Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Estate, Trust & Guardianship Administration
- Estate, Trust & Guardianship Litigation
- Estate, Gift & Generation-Skipping Transfer (GST) Tax Planning Issues and Reporting
Bar Admission
- Illinois
Richard J. Padula
Associate Attorney
Richard concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning; estate, trust and guardianship administration and litigation; and estate and gift tax matters. His education background focused on corporate taxation, securities regulation, and bankruptcy law. While in law school, Richard co-authored “Anti-Reliance Language in Stock Purchase Agreements: A Cautionary Tale” with Prof. Charles W. Murdock of Loyola University Chicago School of Law (IBA Business and Securities Law Forum, Vol 68 No. 2). Prior to beginning his legal career at FMS, Richard worked at a low-income tax clinic, and then at a wealth management company in guardianship administration.
Education
Augustana College, 2020, Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy and German Studies, Honors Studies, Phi Beta Kappa
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2023, Juris Doctor
Email Richard: richard.padula@fmslawgroup.com
Call Richard: (312) 332- 6381 extension:106