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Cheryl S. Neal Email: neal@mohanlaw.com |
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Ms. Neal is a partner who concentrates her practice in estate planning, probate and trust administration and litigation, and business and tax matters. She has extensive experience in the preparation of wills, trusts, gift and estate tax returns, and in the formation and maintenance of closely held corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships. A significant part of her practice includes the perfection and enforcement of mechanic’s lien claims for the firm’s construction clients.
Ms. Neal has earned the following honors and distinctions:
- AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale Hubbell Law Directory
- Leading Lawyer in the area of Trust, Will & Estate Planning Law by the Leading Lawyers Network
- Voted one of the Top 50 Women downstate Leading Lawyers by the Leading Lawyers Network, November 2010
- The Best Lawyers in America®, in the area of Trusts and Estates
- American Jurisprudence Award in Estate Planning
Practice Areas: Wills, Trust, Estate Planning and Probate; Construction Law; Bankruptcy (Creditors)
Admitted: 1984, Illinois
Education: University of Illinois - Springfield (B.A. in Accountancy, 1981); University of Illinois ( J.D., 1984)
Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Christian Legal Society; Sangamon Valley Estate Planning Council. She has served as President and member of the Board of Directors of Sangamon Valley Estate Planning Council. She also served as Secretary, member of the Board of Directors and committee person for the By-Laws Committee and the Memorial Committee of the Sangamon County Bar Association.
Born: Champaign, Illinois, April 23, 1953
An AV® certification mark is a significant rating accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.
AV® Preeminent™ is a certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.Mohan, Alewelt, Prillaman & Adami, 1 N. Old Capitol Plaza, Suite 325, Springfield, IL 62701 Tel: (217) 528-2517; Fax: (217) 528- 2553