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Rebecca Wallenfelsz

Partner
Chapman and Cutler LLP
Rebecca Wallenfelsz is a partner in Chapman's Trusts and Estates Department, where she represents individuals and institutions in estate planning and trust and estate matters. In addition to estate planning, Rebecca represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in the administration of estates and trusts, including addressing fiduciary risk issues, tax issues and litigation matters, such as will and trust construction, breach of fiduciary duty and contested probate matters. Rebecca serves as a member of the American Cancer Society Nationwide Gift Planning Advisor Council and, in 2023, was named the ACS National Professional Advisor of the Year. In 2011, Rebecca was named to the Law Bulletin Publishing Company's "40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch" list of outstanding lawyers. In 2012, she was elected to the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, a prestigious professional organization for skilled and experienced lawyers in the trusts and estates practice. Since 2020, she has been ranked by Chambers High Net Worth as a leading lawyer for Private Wealth Law in Illinois.