Paul Lutter practices in the private client area.

Select Representations

• Counseling individuals regarding estate and tax planning issues
• Preparing wills, trusts, family limited partnerships, private foundations and charitable remainder trusts
• Representing beneficiaries and fiduciaries in the administration of trusts and the estates of decedents, minors and disabled persons
• Tax counseling and preparing returns
• Representing individuals in disputes before the IRS
• Establishing tax-exempt organizations and advising clients on their duties as directors or trustees
• Representing clients on various matters relating to real estate acquisition, financing and development
• Acting as trustee for a variety of trusts and serving on the boards of a number of closely held corporations and private foundations

Bar and Court Admissions

Illinois, 1971

United States Tax Court

Education

Yale University, J.D., 1971

Carleton College, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1968

Publications

• Co-author, Illinois Estate Administration, various editions published since 1972

Professional Affiliations

• Chicago Bar Association
• American Bar Association

Civic Involvement and Honors

• Chicago Community Trust – Professional Advising Committee, 2004-present
• Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids/Chicago – Board of Directors, Treasurer, 2004-present
• Howard Brown Health Center – Board of Directors, 1993-2002; President, 1997-2001
• American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois – Board of Directors, 1996-2001
• Roger Baldwin Foundation – Board of Directors, 1997-2001
• Dance for Life – Board of Directors, 1999-2002, Co-chair, 1999