Christine M. Rhode

Shareholder

T: 312-609-7575 F: 312-609-5005

Chicago

Christine M. Rhode represents and advises clients on estate and financial planning matters and related real estate and corporate matters. She also works on various tax matters, including planning for qualified plan distributions. She is responsible for the ongoing administration of substantial estates and trusts, including tax audit work, postmortem planning and litigation.

• Kiddie Tax to Reach Adult Children
• A New Approach to Trust Distributions

• Business Succession
• Estate & Trust Administration
• Estate Planning: Wills & Trusts
• Premarital Agreements
• Wealth Preservation and Transfer

• J.D., University of Michigan, 1973
• B.A., Northwestern University, 1970

• Illinois, 1973
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1973

• Member, Chicago Bar Association, (Probate Practice Committee), Past President of Division I, and has been a member of various subcommittees, including the subcommittee to revise the Illinois estate tax statute
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Chicago Estate Planning Council
• Member of the Board of Directors of Thresholds, a psychiatric rehabilitation facility.