Illinois Lawyers

Family and Divorce Law

191 North Upper Wacker Drive, Floor 23, Chicago, IL 60606

Area of Practice: Family Office Law & Estate Planning Nina B. Stillman is a veteran business and estate planning attorney, serving as senior counsel in the Advanced Planning & Family Office Practice Group at Handler Thayer. She has a variety of experience which includes standard wills, domestic and international complex estate plans, drafting opinions as an Expert Witness and working with business owners on agreements and resolving employee issues. Ms. Stillman has over 30 years’ experience, focusing on the areas of domestic and international estate planning, charitable giving, wealth transfer, income and estate tax planning, asset protection and reorganization, entity governance and management, business succession planning, estate administration and litigation. She received a law degree from William Mitchell College of Law and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin. She received her Master of Laws in Taxation degree (LL.M.) from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. Ms. Stillman is admitted to practice in the states of Illinois and Minnesota. Before practicing law, Ms. Stillman served as Trust Officer at U.S. Bank National Association with the focus of trust account administration.

Health Care Law

70 W. Madison St., Suite 3300, Chicago, IL 60602

Nora Becerra is an associate in the Chicago office and represents healthcare clients in regulatory and litigation matters, including responding to governmental investigations and defending False Claims Act lawsuits. Nora has extensive litigation experience and has counseled clients across many industries, including the pharmaceutical, biometrics, manufacturing and durable medical equipment fields, and has practiced in state and district courts across the country. She has also represented clients in international arbitration proceedings and has litigated matters before the International Trade Commission. Nora is experienced in all phases of complex litigation, including conducting internal investigations, responding to government subpoenas, pre-litigation counseling, fact and expert discovery, dispositive motion practice, trial preparation, trial, and post-trial motions. In addition to her litigation practice, Nora advises clients on healthcare regulatory matters, including those involving the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute.

Labor Law

55 W Monroe St suite 3330, Chicago, IL 60603, USA

Patrick D. Dolan has practiced employment and related business law for executives and companies since he began his legal career more than two decades ago in California. Mr. Dolan represents executives nationwide in matters involving harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. Mr. Dolan also has many years of experience negotiating complex executive employment, compensation and separation agreements, and litigating a variety of related contract and tort claims in federal and state courts as well as administrative proceedings. He also has extensive experience drafting, negotiating and litigating restrictive covenant agreements for individuals and companies in states around the country seeking damages and injunctive relief involving non-compete clauses, non-solicitation provisions and non-disclosure agreements. He also drafts and negotiates independent contractor/service agreements. Mr. Dolan has extensive experience counseling and representing ownership and management in litigation involving shareholder and partnership disputes. These disputes often include asserted violations of partnership agreements; operating agreements or bylaws; fiduciary duties; and shareholder rights. Mr. Dolan also assists his clients with fraud and deceptive business practices, business succession disputes, partnership breakups, and family-owned business disagreements. In addition, Mr. Dolan’s international practice provides daily counseling, advice and litigating representation to management level employees and companies of all sizes on a broad range of issues including discrimination and harassment, retaliation, disabilities, leaves of absence, wage and hour, reductions in force, code of conduct, policies, hiring, discipline and termination, and employment related due diligence issues of mergers and acquisitions. He prepares agreements related to employment issues for domestic companies doing business in foreign jurisdictions with employees, consultants or contractors throughout the world. Mr. Dolan provides legal representation in nationwide federal, state and administrative courts involving business, partnership and shareholder disputes. He partners with companies to develop and implement employment policies and practices. He also provides internal educational and training seminars. Mr. Dolan’s clients have included executives, individuals and companies in a variety of industries including retailers, investment banks, private equity groups, law firms, advertising agencies, technology and social media companies, airlines, churches, and health care companies.

Real Estate Law

901 Warrenville Rd suite 175, Lisle, IL 60532, USA

Patrick is a founding member and managing partner of the firm who has devoted his practice to specific areas of civil litigation for over 37 years. He represents individual and commercial clients in all aspects of contract and real estate litigation and related business disputes. This includes construction litigation, foreclosure and mechanics liens , collections, evictions and landlord/tenant matters. In addition, Patrick also has extensive litigation experience in contested probate estate cases and will contest. His clients have included Chicago area banks, homeowners’ associations, property management firms and construction companies.

Real Estate Law

821 Garfield St, Oak Park, IL 60304, USA