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James M. Lestikow

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2007.
2121 W. White Oaks Drive | Suite E Springfield, Illinois 62704
(217) 546-6940
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Firm: Harrison LLP
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Harrison LLP


Years In Practice


Phone Number (217) 546-6940

James Lestikow is an experienced estate planning, business and real estate lawyer. He focuses his practice in a number of distinct areas, including:

Estate Planning, Administration, Litigation and Asset Protection
Mr. Lestikow’s estate planning and wealth preservation practice includes the drafting of wills and trusts, family limited partnerships and other devices that help clients achieve their financial goals in the most tax efficient manner and protect their assets for retirement and the next generation. He also handles estate and trust administration, as well as handling estate and trust administration disputes through alternate dispute resolution or through litigation in court and has testified as an expert witness on duties of executors / trustees, fees of executors and trustees and in attorney malpractice cases. Reflecting his substantial estate planning experience, he was elected to Fellowship in the prestigious American College of Trust and Estate Counsel in 2001, and in 2006 was appointed a member of its Asset Protection Committee.

Corporate and Business Law
Mr. Lestikow represents businesses (many of them family and closely held), not-for-profit associations and foundations, limited liability companies and partnerships. He helps them with their choice of business entity, and advises them on such day-to-day issues as employment discrimination, credit, contracts and management activities. He advises on succession plans for closely held and family held businesses including buy-sell agreements, and offers transactional advice on asset sales, mergers, acquisitions, financing and dissolutions. Some of Mr. Lestikow’s clients in this area include the Springfield Airport Authority; Community Care Systems, Inc.; and Springfield Farm & Home Supply, Inc. d/b/a Big R.

Commercial Real Estate
In this area Mr. Lestikow handles commercial real estate matters including financing, tax-free exchanges, purchases, sales, leasing, annexation, construction and zoning. He has testified as an expert witness on the subject of attornment agreements in a commercial lease.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
Awards
Lawyer of the Year recognition for James M. Lestikow
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
Trusts and Estates, Springfield, IL (2017)
Trusts and Estates, Springfield, IL (2014)
Education
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, J.D.
Graduated 1973
Northern Illinois University, BA
Graduated 1970
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (217) 546-6940
2121 W. White Oaks Drive | Suite E
Springfield, Illinois 62704
Springfield, Illinois 62704
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