“ARTICLE OF EDWARD J. BLAKE, JR., BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS WILL CONTEST, TRUST DISPUTE, ESTATE SETTLEMENT ATTORNEYS”. WE WERE RETAINED BY SISTERS FROM NEW YORK AND SOUTH CAROLINA THAT HAD BEEN PART OF A FAMILY ENGAGED IN FARMING IN THE JERSEYVILLE, JERSEY COUNTY, ILLINOIS AREA. THEY ALSO HAD A BROTHER WHO WAS ACTIVELY FARMING THE FAMILY FARM. OUR CLIENTS’ FATHER PREDECEASED THEIR MOTHER. OUR CLIENTS THOUGHT THAT WHEN THEIR MOTHER DIED THAT OUR CLIENTS WOULD SHARE EQUALLY, ONE-THIRD (1/3) TO EACH OF OUR CLIENTS AND ONE-THIRD (1/3) TO THEIR BROTHER IN REGARD TO THE FAMILY FARM. IT WAS NOT UNTIL THEIR MOTHER PASSED AWAY THAT OUR CLIENTS DISCOVERED WHAT HAD OCCURRED BEFORE THEIR MOTHER PASSED AWAY. PRIOR TO THE DEATH OF THEIR MOTHER, THEIR BROTHER WAS INVOLVED IN ACTIVITY THAT RESULTED IN THE FAMILY FARM, WORTH MORE THAN $1,000,000.00, BEING TRANSFERRED TO THEIR BROTHER, WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR CLIENTS, BEFORE THEIR MOTHER PASSED AWAY. THERE WERE ISSUES RAISED REGARDING DURESS, UNDUE INFLUENCE, LACK OF MENTAL CAPACITY AND TORTIOUS INTERFERENCE WITH AN INHERITANCE EXPECTANCY. AFTER A LAWSUIT WAS FILED AGAINST THE BROTHER IN JERSEY COUNTY A SETTLEMENT WAS REACHED WHEREBY THE BROTHER AGREED TO PAY HIS SISTERS THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE SHARES OF THE FARM THAT THEY WOULD HAVE RECEIVED IF THE FAMILY FARM WAS STILL IN THEIR MOTHER’S NAME WHEN SHE PASSED AWAY. EDWARD J. BLAKE, JR., IS A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION (ABA) AND IS A MEMBER OF THE ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION (ISBA). MR. BLAKE AND HIS LAW FIRM HAVE MORE THAN FORTY (40) YEARS HANDLING ISSUES INVOLVING WILLS AND CODICILS, CONTROVERSIES INVOLVING TRUSTS AND AMENDMENTS, ESTATE CLAIMS AND PROBATE CONTROVERSIES, MEDIATED SETTLEMENTS, DISPUTES AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS AND OTHERS, CONTROVERSIES INVOLVING MULTI-GENERATIONAL ISSUES WITH RESPECT TO FARM FAMILIES AND AGRICULTURAL DISPUTES. AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM EDWARDS COUNTY, ALBION, GRAYVILLE AND WEST SALEM, WAYNE COUNTY, FAIRFIELD, WAYNE CITY AND CISNE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, MOUNT VERNON, NASON AND INA, ILLINOIS.
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“ARTICLE OF EDWARD J. BLAKE, JR., BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS WILL CONTEST, TRUST DISPUTE, ESTATE SETTLEMENT ATTORNEYS”. WE WERE RETAINED BY SISTERS FROM NEW YORK AND SOUTH CAROLINA THAT HAD BEEN PART OF A FAMILY ENGAGED IN FARMING IN…

