Year Joined Organization: 2004

Lawyer Overview

Charles J. Bellock has been affiliated with the law firm of Bellock & Coogan Ltd., since January of 2004.

Mr. Bellock received a Bachelor of Science Degree in accounting from the University of Detroit prior to receiving a law degree from Marquette University of Law.

Mr. Bellock has over 30 years of experience that encompasses tax and business matters, as well as financial and estate planning. In addition, he specializes in providing assistance to family-owned businesses and has extensive experience in working with high net worth clients in all aspects of corporate, estate and financial planning. He has worked with many family-owned and other closely held businesses on various corporate and succession planning matters.

Mr. Bellock is a member of the DuPage County Estate Planning Council and is a past president. He has been a lecturer at the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education and served as the moderator for the Annual IICLE Estate Planning Short Course.

In his free time, Mr. Bellock plays golf as often as possible and he serves as the Vice President of Butterfield Country Club in Oak Brook.  He also enjoys spending time with his daughters and grandchildren in Chicago and Boston.

Areas of Practice

• Tax and Business Matters
• Corporate, Estate and Financial Planning
• Succession Planning
• Probate
• Pre-Nuptial Agreements

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Prenuptial Agreements, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1974
• Wisconsin, 1973
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1973
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1973
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1973
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1973
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1973
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1973
• U.S. Tax Court, 1977

Professional Associations and Memberships

• DuPage County Estate Planning Council (Member)
• DuPage County Estate Planning Council (Past President)

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education
• Moderator, IICLE Estate Planning Short Course

Past Employment Positions

• Manetti & Griffith, Ltd., 1999 - 2003
• McGladrey & Pullen, Director of Estate and Financial Planning, 1996 - 1999
• Stone, McGuire & Benjamin, Partner, 1977 - 1996
• Arthur Andersen & Co., 1973 - 1977

Education

• Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1973
  J.D.
• University of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, 1968
  B.S.
  Major: Accounting

Address

1110 Jorie Blvd.
#210
Oak Brook, IL 60523

Phones

(630) 572-0900

Faxes

(630) 572-0905

Emails

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Websites

http://www.oakbrookestateplanning.com