Background
Bell, Walter W. was born on March 25, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Bell, Walter W. was born on March 25, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Northwestern University (Bachelor of Arts, 1968. Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1971). Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta.
Member, Editorial Board, Northwestern University Law Review, 1970-1971.
Worked at Wilson & McIlvaine (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Corporations, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Employment, Employee Benefits, Estate Planning, Franchise and Distribution, Probate, Trust, Debtor-Creditor Relations, Environmental, Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts, International, Health Care and Construction. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Illinois. 1974, United States. Tax Court.
Order of the Coif.
Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Editorial Board, Northwestern University Law Review, 1970-1971. Author: "Transactions Between a Trust and Its Grantor and Beneficiaries," Estate Planning Magazine, January, 1993.
Note, "An Expansion of the Divided Damages Rule in Admiralty," 64 Northwestern University Law Review 765, 1969. Note, "Texas Gulf Sulphur: The Question of Remedy," 65 Northwestern University Law Review 486, 1970.
Note, "Minors and the Guest Statute," 65 Northwestern University Law Review 1018, 1971.
Member: Chicago (Member, Federal Taxation Committee, 1971), Illinois State (Member, Probate and Trust Law Section) and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations. Wilson & McIlvaine is a mid-sized full-service law firm with a national and international practice. The Firm is a charter member of Great Lakes Law, an affiliation of mid-sized firms located throughout the Great Lakes area and is a member of Multilaw, an international law network with member offices in over 25 countries.
Chicago (Member, Federal Taxation Committee, since 1971), Illinois State (Member, Probate and Trust Law Section) and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations. Income, Estate and Gift Taxation, Estate Planning, Trust and Estate Administration.