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HOW TO FIND THE BEST ATTORNEY FOR ISSUES WITH NURSING HOMES, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DECADES OF EXPERIENCE DEALING WITH ISSUES CONCERNING NURSING HOMES, LONG-TERM CARE AND RETIREMENT FACILITIES, CLIENTS SHOULD MEET WITH PROSPECTIVE ATTORNEYS AND LAW FIRMS THAT THEY MAY WISH TO CONSIDER FOR REPRESENTATION. THEY SHOULD INTERVIEW AS MANY ATTORNEYS AS THEY WISH. THEY MAY ALSO WISH TO CONFER WITH FRIENDS OR NEIGHBORS OR TRUSTED ADVISORS. THEY CAN ATTEMPT TO FIND OUT AS MUCH AS THEY CAN THROUGH OTHER SOURCES, INCLUDING THE INTERNET. THEY MAY WISH TO CONTACT LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS. THERE MAY BE LISTINGS IN PHONE BOOKS. THE CHOICE OF AN ATTORNEY IS IMPORTANT AND CLIENTS SHOULD REVIEW AS MANY RESOURCES AS POSSIBLE AND KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPETENT ATTORNEYS AND LAW FIRMS AND THE PURSUIT OF THE BEST MAY BE SUBJECTIVE, IF NOT DIFFICULT TO DEFINE SINCE EACH CLIENT IS DIFFERENT AND EACH CASE IS DIFFERENT, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM EDWARDS COUNTY, ALBION, GRAYVILLE AND WEST SALEM, WAYNE COUNTY, FAIRFIELD, WAYNE CITY AND CISNE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, MOUNT VERNON, NASON AND INA, ILLINOIS.
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HOW TO FIND THE BEST ATTORNEY FOR ISSUES WITH NURSING HOMES, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DECADES OF EXPERIENCE DEALING WITH ISSUES CONCERNING NURSING HOMES, LONG-TERM CARE AND RETIREMENT FACILITIES, CLIENTS SHOULD MEET WITH PROSPECTIVE ATTORNEYS AND LAW…

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HOW TO FIND THE BEST FARMER, AND AGRICULTURAL ATTORNEY, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS. CLIENTS SHOULD MEET WITH PROSPECTIVE ATTORNEYS AND LAW FIRMS THAT THEY MAY WISH TO CONSIDER FOR REPRESENTATION. THEY SHOULD INTERVIEW AS MANY ATTORNEYS AS THEY WISH. THEY MAY ALSO WISH TO CONFER WITH FRIENDS OR NEIGHBORS OR TRUSTED ADVISORS. THEY CAN ATTEMPT TO FIND OUT AS MUCH AS THEY CAN THROUGH OTHER SOURCES, INCLUDING THE INTERNET. THEY MAY WISH TO CONTACT LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS. THERE MAY BE LISTINGS IN PHONE BOOKS. THE CHOICE OF AN ATTORNEY IS IMPORTANT AND CLIENTS SHOULD REVIEW AS MANY RESOURCES AS POSSIBLE AND KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPETENT ATTORNEYS AND LAW FIRMS AND THE PURSUIT OF THE BEST MAY BE SUBJECTIVE, IF NOT DIFFICULT TO DEFINE SINCE EACH CLIENT IS DIFFERENT AND EACH CASE IS DIFFERENT, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM EDWARDS COUNTY, ALBION, GRAYVILLE AND WEST SALEM, WAYNE COUNTY, FAIRFIELD, WAYNE CITY AND CISNE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, MOUNT VERNON, NASON AND INA, ILLINOIS.
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HOW TO FIND THE BEST FARMER, AND AGRICULTURAL ATTORNEY, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS. CLIENTS SHOULD MEET WITH PROSPECTIVE ATTORNEYS AND LAW FIRMS THAT THEY MAY WISH TO CONSIDER FOR REPRESENTATION. THEY SHOULD INTERVIEW AS MANY ATTORNEYS AS…

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METRO, EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS BUSINESS LAW ATTORNEYS, TESTIMONIALS FROM CLIENTS IN REGARD TO BUSINESS LAW ISSUES, (1) AS A LAW FIRM THAT HAS BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. AS ITS ATTORNEYS, I CAN SAY THAT BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. HAS HANDLED LEGAL MATTERS FOR MY PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION AND THEIR WORK HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING.” – T.K. (2) BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OVER THE YEARS. BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. IS SOLID, STRAIGHTFORWARD AND GETS THE JOB DONE.” – J.L.S (3) WE HAVE BEEN CLIENTS OF BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. FOR YEARS AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TREATED PROFESSIONALLY. OUR BUSINESS INVOLVES WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC AND IT IS NICE TO BE TREATED KINDLY AND WITH RESPECT. IF WE ARE SCHEDULED TO BE IN COURT, WE ALWAYS PREFER TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. THERE WITH US.” – K.P., AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM EDWARDS COUNTY, ALBION, GRAYVILLE AND WEST SALEM, WAYNE COUNTY, FAIRFIELD, WAYNE CITY AND CISNE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, MOUNT VERNON, NASON AND INA, ILLINOIS.
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METRO, EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS BUSINESS LAW ATTORNEYS, TESTIMONIALS FROM CLIENTS IN REGARD TO BUSINESS LAW ISSUES, (1) AS A LAW FIRM THAT HAS BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. AS ITS ATTORNEYS, I CAN SAY THAT BLAKE LAW GROUP,…

