Barber, Segatto, Hoffee, Wilke and Cate

Experience

Municipal Law - Attorney for the Board of Trustees of the Village of Williamsville for 23 years, including negotiation of numerous intergovernmental agreements with other public entities, securing right of ways and easements for public improvement projects, financing IEPA loans or bond issues, and work with engineers and architects. Special counsel for the Village of New Berlin and the Village of Southern View. Representation of clients on creation of TIF districts in Williamsville, Thayer, and Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, Illinois.
Real Estate - Leading Lawyer in real estate - commercial law - Have worked closely with the Sangamon County Regional Planning Commission on various zoning, residential and commercial development matters, representing both the private developers and public entities in such matters.
Corporate and Closely & Privately Held Business Law.
Financial Institutions
Personal Injury
Taxation
Trust, Estate & Elder law - Leading Lawyer elder law

Employment

Education

Publications

Illinois Elder Law
Necessity of Guardianships for Disabled Persons, Speaker (1999)
Taking Control of the Planning Process, National Business Institute (1999)
Making Wills an Effective Part of Estate Planning, National Business Institute (1999)
Selection Issues to Maximize government Program Eligibility, IICLE (2002)

Memberships

Civic

Activities Committee, Springfield Art Association, 1998
Speaking on Estate Planning, Guardianships and Trusts for the Central Illinois District of Muscular Dystrophy Association Annual Conference
Board of Trustees of St. Patrick’s Catholic School
Secretary and Director of Springfield Area Wide Charities, Inc.
Member of finance council for St. Jude’s Church

Admitted: Illinois, 1986

Barber, Segatto, Hoffee, Wilke & Cate