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Kimberly S. Coogan

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Kimberly S. Coogan, Attorney
Phone: 630-572-0900
Fax: 630-572-0905
Email: KCoogan@BellockCoogan.com

Kim is one of the founding attorneys of Bellock & Coogan, Ltd.  She is also a Certified Public Accountant. Her areas of expertise include Estate Planning and Estate Administration, Charitable Planning, Business Planning, Business Succession Planning and Real Estate Transactions.

Ms. Coogan received her law degree with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1993. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois in 1983.Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. Coogan practiced as a Certified Public Accountant. She was involved in all aspects of corporate audit work, and some tax work.

Ms. Coogan is a Past President and is currently a member of the DuPage County Estate Planning Council. She is a member of the Hinsdale Hospital Foundation Planned Giving Advisory Council.  She has been a speaker and moderator for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education and has served on the Illinois State Bar Association Federal Taxation Council, the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Tax Committee, and the DuPage Community Foundation Next Generation Initiative.  Her volunteer work includes preparing Wills and Powers of Attorney for First Responders at Wills for Heroes Foundation events, assisting at a DuPage PADS shelter, and co-chairing the Christmas gift collection at her church.   Ms. Coogan was named a 2012 Influential Women in Business by the Daily Herald Business Ledger, and a 2014 Five Star Estate Planning Attorney in Chicago Magazine.

Ms. Coogan enjoys yoga, spending time at her lake retreat gardening, cooking, golfing, water-skiing, and entertaining, and spending as much time with her family as possible. 

Areas of Practice
  • Estate Planning
  • Estate Administration
  • Charitable Planning
  • Business Planning and Organizations
  • Corporate Transactions
  • Business Succession Planning

Certified Legal Specialties
  • Certified Public Accountant

Bar Admissions
  • Illinois, 1993
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1993
  • Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2013
  • Texas, 2016

Education

Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
Juris Doctor – 1993, With Honors

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
Bachelor of Science in Accounting - 1983

Classes/Seminars
  • Speaker, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education
  • Moderator, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education
  • Speaker, Chicago Bar Association
  • Various speaking engagements on Estate Planning and Planned Giving to small groups

Professional Associations and Memberships
  • DuPage County Estate Planning Council, Member (Board Member, 2001 – 2010)
  • DuPage County Bar Association, Member
  • Chicago Bar Association, Member
  • Illinois State Bar Association, Member

Past Employment Positions
  • Manetti & Griffith, Ltd., Associate Attorney, 1995 - 2003
  • Donatelli & Coules, Ltd., Associate Attorney, 1993 - 1995
  • Altschuler Melvoin & Glasser, LLP, Audit Staff, 1989 - 1990
  • Kemper Financial Services, Budget Analyst, 1985 - 1986
  • Grant Thornton, Audit Staff, 1983 - 1985



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915 Harger Road, Suite 240 
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 




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