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BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS MINERAL INTEREST, OIL, COAL AND GAS RIGHTS IN ESTATE ADMINISTRATION, ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATION IN REGARD TO MINERAL INTERESTS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS, COMMUNICATIONS WITH LANDMAN AND LANDMEN, CONVEYANCES BY MINERAL INTEREST DEEDS, MINERAL INTEREST TITLE SEARCHES, MINERAL INTEREST LEASES, MINERAL INTEREST CONVEYANCES, DISTRIBUTIONS AMONG HEIRS OR BENEFICIARIES, REPRESENTATION OF EXECUTORS OR ADMINISTRATORS, INCLUDING RELATING TO ADMINISTRATION OF THE ESTATES WITH MINERAL INTERESTS, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAW FIRM HANDLING MINERAL INTERESTS, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM MOUNT VERNON, JEFFERSON COUNTY, CENTRALIA, MARION COUNTY, FAIRFIELD, WAYNE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
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BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS MINERAL INTEREST, OIL, COAL AND GAS RIGHTS IN ESTATE ADMINISTRATION, ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATION IN REGARD TO MINERAL INTERESTS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS, COMMUNICATIONS WITH LANDMAN AND LANDMEN, CONVEYANCES BY MINERAL INTEREST DEEDS, MINERAL INTEREST…

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PROSECUTING” ACTIONS INVOLVING WILLS, SETTING ASIDE TRUSTS, PURSUING ESTATE CLAIMS, HOW TO ATTEMPT TO FIND THE “BEST ESTATE CONTEST ATTORNEY”, CLIENTS SHOULD MEET WITH PROSPECTIVE ATTORNEYS AND LAW FIRMS THAT THEY MAY WISH TO CONSIDER FOR REPRESENTATION. THEY SHOULD INTERVIEW AS MANY ATTORNEYS AS THEY WISH. THEY MAY ALSO WISH TO CONFER WITH FRIENDS OR NEIGHBORS OR TRUSTED ADVISORS. THEY CAN ATTEMPT TO FIND OUR AS MUCH AS THEY CAN THROUGH OTHER SOURCES, INCLUDING THE INTERNET. THEY MAY WISH TO CONTACT LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS. THERE MAY BE LISTINGS IN PHONE BOOKS OR ONLINE. THE CHOICE OF AN ATTORNEY IS IMPORTANT AND CLIENTS SHOULD REVIEW AS MANY RESOURCES AS POSSIBLE AND KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPETENT ATTORNEYS AND LAW FIRMS AND THE PURSUIT OF “THE BEST” MAY BE SUBJECTIVE, IF NOT DIFFICULT TO DEFINE SINCE EACH CLIENT IS DIFFERENT AND EACH CASE IS DIFFERENT, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM EDWARDS COUNTY, ALBION, GRAYVILLE AND WEST SALEM, WAYNE COUNTY, FAIRFIELD, WAYNE CITY AND CISNE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, MOUNT VERNON, NASON AND INA, ILLINOIS.
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PROSECUTING” ACTIONS INVOLVING WILLS, SETTING ASIDE TRUSTS, PURSUING ESTATE CLAIMS, HOW TO ATTEMPT TO FIND THE “BEST ESTATE CONTEST ATTORNEY”, CLIENTS SHOULD MEET WITH PROSPECTIVE ATTORNEYS AND LAW FIRMS THAT THEY MAY WISH TO CONSIDER FOR REPRESENTATION. THEY SHOULD INTERVIEW…

