Experienced Professionals Committed to Your Success
From estate planning to complex corporate matters, Renner Law provides comprehensive guidance in protecting and planning for multi-generational wealth.
Overview
Don Renner focuses his practice on Wealth & Succession Planning, representing individual and family clients with regard to protecting and planning for the succession of their wealth, as well as representing his clients’ corporate and real estate interests.
Don has represented individuals with regard to their most basic tax and estate planning needs, but he has also represented individuals and families with planning for multi-generational wealth. He has worked with executors to handle simple probate administration, and has also worked with trustees in handling estate and GST tax returns, involving complex and worldwide assets. Don has assisted clients with forming their small businesses, and has also represented multi-million dollar corporations in the sales and mergers of their companies. Don handles residential real estate transactions, but has also negotiated complex commercial property sales and leases.
Education
DePaul University
College of Law
J.D., cum laude, 2003
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DePaul University
Kellstadt Graduate School of Business
M.B.A., with distinction, 2003
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Indiana University
B.A., 2000
Awards and Recognition
Don has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer since 2017, based on nomination, evaluation of professional achievements, and selection by a panel of attorneys who practice estate planning. Only 5% of the total attorneys in each state receive the Super Lawyers designation. Don has been named a Leading Lawyer by Law Bulletin Media since 2015, a peer-recommended distinction awarded to fewer than 5% of attorneys in Illinois. Don is also a member of the DuPage County Estate Planning Council.
Community Involvement
Don lives with his wife, Heidi, and their three daughters in Downers Grove. Don is an active member of the Downers Grove community. Don previously served as a member of the Community High School District 99 Board of Education from 2015 to 2019, and is presently serving as President of the Board of Education. Don previously served as a member of the Village of Downers Grove Historical Preservation and Design Review Board. Don was a founding member and initial President of the Grove Express Foundation, a 501(c)(3) entity, which organizes a 6,000 person Thanksgiving Day 5k, which has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Downers Grove elementary and high school districts. Don also presently serves as a Director and Treasurer of the Roadrunners Soccer Club. Don also volunteered as a basketball and soccer coach with the Downers Grove Park District for his daughter’s teams.
Admissions
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Illinois
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Michigan