Monica J. Gurgiolo

Monica J. Gurgiolo

Monica J. Gurgiolo

Ms. Gurgiolo is both an Attorney and a CPA. She began her career as a practicing CPA at a Schaumburg public accounting firm for 3 years, and then became a licensed attorney in 1996. She conducted her own law practice in the areas of estate/trust planning and administration, as well as some aspects of business law, for 12 years prior to joining The Law Offices of Anthony B. Ferraro in 2009.

Ms. Gurgiolo provides her clients with personalized service by communicating with and counseling them throughout the entire estate planning or administration process, understanding that each person’s situation and family is unique. She helps her clients prepare for their death by providing for their family through the use of wills, which can appoint a guardian for a minor or disabled child, and trusts, which can protect assets for minor, disabled, or even adult children or other family members. There are both tax and non-tax considerations, and Ms. Gurgiolo counsels her clients on all of them, so that they can make informed decisions that are in the best interests of themselves and their family. Ms. Gurgiolo also assists clients when they have lost a loved one, and are in need of counseling and representation in administering an estate or trust.

Ms. Gurgiolo received her Juris Doctor, with High Honors, from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1996 and her BSBA in Accountancy, with Honors, from Roosevelt University in Chicago in 1990. She is a past officer and director and has been a member of the Northwest Suburban Estate Planning Council for over 10 years. Ms. Gurgiolo has twice co-presented Wills, Trusts, and Taxes – What Works? for the School District 214 Continuing Education program.

Areas of Practice:

  • Estate Planning
  • Elder Law
  • Medicaid Asset Protection Planning
  • Long Term Care Planning & Qualification
  • Guardianship
  • Probate & Estate Administration
  • Estate Tax Matters
  • Certification/Specialties:
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA), State of Illinois, 1991

Bar Admissions:

  • Illinois, 1996
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1998

Education:

  • Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1996
    Juris Doctor with High Honors
  • Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL, 1990
    B.S. B.A. with Honors
    Major: Accounting

Classes/Seminars Taught:

  • Wills, Trusts, and Taxes-What Works? Co-presented in 2006 and 2007

Honors and Awards:

  • Recipient of Lowell Thomas Scholarship
  • Recipient of Bernice and Paul Brandell Scholarship
  • Recipient of Academic Achievement Awards in Estate Planning, Gift & Estate Tax, Employee Benefits Law, Advanced Research in Taxation, Tax Procedure, Legal Drafting, and Trademarks
  • Member of Franklin Honor Society
  • Member of Delta Mu Delta (Business Honor Society)

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • Illinois State Bar Association
    Member
  • Northwest Suburban Estate Planning Council
    Member and Past Officer and Director
  • Organizer and President of Chicago-Kent chapter of Justinian Society of Lawyers–1st year of law school