Scott Bieber

Partner

Scott Bieber concentrates his practice in the areas of family wealth preservation, federal transfer taxation, and family business planning.

• Represented and counseled individuals in connection with their personal estate planning and owners of closely-held businesses in connection with the succession of their business and related issues
• Represented executors and trustees in connection with the administration of estates and trusts
• Represented taxpayers and their executors in gift and estate tax audits
• Advised public and private charitable organizations

Publications

"Trust Severances and Other Planning Under the New Final and Proposed GST Regulations," Estate Planning (January 2008)

"Sell Trust Real Estate? — A Capital Idea if Handled Properly," (co-author) Estate Planning (July 2007)

"Planning with Grantor Charitable Lead Annuity Trusts," Estate Planning (August 2006)

"The Kindest Cut of All — Proposed Regulations For Making Qualified GST Severances," Estate Planning (March 2005)

"Final Split-Dollar Regulations Offer Few Surprises and Little Help," ABA Trusts and Investments (May/June 2004)

"Managing the Risk of Liability in an Estate Planning Practice," Estate Planning (August 2003)

"Tax Traps and Opportunities," Structure (May 2001)

"New Proposed Regulations Explain Permitted Changes to GST Grandfathered Trusts," Estate Planning (March/April 2000)

"Final Regulations Offer Guidance and Opportunities for Charitable Remainder Trusts," Estate Planning (May 1999)

"Highlights of the Final Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Regulations," Trusts and Estates (May and June 1996)

"Lowering Your Capital Gains Tax: The Charitable Remainder Trust," Trusts and Estates (July 1995)

"How the IRS Stole Christmas — The Proposed GST Regulations," Trusts and Estates (March 1993)

"Tax-Free Transfers Restricted," National Law Journal (April 16, 1990)

"Joint Purchases of Life Estates and Remainder Interests," Trusts and Estates (September 1985)

"The Implications of the Treasury's Tax Proposal for Estates and Trusts," Trusts and Estates (May 1985)

"Estate Planning and the Single Person," Trusts and Estates (April 1985)

"The Tax Reform Act of 1984 — The Tip of the Iceberg," Trusts and Estates (September 1984)

"Recapitalizations Revisited," Trusts and Estates (August 1984)

"The Ten Percent Solution," Trusts and Estates (March 1984)

"Making '5+5' Equal 20: Crummey Powers After ERTA," Trusts and Estates (September 1983)

"Estate Planning Implications of TEFRA," Trusts and Estates (February 1983)

"Irrevocable Insurance Trusts," Cumberland Law Review 283 (1981-1982)

CCH Financial Planning Library, Generation-skipping tax volume

Columnist: "Practical Practitioner" column, Estate Planning magazine

Speeches and Presentations

Mr. Bieber frequently speaks before attorneys, accountants and other professionals.

Awards and Honors

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Leading Lawyer — Trust, Will and Estate Planning Law, Illinois Leading Lawyers Network

Illinois Super Lawyers, Estate Planning and Probate

AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates

Education

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association
Chicago Estate Planning Council
Greater North Shore Estate and Financial Planning Council

Estate Planning magazine
Member of the Editorial Board