Andrea Kovar

Andrea Kovar is an associate attorney at Strohschein Law Group, LLC, in St. Charles, Illinois. Her practice focuses on estate planning, elder law, long-term care and special needs planning, and estate and trust administration. She advises individuals and families preparing for aging, managing assets, and addressing care-related legal needs. Andrea works with clients who want legal arrangements that reflect their financial circumstances and the needs of people who depend on them.

Andrea studied at The John Marshall Law School between 1995 and 1999. Her legal career began in the employee benefits and executive compensation practice of a large Chicago firm. She gained experience working with detailed federal regulations and explaining complex benefits issues to clients. Andrea later transitioned to elder law and estate planning, bringing knowledge of regulated benefit arrangements to long-term care planning and the administration of estates and trusts.

Andrea assists families with estate plans, long-term care decisions, special needs planning, and the administration of trusts and estates. She considers how planning decisions can help preserve assets for the person making a plan and for loved ones who rely on those resources. Her work also addresses issues related to disability and aging, when families need to understand the relationship between available resources, care arrangements, and legal authority to make decisions.

Andrea Kovar brings experience in employee benefits and executive compensation into a practice centered on individuals and families. She emphasizes clear explanations of intricate rules and a long-term view of planning decisions. Her work helps clients consider how estate, elder law, and care-related arrangements can respond to changing circumstances. She focuses on making complex planning issues understandable during important transitions affecting families and their financial security.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Elder Law & Estate Planning Attorneys of Illinois, LLC
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Illinois

Education

• University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
  Master of Laws (LLM)
• University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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