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The MWE team provides excellent client service and has attention to detail. With them, you always know you will receive the best in class advice and work-product.
The McDermott team is extremely well-versed in complex and sophisticated matters. The department has a strong team with a talented bench.
They have the highest calibre of clients, they have the best technical experts. They are absolutely responsive, fantastic with their clients, and have the most sophisticated of cases.
They don't just do the legal work but have informed opinions about outcomes and risk. Their understanding of corporate tax, gifting and estate law is superb.
The McDermott team provides very creative solutions for difficult and complex issues. The team is extremely experienced with ultra high net worth planning techniques.
The MWE team provides excellent client service and has attention to detail. With them, you always know you will receive the best in class advice and work-product.
The McDermott team is extremely well-versed in complex and sophisticated matters. The department has a strong team with a talented bench.
They have the highest calibre of clients, they have the best technical experts. They are absolutely responsive, fantastic with their clients, and have the most sophisticated of cases.
They don't just do the legal work but have informed opinions about outcomes and risk. Their understanding of corporate tax, gifting and estate law is superb.
The McDermott team provides very creative solutions for difficult and complex issues. The team is extremely experienced with ultra high net worth planning techniques.
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Carol Harrington is nationally renowned for her work in private wealth. Harrington is a well-known expert on complex trusts and tax structuring work for ultra-wealthy clients.
Carol Harrington is great: she's actually incredible.
Carol Harrington is absolutely phenomenal. She is a go-to, sophisticated and kind.
I really like Carol, she's very rational and very practical.
Carol Harrington is dynamite. She's amazing.
David Baker is a go-to. He is intelligent and applies the law correctly.
David is very sharp. He knows what he is doing.
David Baker is the best trust and estate litigator I know in Chicago and beyond. He is very gifted, the most experienced practitioner around in this area and a fantastic advocate.
Neil Kawashima heads McDermott's global private client practice group. Kawashima has a well respected practice focusing on charitable giving, tax structuring and tax and estate planning.
Neil Kawashima is very strategic, very responsive, He tends to do more complex work and simplifies them effectively. He has an impressive skill set.
Neil has been really wonderful and a great adviser. I can go to him with any questions. As chair, he is a really great leader - helping me focus our ideas and keeping us updated on new laws.
Neil Kawashima is really good and really highly regarded.
Neil Kawashima is an outstanding trust and estate attorney. He's one of the top attorneys in the country in philanthropic planning.
He's the head of McDermott's practice there and he has a very sophisticated practice.
He's a master of the law, really well regarded and his clients are fantastic.
He's really good and really likable.
William Butler is really useful in challenging situations. He has the voice of reason. He has a lot of experience with families. He can provide a personal perspective.
Adam worked with us on a very complex project and his creativity and problem-solving skills are outstanding.
Adam has strong technical skills and can tackle any client matter brought to his attention.
Adam brings creative and thoughtful solutions to matters.
She is intelligent, she is tough and she is great with her clients.
Bobby is really an excellent lawyer.
Bobbi is a lawyer's lawyer. She is my go-to for ultra high net worth clients with complex situations and ongoing planning needs. She excels in client service and delivery.
Jeanette Hunter is super sharp and super smart. She has a way of not only being a knowledgeable expert but also explains things easily. She does a really good job making legal issues understandable.
Jeanette Hunter has it all - focus on client service, dedication to clients and strong technical skills.
Jeanette Hunter is a very valuable partner. I enjoy working with her. She understands the complexity of the family and is always available to advise on any issue, large or small.
Michael does very sophisticated, high-value and creative planning. He's great at providing details to the extent I would like him to, but also explaining things well in layman's terms when needed.
Michael is talented, intelligent and has excellent interpersonal skills.
Elise McGee is a Chicago-based private client partner. She advises high net worth individuals and business owners on a wide array of wealth transfer planning matters. She has expertise in estates and trusts, tax, cryptocurrency and real estate matters, and is particularly well regarded for her private trust company advisory work.
Elise has developed strong expertise in areas that are at the top of client's minds.
Elise is very knowledgeable beyond her years.
Elise does private trust company structure particularly well. Her legal sophistication, her ability to find solutions and her responsiveness are excellent.
Elise is wonderful to work with and provides excellent counsel for forming and operating a private trust company.
Timothy Halleron is an experienced trusts and estates expert. Halleron earns praise from the market for his legal expertise, communication and responsiveness.
Tim is an outstanding trust and estate attorney. He is terrific to work with and very good at communicating with clients on complex matters.
He is solid, he has good skills and fantastic clients.
Tim has excellent sophistication and delivers work product quickly with insight into our clients situation.
Tim is really sophisticated. He's a fantastic and intelligent lawyer.