Erika A. Alley

Special Counsel

Erika A. Alley

Special Counsel

Erika Alley concentrates on estate planning, probate, and trust law. She advises clients on estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax planning, charitable giving, and estate and trust administration. She is a member of the firm’s Estate Planning Practice Group.

Affiliations

  • Member of the Illinois State Bar Association
  • Member of the Chicago Bar Association

Presentations and Publications

  • Presenter, “Trust Contests,” IICLE Contested Estates and Trusts Course, (November 2010)
  • Co-author, “Leave my IRA Out of It,” Trusts & Estates Magazine Monthly E-Newsletter, (June 30, 2010)
  • Co-author, “Temporary Repeal of Federal Estate Tax and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax May Affect Your Estate Plan,” Foley Legal News: Estates and Trusts, (2010)
  • Co-author, “Trust Contests,” Litigating Disputed Estates, Trusts, Guardianships, and Charitable Bequests, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), (2009)
  • Co-author, “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – Individual Tax, Business Tax, and U.S. Small Business Administration Provisions,” Foley Legal News: Tax, (2009)
  • Co-author, “The Jewish Clause,” Trusts & Estates Magazine Monthly E-Newsletter, (November 19, 2009)
  • Moderator, IICLE Trust Administration Course, (February 2007)
  • Presenter, “Risk Management for Trustees,” IICLE Trust Administration Course, (February 2006)
  • Co-author, “Delegation of Trustee’s Duties to Advisors,” The Banking Law Journal, (February 2004)