Carol A. Sobczak | Attorney

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About Carol

Ms. Sobczak became Of Counsel to Favaro, Lavezzo, Gill, Caretti & Heppell in 2008. She is licensed to practice law in both Illinois and California, and worked from 1988 through 1997 in Chicago, Illinois. She is admitted to all courts in the State of California. Ms. Sobczak acts as a reporter for the American Bar Association's Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section at the annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning sponsored by the University of Miami. She has been certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization as a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law. Her civil practice is concentrated in the following areas:

Probate, Wills and Trusts: Administration of decedents' estates through court proceedings; administration of trust estates; drafting of wills, trusts, and other documents. Representation of beneficiaries and fiduciaries in probate and trust disputes.

Taxation: Estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning; planning for charitable gifts.

Business and Commercial: Succession planning for family businesses; formation of partnerships, limited liability companies, charitable organizations.

Education

University of Utah B.A.

Favaro Lavezzo Gill Caretti & Heppell PC Highlights

Corporate, Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Litigation; Tax; State and Local; Personal Injury

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