Information About the Firm
       Law Office of Joan Emery, 1701 East Lake Avenue, Suite 235, Glenview, Illinois 60025

Recent Volunteer Activities

***Presenter at the Chicago Estate Planning Council Presentation entitled "Demystifying the Estate
Planning Process" at the Palatine Public Library, June, 2012

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Judged two rounds of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association's Mock Trials, Spring, 2012
***Judged one of the preliminary rounds and (by invitation) the first elimination round of the
Northwestern University School of Law Miner Moot Court Competition, Spring, 2012
***Prepared new and updated
Frequently Asked Estate Planning Questions for the Chicago Estate
Planning Council web site, as a member of the Outreach Committee, Fall, 2011
***Joined the Greater North Shore Estate and Financial Planning Council, June, 2011
***Prepared a summary of No Cost and Reduced Cost Estate Planning Services for Chicago Estate
Planning Council web site, as a member of the Outreach Committee, Feb., 2011
***Presenter, Chicago Bar Association Trust Law Committee, annual Estate and Trust Litigation
Update, January, 2011   
***Brief grader and Moot Court Judge, Chicago Bar Association, various Moot Court Competitions

Education
Cornell University School of Law, Ithaca, New York, J.D., 1979.  Moot Court Board member, 1978
to 1979.  Legal aid clinic volunteer, 1977 to 1978
Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, B.A. cum laude, 1976.  Charles A. Dana Scholar. Varsity
Lacrosse, 1974 to 1976.  Sports Editor of The Colgate News, 1975 to 1976 and staff writer 1973 to
1976.  Student Rights and Responsibilities Committee, 1974 to 1976
Professional Associations
Member, Greater North Shore Estate and Financial Planning Council, 2011
Member of the Chicago Estate Planning Council from 1987 to 2000 and 2008 to present
Member of the Donors Forum, 2007 to 2008
Member of the Chicago Bar Association, Trust Law Committee, 1980 to 2000 and 2004 to present,
Probate Practice Committee, 2008 to present, and Tax-Exempt Organizations Subcommittee,
2008 to present
Member of the American Bar Association, 1980 to 1998
Member of the Illinois State Bar Association from 1980 to 1998 and 2010 to 2011  
Member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys from 1992 to 2000  
Member of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association from 1987 to 1997 including member of the
Board of Governors of the NWSBA from 1989 to 1992 and as a chair of or member of various
committees from 1987 to 1997, including membership, dinner meetings, Judge’s Night, by-laws,
Law Day and estate planning
Presentations
Lectures include bar associations and seminars for various community groups and the National
Business Institute.