Jerome R. Crabtree

Associate

200 West Madison Street
Suite 2700
Chicago, Illinois 60606

Primary Practices

Jerome Crabtree is an associate in Hahn Loeser’s Trust and Estates Practice Area and focuses on estate planning and business succession planning. He guides clients through creating and updating revocable trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, charitable trusts, supplemental needs trusts and irrevocable life insurance trusts.

Jerome also has experience counseling clients on entity formation, corporate structure, and other corporate governance matters. He has represented several funds launching and doing business in a variety of states, drafted purchase and sell agreements, independent contractor agreements, non-disclosure and non-compete agreements, and other corporate documents for LLCs and corporations.

Professional History

  • Associate, Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, 2024 – present
  • Associate, Gould and Ratner LLP, 2022-2024
  • Associate, Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP, 2021-2022
  • Associate, Ziliak Law LLC, 2020-2021
  • Law Clerk, United Technologies Corporation, 2017-2019
  • Extern, The Honorable Nathan R. Howse, Illinois Appellate Court, 2019

Credentials

Education
  • Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., 2019
    • Honors & Activities: Dean’s List; Research Assistant for Trusts and Estates Department Chair; Sports and Entertainment Law Society, President
  • University of Iowa, B.A., Business Management/Entrepreneurial Management, 2016
    • Honors & Activities: President of Student Workers Association, 2017
Awards & Distinctions

Rising Star, Illinois Super Lawyers®, Trusts and Estates, 2024

Bar Admissions

State of Illinois, 2019

Memberships & Affiliations

Illinois State Bar Association

 

Cook County Bar Association