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Biography

Lauren Jackson focuses her practice primarily in the areas of real estate, estate planning, probate and business succession planning, although her background includes contracts and corporate formation as well.

Lauren’s unintimidating, caring approach has garnered her a respectable reputation all over northern Illinois. With her dedication for efficient cost effective services, you will learn that when you retain Lauren you have a reachable attorney with your best interests in mind.
Lauren prides herself on quality work over quantity and it has proved to be beneficial to all parties based on positive client reviews. Lauren eagerly represents individuals in the buying, selling, or leasing of residential and commercial real estate properties. She also likes to work with assisting individuals in making the transfer of their assets upon their death simpler and easier on their loved ones and really prides herself on drafting cost effective individual and family estate plans.

Lauren earned her B.A. from Northern Illinois University in 1999 with an emphasis in journalism. She went on to attend the law program at Northern Illinois University and became licensed to practice law in the state of Illinois in 2003.

Lauren began her career clerking for Konicek & Dillon in St. Charles, IL assisting the attorneys with research, drafting petitions, motions, and orders for the firm’s representation of its clients in insurance defense matters. Upon graduation from law school and earning her license to practice law in Illinois, Lauren worked as an associate at Lavelle Law, Ltd. located in Palatine, IL. There she obtained experience in many areas of the law including estate planning, business succession planning, probate, collections and a variety of real estate transactions. In 2008, Lauren was hired at Stewart Title Insurance Company. There she handled title insurance claims from individual homeowners and lenders on properties located all over the midwest.

Lauren is married and a mother of one. She understands the concerns of all parents when setting up their estate plan. Lauren is more than happy to answer any questions you might have to make sure every aspect of family protection is covered. Peace of mind is her goal and Lauren feels it is her duty to make sure you and your family pay as little estate tax as possible.

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Areas of Law and Practice

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Jurisdictions

• Illinois

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Employment History

• Owner | Law Office of Lauren E. Jackson

  2007 - 2022

  We are a family owned law practice exclusively dedicated to property related legal services. We limit our practice to residential & commercial real estate transactions, estate planning, personal wills, estate trusts, corporate entity formation, business succession plans, estate distribution, and probate. We stand behind our integrity to provide high quality, personable and affordable legal services. We offer two convenient locations for our clients located in the City of Elgin (2001 Larkin Avenue, Suite 202, Elgin, Illinois 60123) and downtown St. Charles (200 West Main Street, St. Charles, Illinois 60174).

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Education

• Juris Doctorate | Northern Illinois Univeristy

  2000 - 2003

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Attorney Rating and Feedback

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Publications and Presentations

Articles

• 1 ) Whose debt is it anyway? Can you be held responsible for your parents’ debt?

• 2 ) Is an executor of an estate entitled to compensation?

• 3 ) Don’t wait until it’s too late….draft your estate plan

• 4 ) When is the money in your retirement accounts in jeopardy?

• 5 ) Why choosing a local law practice over a web-based platform for your estate plan is the smart choice?

• 6 ) What to ask your financial advisor?

• 7 ) A college incentive provision, when to use it

• 8 ) A guide to the probate process in Illinois

• 9 ) How to fund your revocable trust?

• 10 ) What is the best way to leave assets to minor children?

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