Theodore A. Pasquesi, Retired Founder
Bar Admissions
State of Illinois and U.S. District Court; 1958
U. S. District Court - Trial Bar: 1958
U. S. Court of Appeals, 7 th Circuit: 1958
Education
B.S.L. Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 1952
(Evans Scholar)
LL.B. Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois 1956
Professional Associations and Activities
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC): Fellow, 1988 - present; Task Force on Trusts and Estates Practices in the 21 st Century : Member 1998-2001
Chicago Bar Association (CBA): Securities Law Committee : Member 1959-1965; Admiralty Law Committee : Member 1959-1962; Senior Lawyers Committee : Member 1986-1990; Corporation Law Committee : Member 1991-1995
Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA): Mineral Law Section : Council Member 1959-1964, Vice-Chairman 1962-1963; Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law Section : Council Member 1971-1976, Chairman 1974-1975; Standing Committee, Law Office Management and Technology : Member 1974-1978; Section on Federal Taxation : Council Member 1976-1980, Chairman 1978-1979; Special Committee to Repeal Carryover Basis : Co-Chairman (testified before committees of the US Senate and House of Representatives in favor of repeal of the 1976 Internal Revenue Code amendment establishing carryover basis for inherited capital assets) 1978-1982; Special Committee on Structure of ISBA Legislative Program : Chairman 1977-1979; Legislation Committee : Member 1982-1986; Special Committee on Business Advice and Financial Planning : Chairman 1986-1990; Section on Business Advice and Financial Planning : Council Member 1986-1990, Chairman 1986-1988; Bar Publication Board : Member 1992-1993; Task Force on New Practices : Chairman 1992-1993
American Bar Association (ABA): Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section Committee on Uniform Commercial Code Securities Transactions : Member 1961-1963; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Committee on Fiduciary Transfers: Member 1962-1964
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE): Board of Directors : Member 1975-1982; Executive Committee : Member 1977-1980, Chairman 1979-1980
Publications
The Lawyer's Written Word - Why, When, What and How of Preprinting , Illinois Bar Journal, 1979
Preprinted Letters do the Job , Law Office Economics and Management, Spring 1975
Protecting Clients from Inflation, The Practical Lawyer, 1973
To Probate or not to Probate, Planning for the Estate under $100,000, 1972
A First Step in the 'Automated' Drafting of Wills , Illinois Bar Journal, 1972
Putting the Paralegal to Work , The Practical Lawyer, 1971
Low Flying Aircraft in Illinois , Illinois Bar Journal, 1968
ABC's of Oil and Gas Financing , Illinois Bar Journal, 1961
The Expanding 'Securities' Concept , Illinois Bar Journal, 1961
