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

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