Aaron Ruswick

About Aaron Ruswick

As a shareholder of the firm, my law practice focuses on-Estate Planning (wills, trusts, powers of attorney)-General Business Services; and -Mergers and Acquisitions.Such matters include estate and gift strategies/planning for all levels of net worth solving issues related to estate tax planning, income tax planning, asset protection, special needs planning, and Medicaid.My practice ranges from representing larger businesses on their transactional, contractual and operational needs to representing families in their legacy succession.

Experience

1. Shareholder

   Huck Bouma, PC

   Jan 2006 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   I am a shareholder of the firm, with a practice focusing on business services, mergers and acquisitions; and trusts and estates. Such matters include business planning; tax and transactional matters; private letter rulings with the IRS; estate and gift strategies/planning; business succession planning; business disputes; and general contractual matters. My experience ranges from representing larger businesses on their transactional, contractual and operational needs to representing families in their legacy succession, including wills, revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, and other generational transfers.I have experience with a wide variety of business owners, businesses, and high net worth individuals in corporate and estate planning matters which include drafting operating agreements, shareholder agreements, asset purchase agreements, sales representative agreements, general contract review, non-disclosure agreements, loan agreements, real estate transfers and various other matters. I also represent attorneys and estates of deceased attorneys in developing succession planning techniques to transition a law practice in a sale or merger transaction in order to maximize the value of the practice, enable the clients to find the best option for their legal matters, and avoid the issues that result when no succession plan is in place.My past experience includes three years of practice in public accounting at a mid-sized accounting firm in audit and tax and a Big 4 public accounting firm, where I was a member of the international corporate tax group.I currently serve a vice president and on the board of the Fox Valley Chapter of the Illinois CPA Society organizing the monthly continuing education seminars for CPAs, lawyers and other professionals.

Education

• Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

  Master of Laws (LL.M.), Tax Law/Taxation

  2004 — 2005

• Valparaiso University School of Law

  Doctor of Law (J.D.), Law

  2001 — 2004

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Accounting

  1995 — 1999

Skills

• Tax Planning
• Corporate Law
• Estate Administration
• Succession Planning
• Attorneys
• Estate Tax Planning
• Estate Planning
• Arbitration
• Mediation
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Employment Law
• Appeals
• Will Contests
• Trusts
• Corporate Tax Planning
• Civil Litigation
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• State Tax Planning
• Commercial Litigation
• Phantom Stock Plans
• Legal Research
• Contract Disputes
• Personal Injury
• Business Tax Planning
• Business Transactions