 Robert A. Stuart Jr.
Springfield, Illinois
Partner
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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.
- 10% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Illinois, 1973
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1974
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
- U.S. Tax Court, 1981
- 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
- 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
- Lincoln College
- Winchester Farmers Elevator
- Defraitis Charitable Trust
- Illinois Scottish Rite Fund
- National Recreation Foundation
- US Bank Trust Department
- BankOne
- Town & Country Bank
- WNNS-WQLZ Radio Stations
- US Bank, Thomas Gallagher, Trust Officer
- Bank One, Illinois, Jennifer Rahn, Trust Officer
- Basic Probate in Illinois, N.B.I., 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
- Illinois Practical Probate, P.S.I.,
1987
- Mid-Year Meeting, I.S.B.A.,
1986
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation,
2002
- Present
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel,
1998
- Present
- Silver Beaver, Boy Scouts of America
- Distinguished Eagle, Boy Scouts of America,
2002
- Present
- Silver Wreath, National Eagle Scout Assn. A Lincoln Council
- 33rd Degree A.A.S.R.,
1990
- Citation for Meritorious Service, Rotary Foundation,
2001
- Abraham Lincoln Association,
1993
- Present
- Treasurer, Past Bylaws Chair and Endowment Committee
- Abraham Lincoln Council of the Boy Scouts of America,
1983
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2005
- Chair of Trust Committee (2000-present) and Past President
- American Cancer Society, Distinguished Gift Committee,
2001
-
2003
- Past Executive Advisor
- American Heart Association, Sangamon County Unit, Special Gifts Committee
- Past Chair
- Bowdoin Alumni Schools Interviewing Committee
- Past Member
- First Presbyterian Church,
1991
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1992
- Elder and Trust Management Chair
- Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce,
2000
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2004
- Chair (2003) and Liaison to Economic Development Council (2000-2003)
- Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Estate Planning Short Course, Plan Committee
- Past Member
- Illinois State Bar Association, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Section Council,
1986
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1987
- Past Chair and Past Chair of Legislative Subcommittee (1986)
- Illinois State Museum Society,
1995
- Present
- 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
- Board Member
- National Recreation Foundation,
1992
- Present
- Secretary/Legal Counsel and Executive Committee Member
- Rotary International,
1975
- Present
- R.I. Director (2005-2007), Exec. Committee (2006-2007)
- Sangamon County Bar Association, Memorials Committee
- Member and Past Chair
- Sangamon County Historical Society,
1982
- Past President
- Sangamon Valley Estate Planning Council
- Member
- Scottish Rite,
1991
- Past Most Wise Master
- SIU School of Medicine, Advisory Council,
1991
-
1996
- Past Member
- Springfield Kids at Hope,
2006
- Present
- Incorporator
- Springfield Parks Foundation,
2004
-
2006
- 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
- United Way Foundation,
2000
- Past Chair
- Brown, Hay & Stephens, Partner (Associate),
1973
- Present
- Honorable Discharge-U.S. Army Reserve, Captain
- Delta Kappa Epsilon
- Phi Delta Phi
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