Donna F. Hartl

Ms. Hartl focuses her practice on tax planning, tax dispute work, estate planning, guardianship, probate and trust administration. She has a particular expertise in crafting creative and effective resolutions of corporate and individual federal, state and local tax planning issues and controversy work. Ms. Hartl also advises on succession planning, administration and transfer of assets, estate and gift tax returns and minor and adult guardianships. She advises individuals, businesses and non-profit organizations on philanthropic planning matters, including charitable gift planning, creation and maintaining non-profit organizations, and counseling charitable organizations on tax compliance issues. 

Services

• Tax Law
• Estate Planning
• Probate & Trust Administration
• Wealth Transfer & Succession Planning
• Probate, Trust & Guardianship Litigation

1. Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D.
2. North Central College of Naperville, B.A., Political Science & Accounting

Bar Admissions

1. Illinois

Court Admissions

1. U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
2. U.S. Tax Court
3. U.S. Court of Claims, Washington, D.C.

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Selected by Leading Lawyers Network as a Top Lawyer for Elder & Estate Planning, Chicago (2020)
• Selected as an Illinois Leading Lawyer, Top-100 Women Business Lawyers (2020)
• Selected by Leading Lawyers Network as a Top-10 Personal Tax Lawyer in Illinois (2019) 
• Selected as an "Illinois Super Lawyer" by Illinois Super Lawyers magazine

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association, Federal Taxation Council member
• Chicago Bar Association
• Chicago Estate Planning Council
• American Institute of CPAs
• Illinois CPA Society