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SCHILLER, DUCANTO & FLECK HOSTS PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES EVENT

Hundreds Gather for Networking Event to Examine Current Landscape of Luxury Items Market 

Lake Bluff, Ill. (April 11, 2014) – Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck hosted an event last night for nearly 150 estate and financial planners, money managers, judges, lawyers, and executives to help guests learn how to better advise their clients regarding planning and dividing of luxury items including planes, trains and automobiles. The event took place at Lake Forest Sportscars, a world-class, luxury automobile dealership that boasts one of the largest indoor displays of high performance automotive fashion anywhere in the country.

 “When a wealthy client is contemplating divorce, it is vital for wealth advisors, whether in financial advisory or trust or estate planning roles, to keep the future prospect of divorce in mind as they consult with their clients,” said Meighan Harmon, a senior partner at Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck who focuses on complex family law cases involving the distribution of multi-million dollar estates.

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The event featured two guest speakers. The first, Gary Piattoni, a nationally recognized appraisals expert in art and antiques who has appeared on PBS’s Antiques Roadshow and ABC’s The Oprah Winfrey Show. Piattoni discussed how the market has changed for luxury goods since the recession.  Guests also learned how the economy has affected private airplane ownership from Donn E. Seidholz, senior vice president of sales at NetJets, the world leader in private aviation.

“Our attorneys have an unparalleled reputation for addressing our client's complex issues that arise in high asset family law cases,” said founding partner Don Schiller. “We assure our clients the highest level of quality through firm depth of knowledge, experience and talent. In order to continue to best serve our clients, it is paramount that that we stay educated on the economic landscape and the financial challenges facing our clients.”

The firm of Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP is the largest family law firm of its kind in the country. It is internationally recognized as a model for firms practicing in family law and primarily focusing on solving affluent clients’ problems to achieve the best possible results. Its mission of ensuring quality, knowledge and experience to clients is evident through numerous awards, including being named as one of the best law firms in 2011-2014 by U.S. News & World Report. It has also been recognized as having outstanding lawyers in peer ratings and publications such as Best Lawyers in America and Law Dragon Top 500.

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About Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP 

Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP is the largest law firm in the country focusing exclusively on family law. Internationally recognized in the field of family law, its 44 lawyers have more than 700 years of combined experience and have been named as outstanding attorneys in peer ratings and publications including The Best Lawyers in America, Illinois Super Lawyers, and the Leading Lawyers Network. With three offices in the Chicagoland area, the firm’s large size is unique among family law firms.  Using a team approach, the firm’s attorneys concentrate on particular practice areas within family and matrimonial law.  Schiller DuCanto & Fleck’s talented lawyers have served the profession in many capacities including former Chief Judges of county Domestic Relations Divisions, former Justices of the Appellate Court and Judges of the Illinois Circuit Court. Its attorneys are on the faculties of several Chicago law schools and authors of numerous articles in state and national publications.

Schiller DuCanto & Fleck’s mission is to work with clients to solve problems and achieve the best possible result, providing a wide range of services tailored to its clients’ unique needs. As part of their commitment to the local community, the firm’s lawyers give a minimum of 40 hours a year to pro bono activities. In addition, DePaul University College of Law recognized Schiller DuCanto & Fleck by naming its family law center in honor of the firm. The Schiller DuCanto & Fleck Family Law Center is the largest center in the nation at an accredited law school focused on teaching students family law. For more information about Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP visit www.sdflaw.com

 

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