Sarah Chang
Associate
Chicago
312 580 5047
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312 782 1747 fax
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Education
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Loyola University Chicago School of Law,
J.D., 2012
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Columbia University,
M.S., 2005
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University of Chicago,
B.A., 2001
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Admissions
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Illinois
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Illinois USDC, Northern District
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Affiliations
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American Bar Association
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Chicago Bar Association
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Chicago Estate Planning Council
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Recognitions
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Listed in "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch" for Trusts and Estates in Chicago, Illinois (by BL Rankings), 2021
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Included in Illinois Super Lawyers (by Thomson Reuters) Rising Stars list, 2020
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Employment
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Thompson Coburn LLP
Associate, 2015-Present
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Bell & Anderson LLC
Associate, 2012-2015
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Sarah helps individuals and families preserve their wealth by developing strategies to safeguard their assets in the most tax-efficient way.
She represents a diverse group of clients with varying levels of wealth, up to and including, ultra-high-net-worth individuals in estate planning, trust and estate administration and probate matters.
Sarah counsels clients in developing comprehensive estate plans through the use of wills, trusts, powers of attorney and charitable giving strategies. She is also experienced in tax shelter entity structuring and transferring ownership of real property.
Working at a full-service business law firm empowers Sarah to provide enhanced service to her clients, particularly businesses owners. Having ready access to a vast body of business law knowledge not only bolsters her estate planning work, but enables Sarah to guide clients toward solutions in other areas of law.
Thompson Coburn Publications
Strategies for buy-sell agreements using insurance
Common slipups compromising the effectiveness of trusts you have or will create
Spinning straw into gold: Modifying irrevocable trusts
The tax laws changed. Should your business and estate plans change too?
Filing Form 709: Beyond the basics of gift tax returns
Publications
"Buy-Sell Agreements: Strategies for Buy-Sell Agreements Using Insurance",
Estate Planning, September 2019
"Spinning Straw into Gold: Modifying Irrevocable Trusts",
Estate Planning, January 2019
"The tax laws changed. Should your business and estate plans change too?",
March 2018
"Filing Form 709-- Beyond the Basics of Gift Tax Returns";
Estate Planning, April 2016
Presentations
"Recent Developments and Current Estate Planning Issues,"
DuPage County Estate Planning, Oakbrook, IL, March 2020