Jason Johns Email & Phone Number

Riverside, Il, Us

Wheaton, Illinois

Chicago, Illinois

• Estate planning – Prepare estate plan documents: Living Trusts with GST and state exemption provisions, GRATs, ILITs, QPRTs, Special Needs Trusts; Family Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies; meet with clients to explain and execute documents• Probate/Trust administration – prepare Inventories and Trust/Estate Accountings; represent clients in Probate Court, including contested probate proceedings and guardianship proceedings• Taxation – prepare estate tax returns, gift tax returns, fiduciary and personal income tax returns; research tax issues• Real estate – prepare for and conduct residential real estate closings• Presented to Chicago Bar Association, Trust Law Committee

• Estate planning – Prepare estate plan documents: Living Trusts with GST and state exemption provisions, GRATs, ILITs, QPRTs, Special Needs Trusts; Family Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies; meet with clients to explain and execute documents• Probate/Trust administration – prepare Inventories and Trust/Estate Accountings; represent clients in Probate Court, including contested probate proceedings and guardianship proceedings• Taxation – prepare estate tax returns, gift tax returns, fiduciary and personal income tax returns; research tax issues• Real estate – prepare for and conduct residential real estate closings• Presented to Chicago Bar Association, Trust Law Committee

Created summaries of client estate plans with the goal of contacting them regarding updates

Conducted eDiscovery – online document review – using Prevail® by Fios; called back to draft privilege log

Conducted legal research and drafted memoranda on such topics as the Illinois Open Meetings Act, the selective use of Attorney Client Privilege, the Exclusionary Rule, and Misprison of Felony

Conducted legal research on charitable trusts and their trustees; conducted document review

-- Created monthly financial reports for a department with multi-million dollar budget-- Selected by a Human Resources VP to revise performance evaluation goals for administrative staff-- Consolidated and edited executive-level technology presentations and corporate-level reports

-- Managed the maintenance of a seven story Class-B office building-- Provided first-contact customer service for tenants and contractors-- Participated in the hiring of personnel, including strategic ad placement, interviewing applicants, and making recommendations

Last at Hickory Village, Mishawaka, IN-- Responsible for the day-to-day management of office and maintenance staff, including training new employees, creating maintenance schedules, and conducting performance reviews-- Managed refurbishing and repair work with multiple contractors – including soliciting for bids, reviewing estimates, and coordinating projects and schedules-- Evaluated rental applicants

Assisted with union employment contract revision; scoured Internet for labor law related sites

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: International Law Review (Managing Editor 2005-2006, Associate Editor 2004-2005), ACLU Loyola Law Chapter.

Bs, Business

Activities and Societies: Student and Activities Board (Speaker’s and Issues Committee Chair), Drake Newman Center Pastoral Council.

Education record

Fall 1997 Voyage