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Gerald J. Smoller

Gerald J. Smoller

Hardt, Stern & Kayne, P.C
2610 Lake Cook Road
Riverwoods, IL 60015
www.hsklaw.com

Mr. Smoller received his BA from the University of Illinois and a JD with High Honors from Chicago Kent College of Law. While in law school, he was Editor in Chief of the law review and received numerous awards for educational excellence. He has practiced law since 1968.

Mr. Smoller concentrates his practice in matters of commercial real estate, business organization and estate planning. He is regularly engaged by clients to represent them in the sale of commercial real estate and the drafting and negotiation of leases. He counsels business clients in the purchase and sale of their business and represents them through the complexities of the transaction as well as structuring the family's estate plan.

Mr. Smoller believes that it is his job as an attorney to educate his clients as to the full range of options open to them so they can make the best decisions regarding their business and estate planning needs.

He has served as an arbitrator in Cook County's Mandatory Arbitration Program, and lectures in the field of estate planning and asset preservation.

Mr. Smoller has received an AV Preeminent Peer Rating from Martindale Hubbell, the national organization ranking attorneys. It is the highest peer rating that one receives for having ethical standards and professional ability. He has been also named by Illinois Super Lawyers as being among the top attorney in Illinois in the 2006-2007, 2009-2014 and has been named a Leading Lawyer since 2015.

Mr. Smoller served as a director on the Harper College Foundation Board for 18 years and in 2016 was the recipient of the James McGrath Award to "special people who have unselfishly given time, effort and funds to uphold the excellence of the institution". He currently serves on the WINGS advisory board.

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