Attorney Robert Stuart, Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP, Springfield, Illinois

Robert A. Stuart Jr.
Springfield, Illinois

Partner
phone	888-763-9594 217-280-4271
fax	(217) 241-1333
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Primary Industries Served:

Estate Planning, Probate & Trust; Real Estate Law; Business Organizations; Business Planning; Business Successions; Non-Profit & Tax-Exempt Organizations.

Litigation Percentage:: 25% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Illinois, 1973; U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1974; U.S. Supreme Court, 1980; U.S. Tax Court, 1981

Education:: University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, 1973
J.D.; Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1970
B.A.; New Mexico State University, New Mexico; University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Published Works:: Chapter-Basic Estate Administration, IICLE, 1989-1999; Basic Probate in Illinois, N.B.I., 1988; Basic Drafting of Wills & Trusts in Illinois, N.B.I., 1988; Estate Planning, N.B.I., 1991; Estate Planning & Probate in Illinois, N.B.I., 1987, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2000; Illinois Practical Probate, N.B.I., 1987

Representative Clients:: Littler-Charitable Trust; Defraitis Charitable Trust; Illinois Scottish Rite Fund; National Recreation Foundation; US Bank Trust Department; JP Morgan/Chase

References:: US Bank, Mary Jo Janssen, Trust Officer; JP Morgan/Chase, Jennifer Rahn, Trust Officer; Town & Country Bank, Thomas Gallagher, Trust Officer

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Basic Probate in Illinois, N.B.I., (2009, 2002, 1988); Estate Planning & Probate in Illinois, N.B.I., (2000, 1996, 1993, 1992, 1987); Estate Planning, N.B.I., (1991); Basic Drafting of Wills & Trusts in Illinois, N.B.I., (1988); Trust Administration in Illinois - Lorman, (2008, 2007, 2006); Illinois Practical Probate, P.S.I., (1987); Mid-Year Meeting, I.S.B.A., (1986); Illinois Institute CLE - Basic Estate Administration, (2007)

Honors and Awards:: Fellow, American Bar Foundation, (2002 - Present); Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, (1998 - Present); Designated a "Super Lawyer" by Chicago Magazine, (2004 - Present); Selected a Leading Lawyer by Leading Lawyer Network, (2004 - Present); Selected by Leading Lawyer Network as One of "Top 50 Leading Consumer Lawyers in Downstate Illinois." (2008), (2009); Silver Beaver, Boy Scouts of America, (1993); Distinguished Eagle, Boy Scouts of America, (2002); Silver Wreath, National Eagle Scout Assn. A Lincoln Council; 33rd Degree A.A.S.R., (1990); Citation for Meritorious Service, Rotary Foundation, (2001); Distinguished Service Award, Rotary Foundation, (2009); Lifetime Appreciation Award by Illinois Association of Park Districts, (2008)

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Abraham Lincoln Association, (1993 - Present); V.P., Bylaws Chair and Endowment Committee; Abraham Lincoln Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Executive Committee (1983 - Present); Past President, (1991 - 1992) & Chair of Trust Committee (2000 - 2005); American Cancer Society, Distinguished Gift Committee, (2001 - 2003); Past Executive Advisor; American Heart Association, Sangamon County Unit, Special Gifts Committee; Past Chair; Area Three Central Region, Boy Scouts of America, (2009); President (2009 - Present); Bowdoin Alumni Schools Interviewing Committee; Past Member; First Presbyterian Church, (1991 - 1992); Elder and Trust Management Chair; Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, (2000 - 2004); Chair (2003) and Liaison to Economic Development Council (2000-2003); Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Estate Planning Short Course, Plan Committee; Member, (2007 - Present); Illinois State Bar Association, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Section Council, (1986 - 1987); Past Chair and Past Chair of Legislative Subcommittee (1986); Illinois State Museum Society, (1995 - 2010); Past Trustee; JC Penny Golden Rule Awards Judges Panel, (1999); Past Chair; Land of Lincoln Goodwill Industries, (1983 - 1992); Past Member; Leading Lawyers Network Advisory Panel, (2003 - Present); Memorial Medical Center Foundation, (2001 - 2005); Past Board Member; National Recreation Foundation, (1992 - Present); V.P./Legal Counsel and Executive Committee Member; Rotary Club of Springfield (1975 - Present); Past President (1983); Rotary International, (2005 - 2007); R.I. Director (2005-2007), Exec. Committee (2006-2007); Rotary International, (2005 - 2007); R.I. Constitution & Bylaws Committee - Chair (2008-2010); Rotary Peace Centers Major Gift Initiative, (2008 - 2010); Committee Member; Rotary Foundation, Katrina Relief Donor Advised Fund; Past Chair (2005 - 2008); Rotary Foundation, Haiti Earthquake Relief Donor Advised Fund; Member (2010); Sangamon County Bar Association, Memorials Committee; Past Chair; Sangamon County Historical Society, (1982); Past President; Sangamon Valley Estate Planning Council; Member; Scottish Rite, (1991); Past Most Wise Master; York Rite; Past Sovereign, Red Cross of Constantine (1998); Shrine (Ansar Temple); Past President, Ceremonial Cast; SIU School of Medicine, Advisory Council, (1991 - 1996); Past Member; Springfield Kids at Hope, (2006); Incorporator; Springfield Parks Foundation, (2004 - 2010); Past Trustee; Springfield YMCA, (1989 - 1991); Past Board Member; Springfield YMCA Capital Campaign, Special Gifts Committee, (1986 - 1987); Past Chair; United Way of Central Illinois, (1996); Past Campaign Chair, Past Executive Committee Member; United Way Foundation, (2000); Past Chair

Past Employment Positions:: Brown, Hay & Stephens, Partner (Associate), 1973 - Present; Honorable Discharge-U.S. Army Reserve, Captain

Fraternities/Sororities:: Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi

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