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Kathryn G. Shores - Lake Forest, IL
191 E. Deerpath RoadSuite 300 Lake Forest, IL 60045
Lesser Lutrey Pasquesi & Howe, LLP
Lake Forest Trusts and Estates Lawyer
Overview
Kathryn Shores focuses her practice on estate and trust administration, litigation, and planning, including a focus on guardianship administration and litigation. Ms. Shores has successfully litigated matters in both state and federal court, and regularly appears in courts in Lake, Cook, and McHenry Counties...
Kathryn Shores focuses her practice on estate and trust administration, litigation, and planning, including a focus on guardianship administration and litigation. Ms. Shores has successfully litigated matters in both state and federal court, and regularly appears in courts in Lake, Cook, and McHenry Counties.
In her guardianship and elder law practice, Ms. Shores knows that planning and caring for a disabled or aging family member can be both overwhelming and emotional; therefore, it is her goal to approach every matter with diligence and compassion. Ms. Shores takes pride in listening to and understanding each unique client's situation, in order to obtain the best result possible for the client.
Ms. Shores is a nationally Certified Guardian and currently chairs the Lake County Bar Association's Guardianship Help Desk.
About Kathryn G. Shores
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Languages
- English
Practice Areas
- Trusts and Estates
- Guardianship, Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Litigation
- Special Needs Planning
- Estate and Trust Litigation
Litigation
- 60%
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 2007
- Illinois, 2008
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2008
Other Affiliations
- National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, 2015 - Present
- Lake County Bar Association, 2013 - Present
- National Guardianship Association, 2015 - Present
- National Certified Guardian, 2015 - Present
- Lake County Bar Association, Guardianship Help Desk, 2016 - Present (Chairman)
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker, Introduction to Guardianship (LCBA Guardian Ad Litem Training), 2016 - Present
- Speaker, Reducing Fiduciary Liability (IICLE Elder Law Short Course), 2016 - Present
- Speaker, Guardianship Inventories and Accountings (ISBA Guardianship), 2015 - Present
- Speaker, Interstate Guardianship Issues (IICLE Elder Law Short Course), 2017 - Present
Pro Bono Activities
- Guardianship Help Desk, 2014 - Present
- PADS of Lake County, 2012 - 2015
Past Positions
- Gordon & Karr LLP, Associate Attorney, 2009 - 2013
- State Attorney's Office, Sixth Judicial Circuit, FL, Assistant State Attorney, 2007 - 2008
Education
- Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport/St. Petersburg, Florida, 2007
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
Law Review: Stetson Law Review, Articles Editor, 2005 - 2007 - Stetson University, Deland, Florida, 2004
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Major: Political Science
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Articles
Published Works
- Survey of Illinois Law: Trusts and Estates, Contributing Author, Southern Illinois University Law Journal, Volume 39, Summer 2015
- The Docket, Author, The Void Transfers to Caregiver Act: A New Tool in the Fight Against Elder Abuse (May, 2015)
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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