Lawrence E. Grelle

Partner

Mr. Grelle is a Partner and member of our Firm’s Business Transactions and Trusts & Estates practice areas. He has been a member of Arnstein & Lehr LLP since 1985. He has more than 35 years of experience in business and real estate law, tax and estate planning, and estate and trust administration. He has substantial experience in counseling mid-size and closely-held businesses and their owners on entity structuring, owner relationships, executive compensation, acquisitions and sales, financing, venture capital, and contractual relationships. His experience extends to various types of business and investment entity structures, including limited partnerships, limited liability companies, joint ventures, Subchapter S corporations and professional corporations. He has successfully dealt with minority shareholder oppression and voting control retention situations, as well as business ownership succession planning. Mr. Grelle also counsels high net worth individuals with regard to many of the challenging aspects of estate and retirement planning, asset protection, and tax-advantaged wealth transfer opportunities, including family limited partnerships (“FLPs”), grantor remainder annuity trusts (“GRATs”), charitable remainder trusts (“CRTs”), and irrevocable life insurance trusts (“ILITs”)

Professional Activities and Achievements

Mr. Grelle is a member of the American Bar Association and its Business, Real Property and Trusts & Estates Law Committees, the Illinois State Bar Association and its Trusts & Estates Section, Chicago Bar Association and its Trust Law Committee (serving as a member of its Executive Committee), and Northwest Suburban Bar Associaton.

Publications and Lectures

He has given many seminar presentations on estate planning and business ownership succession planning for public and private groups, institutions and professional organizations. He has also participated as a panelist in various Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education programs.

Education

University of Illinois (J.D., 1968; Graduated Order of the Coif)
Northwestern University (B.S., 1965)
Arizona State University

Bar Admissions

State of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois