In September, the Drendel & Jansons Law Group was honored by Administer Justice with the True Justice Award for 2019. The True Justice award is given each year to a recipient who “demonstrates a heart for the weightier matters of the law – justice, mercy and faithfulness. The recipient must model true faithfulness through humble…
It’s no secret that having a family isn’t cheap. Expenses increase with each addition, and things you never thought were needed in your home suddenly become a necessity. The moment you realize you’re about to become a parent, you can start planning for the financial changes that will come with the new addition to your…
We have been actively following the Department of Labor’s changes to the rules regarding overtime minimum salary levels and other regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The rules that were first proposed in 2016 would have increased the exemption for employees that meet the definition of “white collar” from a rate of $23,600/year…
Lawrence W. Lobb was recently elected as the Treasurer of the Saint Charles Education Foundation. He will begin serving in the capacity as Treasurer of the Foundation in July of 2019. Larry joined the Foundation as a Director in July of 2018, just after finishing six (6) years on the Board of Managers for the…
On June 13, 2019, Mark D. Brent, an attorney with the Drendel & Jansons Law Group, was sworn in as a member of the Kane County Bar Association Board of Managers after being appointed to fill a vacated term. Mark Brent becomes the fourth current member of the Firm to serve on the Kane County…
I’ve seen it time and time again. A client comes in who has added a son, or a daughter, or a grandchild, or a niece or nephew, or someone else to the client’s bank account… or that is the client’s plan. It seems like a good idea. It gives another person access to the bank…
Kevin G. Drendel presented on America’s Aging Population at the National Restore Gospel Justice Conference at Judson University in Elgin, IL on June 8, 2019. The Conference took place June 7th and 8th and focused on delivering justice-minded leaders with access to the country’s top thought leaders from academia, law, social organizations, and the church.…
Fear of Estate Planning, as in doing a Will or Trust (or both) is a common malady. Everyone knows they should do something, but few people know exactly what that something is they should be doing. Fear of the unknown often keeps people from doing what they know they should do. That “something” we should…
Roman Seckel was nominated by Administer Justice, a local legal aid organization with an office in Elgin, IL, and has received the Kane County Bar Foundation Award for Pro Bono Service for 2019. Roman follows two other recipients of the KCBF Pro Bono Award in recent years. Larry Lobb received the Pro Bono Award in…
These last few years have seen a flourish of changes, both large and small in the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA). The most recent changes to the IMDMA affecting the maintenance provisions are the result of recent changes to the tax code by the Trump Administration. In the past, maintenance or alimony…