Laura M. Callahan is a tax and estate planning attorney in Dykema's Chicago office, practicing as a member of the Tax Group. Ms. Callahan's practice encompasses the complete range of estate planning services, including will and trust preparation for estate and tax planning. Guardianship administration and probate administration are additional focuses of her work, as well as extensive appearances before the probate court for both estate and guardianship administration matters. Clients also rely on her help for collection and distribution of estate and trust assets. With an understanding of the emotional aspects of estate administration, she is considerate of the client's needs during a difficult time in their lives. As a final element of her estate planning work, Ms. Callahan provides legal services to and has experience representing both individual and professional/corporate fiduciaries.

In addition to her estate planning practice, Ms. Callahan is also involved in the Employee Benefits Group at Dykema and focuses her practice on the fine points related to benefit plan matters. She also is proficient at preparing individual and fiduciary federal and state income tax returns.

Ms. Callahan joined the Firm in 1997.

Bar Admissions

Illinois, 1995

Education
John Marshall Law School, J.D. Marquette University, B.A.

• Chicago Estate Planning Council
• Chicago Bar Association

• 2003 - National Business Institute - "The Probate Process From Start to Finish in Illinois"

• The Ins and Outs of the Income Tax Deadline Extension—Which Returns, Deadlines Are Affected, and Which Aren’t?

  By Laura Callahan |April 2021

• Second Dose of Medicine from Treasury for Coronavirus Relief

  By Laura Callahan |March 2020

• Federal Tax Relief Is on the Way: Notice 2020-17 Issued in Response to COVID-19

  By Laura Callahan |March 2020