Richard Kuenster has worked on 2,000-3,000 estate plans and over 400 estates.
NAPERVILLE, IL, April 10, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Richard Kuenster has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Mr. Kuenster is renowned as an attorney with more than 40 years of specialty in tax law, estate planning, probate wills and trusts. He has worked on 2,000-3,000 estate plans and over 400 estates. He pursued his undergraduate studies at the University of Notre Dame before enrolling at John Marshall Law School, where he earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1978 and a Master of Tax Laws in 1982. Mr. Kuenster was initially attracted to a career in law as a way to help others, and decided upon his specialty based on his early experiences in estate planning, when he found himself acting as a counselor and confidant to his clients. Mr. Kuenster's clients like his simple, down to earth common sense approach.
From 1978 to 1982, Mr. Kuenster was active as trust counsel for the First National Bank of Chicago. He worked as an estate planning and tax attorney at the firm of Friedman & Koven from 1982 to 1984, at which point he became appointed as the director of the personal financial group at the CPA firm of Laventhol & Horvath. Mr. Kuenster served with Laventhol & Horvath until 1987, and flourished as the director of personal financial services for Coopers & Lybrand, a national accounting firm, from 1987 to 1989.
Since 1989, Mr. Kuenster has excelled as a senior partner at Richard A. Kuenster & Associates, Ltd. A member of faculty at Northwestern University, he continues to educate accountants and lawyers in the state of Illinois on his expertise. Notably quoted in The Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Sun-Times, and USA Today, Mr. Kuenster is the author of numerous articles and financial planning guidebooks for professionals and laypersons, including "Estate Planning for Family Businesses After a Divorce" in 1991.
Mr. Kuenster was a member of the trust and estate law sections of the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He is active in the Knights of Columbus, who named his family their 2017 Family of the Year. While he takes much pride in his many professional accomplishments, Mr. Kuenster considers his greatest achievement to be raising his wonderful children, whom he adopted from Siberia, Russia, and now helping with his two young grandchildren.
Mr. Kuenster is proud to have represented the winner of one of the largest lottery pools in Illinois history. He attributes his professional success to his honesty and integrity. Looking toward the future, Mr. Kuenster hopes to continue serving his clients for years to come.
For more information, visit www.kuensterestateplanning.com.
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