 R. Lee Allen
Position: Shareholder
E-mail: rlallen@sorlinglaw.com
R. Lee Allen joined Sorling, Northrup, Hanna, Cullen & Cochran, Ltd. in 1994 on graduation from law school. He concentrates
his practice in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate
administration, tax law, corporate law, and real estate law.
Prior to joining Sorling, Mr. Allen served as Assistant Vice President
and Trust Officer in the trust department at Marine Bank of Springfield,
now Bank One, Illinois, N.A. While at Marine, Mr. Allen's areas
of responsibility included personal trust, land trust, probate
and guardianship administration, estate planning, and farm management.
In 1990, Mr. Allen graduated from the American Bankers' Association's
National Graduate Trust School with the designation of Chartered
Financial Services Counselor.
Mr. Allen has lectured for the National Business Institute on Illinois
Elder Law and Family Limited Partnerships in Illinois and coauthored
supplements to "Advising Illinois Financial Institutions" regarding
agricultural loans and "Basic Real Estate Practice" regarding
tax considerations, both published by the Illinois Institute for
Continuing Legal Education. In addition, he has presented numerous
seminars on estate and business planning and charitable planning.
Mr. Allen has also lectured and prepared course materials for the
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education on the topic "Tax
Considerations in Structuring the Purchase or Sale of a Business",
and delivered numerous presentations on charitable planned giving
topics to charitable organizations and potential donors. He is
a member of the Sangamon Valley Estate Planning Council.
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