Attorneys

Leonard Malkin is a 1962 graduate at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, with a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration and a 1965 graduate of the University of Illinois Law School. Mr. Malkin joined the firm of Mandel, Lipton and Stevenson Limited, predecessor to Mandel, Lipton, Roseborough and Lifshitz Limited, as a partner in 1971.

Mr. Malkin's practice includes representing persons seeking guardianship of a minor child or disabled child.  Mr. Malkin also represents persons seeking guardianship of an elderly loved one who now suffers from such conditions such as Senile Dementia or Alzheimer's disease.

Mr. Malkin's practice also includes representing the families of deceased loved ones in the probate of estates. As in guardianship cases, Mr. Malkin also assists in the sale of real and personal property, including business interests. Mr. Malkin also advises his clients on estate planning to protect their spouses, children and grandchildren, while minimizing federal estate taxes.

Often the guardianship or probate estate is caused by an accident or professional malpractice. In these situations, Mr. Malkin represents the injured client or pursues the wrongful death claim for the estate's benefit.

Areas of Practice

• Probate and Estate Administration
• Estate Planning
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Real Estate Law
• Business and Commercial
• Family Law

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1965
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1971

Education

• University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, 1965
  LL.B
  
  
• University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1962
  B.B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Guardianship Proceedings in the Probate Division, Chicago Bar Association, 1998

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Lincolnwood Illinois Board of Education, 1979 - 1991
  Board Member
  
  
• Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation, 1967 - Present
  Former Board Member and Current Volunteer Attorney
  
  
• Jane Addams Hull House Association, Uptown Center, 1970 - 2004
  Member
  
  
• Chicago Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Illinois State Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Chicago Council of Lawyers
  Member
  
  
• Decalogue Society of Lawyers
  Member
  
  

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Alpha Delta
• Phi Sigma Delta

Birth Information

• January 27, 1941, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America