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FROEHLING, WEBER & SCHELL, LLP
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Real Estate
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Our attorneys handle all types of real estate transactions, including farm and residential
sales, estate and farm auctions, sale of hunting ground and sale of real estate
in conjunction with the sale or purchase of a business. The firm serves as a title
agent for Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund, Inc.
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Buy-Sell Agreements
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Our attorneys have served as primary counsel in many sales, purchases and merging
of businesses, including farm operations, an asphalt/paving business, nursing homes,
grain-handling businesses, chiropractic clinics, storage unit facilities and home
health care services.
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Probate of Estates
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Our attorneys have decades of experience in the area of probate of estates, ranging
in value from millions of dollars to the smallest estate in which the only probate
property is a parcel of real estate. We prepare and file estate tax returns, review
heirship and marshal assets, assisting the executor and beneficiaries in collecting
assets and settling claims against the estate.
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Corporate
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Our attorneys routinely assist clients in incorporating their businesses, preparing
and filing Articles of Incorporation, preparing Bylaws, Shareholder Agreements and
stock certificates, filing annual reports with the Illinois Secretary of State’s
Office, attending annual meetings and preparing minutes of the annual meetings of
the shareholders and directors. We also address business succession planning issues
and represent several not-for-profit associations.
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Governmental Entities
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Each of our attorneys is experienced in representing municipalities, townships and
other governmental organizations, including community colleges, schools and park
districts.
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Banking
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One of our largest client bases is the banking industry, where we represent both
national- and state-chartered banks in the Fulton and Knox County areas.
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Agricultural Law
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Another of our largest client bases is farmers, where we represent both corporate
and individual farmers, focusing on current farm issues, farm business succession
planning and tax issues.
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Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts,
Advance Directives and Guardianships
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Our attorneys and staff assist clients with their choices in the area of estate
planning, including preparation of wills and trusts, as well as advance directives,
such as property powers of attorney, health care powers of attorney, living wills
and guardianships, with a focus both toward elder law and the special needs of their
descendants.
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Civil Litigation and Appeals
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Our attorneys are experienced in civil litigation and routinely handle lawsuits
in the construction industry, commercial litigation, business disputes, property
damage, bankruptcy and foreclosure actions on behalf of creditors, as well as other
general litigation matters.
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Representative clients include MidAmerica National Bank, Bank of Yates City, Vermont
State Bank, Spoon River College,
Banner Township, Orion Township, Woodford Township, Joshua Township, Village of
Norris, Valley Park District,
Hanna City Park District, Spoon River Home Health Services, Inc., Canton Country
Club Real Estate LLC,
Agri-Development Holdings, LLC, Agri-Development LLC, Maurer-Stutz, Inc., G-M Mechanical
Services, Inc.,
Hiel Enterprises, Inc., Hiel Trucking, Inc., Avon Nursing Home, Lock Farming, LLC,
Dare Farms, LLP
and many more businesses and individuals.
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