Robert T. Napier
Shareholder. Born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, and Supreme Court of the United States. Education: Marquette University (B.S., 1984); De Paul University (J.D., 1987). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1986. Marquette University Salutatorian, 1984. PRACTICE AREAS: Estate Planning, Business Law.

  • Mr. Napier is a member of the Chicago Estate Planning Council and the Chicago Bar Association. He is a member of the Trust Law and Corporation and Business Law Committees of the Chicago Bar Association. Mr. Napier is also a member of the Lake County Bar Association. He is a member of its Wills, Trusts, and Probate Committee.
  • Mr. Napier has published numerous articles (see links below) and lectured to attorneys for the Chicago Bar Association and has addressed numerous business and civic groups.
    - Cookie Jars and Charitable Remainder Trusts - Built To Be Broken Into?
    - The Safety Grat
  • Mr. Napier is a trustee of Allendale Association (www.allendale4kids.org), and a director of Friends of the USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 (www.ussabe.org). He is a past member of the school board and his parish Resource Allocation Committee.

e-mail: rnapier@napier.com




Rita E. Luce
Associate. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., 1983); Chicago Kent College of Law (J.D. w/honors, 1989). PRACTICE AREAS: Estate Planning, Estate and Trust Administration, Business Law.

  • Ms. Luce is a member of the Chicago Bar Association. She is a member of its Trust Law Committee and has been appointed to its Judicial Evaluation Committee.
  • Ms. Luce has written (recent publication) and presented numerous seminars and lectures to various bar associations, continuing legal education groups and social clubs.

e-mail: rluce@napier.com



James P. Hutchens
Associate. Education: California Polytechnic State University (B.S. cum laude, 2001); Pennsylvania State University, The Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 2004); University of Washington School of Law (LL.M., 2005). PRACTICE AREAS: Estate Planning, Estate and Trust Administration, Business Law.

e-mail: jhutchens@napier.com



Inho So
Certified Public Accountant, Master of Professional Accountancy

e-mail: iso@napier.com



Erin A. Hanton
Paralegal

e-mail: emorrin@napier.com



June M. Hirschenberger
Paralegal

e-mail: jhirsche@napier.com



Christine Hutton
Paralegal

e-mail: chutton@napier.com


Ann Welsh
Paralegal

e-mail: awelsh@napier.com



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