Michael S. Strauss
Partner
Michael S. Strauss is a partner with Strauss Malk & Feder LLP, in Northbrook, Illinois. He concentrates his practice in estate and trust planning, including estate tax reduction, asset protection, wealth succession, probate and estate administration, and technology-related matters. Mr. Strauss has practiced law with Strauss Malk & Feder LLP for more than 25 years. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, DePaul University (MBA) and Chicago-Kent College of Law. Mr. Strauss is admitted to practice in Illinois. Mr. Strauss is the principal update coauthor of Chapter 25A (Intrafamily Loans and Sales) of California Estate Planning. He is also the updating author of Post Mortem Tax Planning, published by Warren, Gorham & Lamont; a coauthor of Estate and Gift Planning for the Business Owner, published by RIA; the current author of Post-Mortem Estate Planning, also published by RIA; and the author or coauthor of a number of articles. Mr. Strauss has spoken at the Notre Dame Tax & Estate Planning Institute, the ABA Tax Section, the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, and the Chicago Bar Association.
