MELANIE RUMMEL Of Counsel Practice includes: Estate Planning, Probate, Equine Law. Real Estate E-mail: rummel@llmlegal.com

Melanie Rummel has practiced law in the areas of estate planning and probate for 30 plus years, and worked tirelessly in leadership positions for an equivalent period of time, volunteering with several civic and cultural organizations in Lake Forest and along the North Shore. She represents individuals in the transfer and protection wealth and all types of assets, including family businesses.

Her long professional tenure in her hometown has afforded the opportunity to represent successive generations of families in handling estate planning and legacy administration, from drafting the plan through the estate settlement. She feels that knowing clients from the community gives her insight into ways to best serve their individual needs.

Ms. Rummel has an extensive background in equine law, enabling her to advise individuals, equine professionals and equestrian businesses in equine related legal matters.

Ms. Rummel is an adjunct professor of law at Loyola University of Chicago Law School where she teaches third year law students to draft wills and trust agreements.

Admissions:
• Illinois State Bar
• Wisconsin State Bar
• United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Education:
• Loyola University of Chicago College of Law, J.D., with distinction, Moot Court Board member
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Law Clerk for Judge John F. Grady, former Chief Judge
• Northwestern University, B.A.

Professional Affiliations:
• Chicago Bar Association (30 plus year member): Trust Law Committee, Probate Practice Committee
• Lake County Bar Association: Wills, Trusts and Probate Committee
• Chicago Estate Planning Council
• Lake County Estate Planning Council
• Lake County Bar Foundation: Trustee
• American College of Equine Attorneys

Ms. Rummel is a life long resident of Lake Forest and has contributed to the community as:

• President, Lake Forest School District #67 School Board
• Chairman, Lake Forest Open Lands Association (current)
• President, Women's Board of Catholic Charities
• President, Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Volunteer Bureau
• Vice President, Lake Forest/Lake Bluff League of Women Voters
• Director, Gorton Community Center Board
• Co-Chairman, Lake Forest Day 100th Anniversary Celebration
• President, Northwestern University, College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Board
• Ragdale Women's Board, and various other organizations.

Presentations and Publications:
• Ms. Rummel co-authored two chapters in the Illinois Estate Administration Handbook for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
• Speaker, Chicago Bar Association – Multi-Jurisdictional Practice for Estate Planners
• Speaker, Lake County Council for Seniors - Estate Planning Today
Lake Forest Chamber of Commerce - Estate Planning Basics and Beyond
Lake Forest Place (Geneva Foundation, Presbyterian Homes) - Is it Time for a Planning Checkup? - Insight Series
• Loyola University of Chicago Law School, Adjunct Professor