partner Ryan Walsh recently spoke at the Chicago Estate Planning Council’s monthly event on February 15 at the University Club of Chicago, where he discussed new developments in the federal tax law relating to estate planning. Other topics of discussion included federal transfer tax cases, IRS rulings, and select Illinois Law updates.

The Chicago Estate Planning Council serves as a source of information about estate planning developments, analysis, and techniques, and is made up of various Chicago area professionals, all pooling their expertise for the advancement of informed estate planning.

Ryan, a member of the Chicago Estate Planning Council, advises individuals and families, business owners, and financial institutions on a range of estate planning, trust, and tax matters, and regularly speaks and writes on various estate planning, administration, and tax topics.