Practice Areas

Park Ridge Estate Planning, Real Estate, Corporate and Tax Attorneys

The areas of law that we focus on at John J. Pembroke & Associates, LLC, involve those issues that most affect the bottom line for a business or a family: financial matters and property rights. Drawing upon founding attorney John Pembroke's 29 years of experience as a tax lawyer and certified public accountant, our clients can feel confident that their financial matters are being handled with diligence.

Contact our Chicago area law office to schedule a free half-hour consultation to Mr. Pembroke or one of our other skilled business or estate planning attorneys. Allow us to help you meet your financial goals and legal needs.

Estate Planning and Business Succession Planning

Appropriate estate planning is customized specifically for the individual or couple. Whether your goal is simply to pass along a family home, to minimize estate taxes if you have significant assets, or to leave a charitable legacy, the estate planning attorneys at John J. Pembroke & Associates can help.

While trusts are initially more expensive, they are powerful estate planning tools that can meet a variety of goals both during life and after death. A living trust may save you money in the long run.

Probate Services and Estate Administration

Our probate attorneys assist executors and administrators to ensure that the process of probating an Illinois estate goes smoothly and is completed properly. Our attorneys can assist with preparing and filing estate tax returns, fiduciary tax, and final individual income taxes. We also represent fiduciaries and heirs in probate litigation and will contests.

Tax Preparation

At John J. Pembroke & Associates, we assist individuals and businesses with federal and state income tax returns, as well as gift tax returns. We also advise clients on tax planning to reduce next year's potential tax bite.

We have an exceptionally capable and experienced staff for income tax preparation. Both John Pembroke and attorney Chaya Williams are certified public accountants. Paralegal Cindy Del Medico is a professor at a local community college and was a bank examiner for nine years. You will find our team thoroughly prepared to help you understand any new tax laws that may affect your return.

Financial Planning

Through Pembroke Financial Services, you have access to John Pembroke's 29 years of experience as a tax lawyer and certified public accountant. John is licensed as a Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) in Illinois. His fee for managing investments is a percentage of the growth of your assets while they are under his management. In other words, he doesn't make money unless you do.

Residential Real Estate Closing

The most important goal in any real estate transaction is ensuring that the title to the property is transferred without any encumbrances from the previous owner. At the law office of John J. Pembroke & Associates, we work to ensure a smooth closing process and clear title on your new home purchase.

Comprehensive Business Law

The business lawyers at John J. Pembroke & Associates can take your business from the planning stages to business success and growth with business planning services, transactional legal services, general corporate law counsel, and commercial litigation services.

We also protect the rights of creditors in business bankruptcy cases.

We invite you to contact attorney John Pembroke to schedule a consultation.