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CLIENTS SEEKING OUT OF TOWN OR OUT OF THE AREA REPRESENTATION INCLUDING TO AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN REGARD TO WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ELDER LAW, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS REAL ESTATE LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM MOUNT VERNON, JEFFERSON COUNTY, CENTRALIA, MARION COUNTY, FAIRFIELD, WAYNE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
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CLIENTS SEEKING OUT OF TOWN OR OUT OF THE AREA REPRESENTATION INCLUDING TO AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN REGARD TO WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ELDER LAW, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS REAL…

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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROPERTY TAX ATTORNEYS, REPRESENTATION OF CLIENTS WITH RESPECT TO COUNTY ASSESSORS AND BOARDS OF REVIEW AND APPEALS TO THE ILLINOIS PROPERTY TAX APPEALS BOARD, COMPLAINTS FILED IN CIRCUIT COURT, PREPARATION AND FILING APPEALS CONTESTING VALUATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS, PROPERTY TAX LIENS, WHAT HAPPENS IF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY TAXES ARE NOT PAID TIMELY, HOW TO STOP A TAX SALE, HOW TO REDEEM REAL ESTATE EVEN AFTER A TAX SALE, WHAT OCCURS IF REDEMPTION DOES NOT HAPPEN, TAXES PURCHASED BY TAX SCAVENGERS, VULTURES OR OTHER TAX BUYERS, HOW TO SET ASIDE DEEDS REQUIRED BY TAX BUYERS, REPRESENTING CLIENTS IN CASES AGAINST TAX BUYERS, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENT FROM MOUNT VERNON, JEFFERSON COUNTY, CENTRALIA, MARION COUNTY, FAIRFIELD, WAYNE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROPERTY TAX ATTORNEYS, REPRESENTATION OF CLIENTS WITH RESPECT TO COUNTY ASSESSORS AND BOARDS OF REVIEW AND APPEALS TO THE ILLINOIS PROPERTY TAX APPEALS BOARD, COMPLAINTS FILED IN CIRCUIT COURT, PREPARATION AND FILING APPEALS CONTESTING VALUATIONS…

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ACTIONS AGAINST STEPMOTHER OR STEPFATHER AFTER PARENT PASSES AWAY IN REGARD TO A SECOND MARRIAGE, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS WILL, ESTATE, TRUST DISPUTE LAW FIRM, AFTER THE DEATH OF THE PARENT THE CHILD DISCOVER THAT THE STEPMOTHER OR STEPFATHER SUBSTITUTED THEIR OWN INTENTS AND DESIRES FOR THAT OF THEIR PARENT THEREBY THE CHILDREN OF THE PREDECEASED PARENT BEING DISINHERITED OR NOT TREATED FAIRLY IN REGARD TO ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THE STEPMOTHER OR STEPFATHER MAY HAVE HAD A ROLE, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAW FIRM TAKING ACTION AGAINST STEPMOTHERS AND STEPFATHERS, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM MOUNT VERNON, JEFFERSON COUNTY, CENTRALIA, MARION COUNTY, FAIRFIELD, WAYNE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
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ACTIONS AGAINST STEPMOTHER OR STEPFATHER AFTER PARENT PASSES AWAY IN REGARD TO A SECOND MARRIAGE, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS WILL, ESTATE, TRUST DISPUTE LAW FIRM, AFTER THE DEATH OF THE PARENT THE CHILD DISCOVER THAT THE STEPMOTHER OR STEPFATHER…

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BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS TAX LAWYER HAVING YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DEALING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS), ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (IDOR) AND ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (IDES), LAW FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE APPEARING IN CIRCUIT COURT, FEDERAL COURT, ST. LOUIS INTERNAL REVENUE APPEALS OFFICE, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE IN SPRINGFIELD, COUNSEL IN WASHINGTON, D.C., LOCAL UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS, CIVIL AND CRIMINAL TAX REPRESENTATION, ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE COMMUNICATIONS, REPRESENTATION WITHOUT PUBLICITY OR ARTICLES APPEARING IN NEWSPAPER, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM MOUNT VERNON, JEFFERSON COUNTY, CENTRALIA, MARION COUNTY, FAIRFIELD, WAYNE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
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BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS TAX LAWYER HAVING YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DEALING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS), ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (IDOR) AND ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (IDES), LAW FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE APPEARING IN CIRCUIT COURT, FEDERAL COURT,…

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