Richard M. Horwood

• Professional Bio
• Practice Areas
• News & Events
• Publications
• Presentations

Professional Bio

RICHARD M. HORWOOD has devoted his practice to business and financial planning, including business law, taxation, and estate planning. His extensive experience has allowed him to develop the resources that make him an acknowledged authority in these areas.

Dick represents a wide variety of clients, including corporations and other business enterprises of all sizes, family groups and individuals throughout the country. He has achieved recognition as a speaker, editor and author.  He has been a frequent speaker at national conferences and seminars.  In addition, he is the author of numerous articles concerning various aspects of business law. 

Dick was chosen as one of the Nation's Top 100 Attorneys by Worth magazine and was recognized in the Trusts and Estates section of 2012 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Chicago's Best Lawyers.

Most recently, he received the Austin Fleming Distinguished Service Award from the Chicago Estate Planning Council (CEPC) for his significant contribution to the improvement of estate planning practices.

Previous Experience

• Internal Revenue Service's National Office in Washington, D.C., Staff Member
• Recognized with the IRS Outstanding Performance Award

Memberships

• The Art Institute of Chicago, Planned Giving Advisory Board
• The Art Institute of Chicago, Acquisition Committee on Asian Art
• Meals on Wheels, Chicago, Past President
• The Bloomberg-BNA Tax Management Advisory Board
• Chicago Estate Planning Council, Past President
• American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow
• Society of Trust and Estate Professionals, Member

Practice Areas

• Business and Finance
• Trusts and Estates
• Estate Planning
• Asset Protection
• Succession Planning
• Not-For-Profit Entities and Charitable Giving
• Fiduciary Counsel and Litigation

Publications

• Charitable Planning: Troubled Gifts in Troubled Times
• Strategies for Private Foundations Planning
• Knowledge Is Power: Understanding Your Donor's Personality and Motivations
• Private Foundations: Trust or Corporation?
• Gift Acceptance Agreements Avoid Headaches for Charitable Donors, Their Decendants and the Charities They Wish to Support
• The Art of Non-Cash Charitable Giving
• Life Is Short, Art Endures
• Imagine the Possibilities: Opportunities for Non-Cash Donors
• E-Planning, November 2000

Presentations

• The Art of Non-Cash Giving Presentation

News & Events

• Horwood and Zaluda Named Among Chicago’s Best Trusts and Estates Attorneys, July 2011
• Richard M. Horwood Receives Austin Fleming Distinguished Service Award, September 2011
• HMB Attorneys selected as 2012 Super Lawyers, January 2012
• Chicago Council on Planned Giving Presentation, January 2012
• Bloomberg BNA Tax Advisory Board Meeting, March 2012
• Horwood Marcus & Berk's Richard Horwood, Lauren Wolven and Jeffrey Zaluda Included in the 2012 Edition of Chicago's Best Lawyers, May 2012

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