Marci M. Shoff
After obtaining a B.A. in Finance at the University of Illinois, magna cum laude, and a J.D. at the University of Illinois, cum laude, she knew that she wanted to return to the area. She spent a summer clerking at HRBK during law school and joined the firm as an associate in September of 2002. She became a partner in 2014.
Marci is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Tax Court, and the United States District Court for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois. Marci concentrates her practice in the areas of estates and probate (including estate and probate related litigation), guardianships, real estate transactions and family law. In 2005 Marci was named as the Peoria County Bar Association’s Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, and served as the Chairperson of the Pro Bono Committee in 2008.
Marci comes from a family of attorneys; her late father, brother and sister-in-law have all practiced law in Peoria. Marci is married and has two children.
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EducationOpen or Close
University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, IL, J.D., Honors: Cum Laude
University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, IL, B.S., Finance, Honors: Magna Cum Laude
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Bar Admissions Open or Close
Illinois, 2002
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2002
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2005
U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2005
U.S. Tax Court, 2006
U.S. Supreme Court, 2010
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Associations and MembershipsOpen or Close
Peoria Riverfront Museum Foundation, Board Member
Junior League of Peoria
Illinois State Bar Association
Peoria County Bar Association
Pro Bono Committee
Estate Planning Committee
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Presentations and Speaking EngagementsOpen or Close
Dealing with the IRS in Decedent’s Estates
January 2017
Presented to the Peoria County Bar Association Elder Law Seminar
Discussed dealing with the IRS in decedent’s estates with individual tax debt, estate tax updates and DSUE update
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Illinois Pet Trust Act
February 2015
Presented to the Peoria County Bar Association Elder Law Seminar
Discussed the Act and suggested provisions for an Illinois Pet Trust
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Estate and Gift Tax Returns
January 2014
Presented to the Peoria County Bar Association Elder Law Seminar
Discussed various estate and gift tax issues, including the DSUE
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