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Contact Information

222 North LaSalle Street

Suite 300

Chicago, lllinois 60601

(312) 236-3003 O

(312) 236-3241 F

info@gouldratner.com

Driving Directions

For driving directions, click on the Google Map.

A parking garage is located at 203 North LaSalle, directly across from Gould & Ratner's offices. Entrance to this self-park garage is on LaSalle Street or Clark Street (one block to the east).

Parking is also available across the Chicago River on LaSalle Street.

Public Transportation

CTA

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) operates subways, elevated trains and buses throughout the city. Route maps, schedules and other information is available at: www.transitchicago.com.

The CTA Blue, Brown, Green, Orange and Purple Lines can be accessed at the Thompson Center, Lake Street entrance, one half block east of LaSalle Street. The Thompson Center is one block from Gould & Ratner.

The CTA Red Line can be accessed at Lake and State Streets, four blocks from Gould & Ratner.

Metra

Metra: Schedules and other information is available on the Metra website: www.metrarail.com

Ogilvie Transportation Center – 500 W. Madison Street (Madison & Canal)

Union Station – 210 S. Canal Street (between Adams & Jackson)

LaSalle Street Station – 414 S. LaSalle Street (LaSalle & Van Buren)

Millennium Station – 151 N. Michigan Avenue (access from Randolph or South Water)

Building Security

When visiting Gould & Ratner, please be sure to bring your photo identification. Security check-in is located in the lobby at the LaSalle Street entrance. You may enter the building on Wells Street and then proceed to the security check-in desk.

Jennifer Y. Tolsky

Partner

Jennifer Tolsky advises businesses, families and individuals in complex estate planning, wealth transfer, business succession planning and taxation matters. Jennifer’s experience includes analyzing income tax and estate tax implications, and reviewing business transactions to determine the income tax implications. Her wealth and succession planning experience strikes the strategic balance between executing her client’s vision and providing tax efficient solutions.

Before joining Gould & Ratner, Jennifer was a tax associate with RSM US LLP, where she prepared complex individual, trust, partnership and gift tax returns.

Jennifer is an active member of the Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association and the Chicago Estate Planning Council (CEPC). She also frequently writes articles related to changes in tax law.

Jennifer earned her J.D. from UIC John Marshall Law School, and received her bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Jennifer is a Certified Public Accountant and is fluent in Korean.

Credentials

Education

UIC John Marshall Law School, J.D., 2008
DePaul University, Accounting Studies (non-degree), 2010
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.A., Economics, 2005

Bar Admissions

Illinois

Key Cases or Transactions

Represented a family estate in planning strategies, including the sales of interests in entities and creation of trusts beneficial for estate tax purposes.
Represented an oil and gas company in a restructure of certain tax benefits.
Represented a family estate in the simplification of business holdings and estate planning.
Represented various high net worth individuals in drafting estate plans, including revocable trusts, wills and powers of attorney for property and healthcare.
Advised one of the nation’s largest operators for barges in tax structure and tax research related to purchases and acquisitions.
Advised various entities with respect to the BE-10 disclosure requirements.
Represented several high net worth individuals in the creation of private foundations and charitable trusts, including ensuring they meet certain requirements under the IRS.
Assisted a high net worth individual with navigating 1031 exchange requirements.
Represented a Chicago-based digital healthcare agency in its sale to a global commercialization partner for the life sciences industry.

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