Background
Dees, Richard Lee was born on January 14, 1955 in Harrisburg, Illinois, United States. Son of David Lee and Joann (Alvey) Dees.
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Richard Lee DEES
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Southern Illinois University (Bachelor of Science, 1977). University of Illinois (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1980). Order of the Coif. Member, University of Illinois Law Forum, 1978-1980.
Adjunct Faculty, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1989.
Career
Worked at McDermott, Will & Emery (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in General Practice (including Corporate, Employee Benefits, Estate Planning, Health, Litigation and Tax Law). Admitted to the bar, 1980, Illinois. Order of the Coif. Member, University of Illinois Law Forum, 1978-1980.
Listed in: Best Lawyers in America.
Who"s Who in American Law. Author: "The Monster That Ate Estate Planning and Installment Sales, Buy-Sells, Options, Employment Contracts, and Leases," Taxes, December 1988.
"The Slaying of Frankenstein"s Monster: The Repeal and Replacement of Section 2036(C)," Taxes, March 1991. "Now That the Monster is Dead, Can You Avoid the Hot Seat? The Cold Facts of Partnership Freezes Under Chapter 14," Taxes, December 1993.
Adjunct Faculty, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1989.
Member: Illinois State and American (Chair, Agriculture Committee, Tax Section) Bar Associations American Agricultural Law Association Advisers to Family Held Enterprises.
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
McDermott, Will & Emery is an international law firm founded in 1934. Originally a Chicago tax law practice, the firm has established a full-service presence in seven domestic and three international offices with more than 600 attorneys.
Clients include large corporations and individuals as well as small and medium-sized businesses. The firm represents a wide range of industrial, financial and commercial enterprises, both publicly and privately held.
Firm attorneys represent clients in every state as well as numerous foreign jurisdictions.
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Membership
Member, University of Illinois Law Forum, 1978-1980. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America. Who"s Who in American Law.
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Connections
Children: Sarah Elizabeth, Elliott Richard, Spencer Barrett. Married Nora B. Flint, April 21, 2001.
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Presbyterian
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1980