Jeanne is both an attorney and Certified Public Accountant. As a the founder of Kerkstra Law Offices, LLC, her practice concentrates on corporate work; succession, business & tax planning; and forensic investigations.

Jeanne also advises a wide range of closely-held businesses and their founders on critical business and financial issues, including wealth preservation, asset protection, and estate and trust planning that minimizes the risk of creditor attack and maximizes transition to younger generations and key employees.

While Jeanne has extensive experience with such business structures as family limited partnerships with corporate general partners and multi-series limited liability companies, she offers her clients more than standard forms and one-size-fits-all solutions. Her advice, and the structures she assists her clients in implementing, are unique to her clients' goals, and take into account their financial, psychological and emotional considerations, as well as business and tax issues.

Jeanne also has extensive experience helping her clients with other business law issues, including mergers and acquisitions through asset purchase, stock purchase and shareholder buy-sell agreements, as well as employment and independent contractor agreements.

As a Certified Public Accountant as well as an attorney, Jeanne is uniquely qualified to advise her clients in business and financial issues, including due diligence relating to mergers and acquisitions, analysis of financial statements, and real estate and business sales

Jeanne is the author of Jeanne's Viewpoint, a client newsletter, addressing hot tax topics affecting individuals and businesses concerning strategies for success from simple estate planning (overlooked by many in our busy lives) to tax structures (including those challenged by the IRS). Jeanne has presented numerous seminars on wealth preservation and asset protection, estate planning and forensic accounting.

Education:

Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1992)
University of Illinois (B.S., 1988)

Admitted:

Attorney (Illinois, 1992)

Certifications:

Certified Public Accountant (Illinois, 1991)