EXPERTISE
Certified Public Accountant
CGMA
Realtor
Attorney at Law
FACULTY PROFILE
EDUCATION
LLM ,Tax, DePaul University
JD, Finance, Tax, DePaul University
M.B.A., Finance DePaul University
B.S., Accounting St. Joseph’s College, Indiana
BIOGRAPHY
Paul Lechner is an accomplished attorney and Certified Public Accountant (Illinois) with an extensive career spanning law, finance, and business consulting. Admitted to practice in the State of Illinois, Federal Court (Northern District of Illinois), and the U.S. Tax Court, Mr. Lechner brings a wealth of expertise in both legal and financial matters. He acts as outside general counsel to a number of privately owned businesses. He counsels clients regarding estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes, asset protection planning for closely held business assets, and Elder Life Care Planning including Veterans and Medicaid Asset protection planning. He has managed complex estates with issues involving sales of real property, family litigation, and estate and income tax matters.
He is the founder of The Lechner Group, Ltd, a public accounting firm and REALTOR® organization specializing in financial and business development consulting for privately held, entrepreneurially driven companies. He also leads Lechner Law Office, P.C., providing services in real estate, tax, estate planning, elder law, trust and probate, civil litigation, and business transactional law.
Throughout his distinguished career, Mr. Lechner has held numerous leadership positions, including Past Chairman of the Equipment Leasing Association’s Equipment Management Committee, Past President of the Financial Planning Association of Illinois, Past President of the South Council Financial Planning Association (Illinois), Past Chair of the Commercial Alliance, Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®, and Past Zoning Board Commissioner for Tinley Park, Illinois.
A current member of the American, Illinois, and Chicago Bar Associations, as well as the American and Illinois CPA Societies, Mr. Lechner’s career reflects a deep commitment to professional excellence and service. He has also previously held NASD Series 7, 63, and 65 licenses as a General Securities Representative and Investment Advisor Representative, underscoring his broad financial expertise. Mr. Lechner’s combined legal and accounting background positions him uniquely to advise clients across multiple sectors, integrating sound financial strategy with comprehensive legal guidance.
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