Partner

Practice Area Overview

Colleen M. Healy, a partner in the firm, concentrates her practice in the following areas:

Real Estate

Represents real estate owners, landlords, tenants, developers and builders with respect to acquisitions of improved and unimproved land, development, construction and commercial leasing.

Estate and Succession Planning

Provides estate planning and business succession planning for individuals and owners of privately held businesses. Counsels clients on proper plan design including the use of revocable and irrevocable trusts, family limited partnerships and limited liability companies, grantor retained annuity trusts and related investment based estate planning, and the use of charitable foundations and charitable vehicles to complement the client’s estate plan and overall planning objectives.

Corporate

Represents a number of privately owned businesses as outside general counsel, advising them on formation and capitalization, buy-sell arrangements, mergers and acquisitions, manufacturing, distribution, service, agreements, trade secret and proprietary information agreements, litigation management and other general corporate representation.

Banking

Represents major financial institutions and local banks in connection with their loan documentation needs, including asset based financing, secured and unsecured lines of credit, term loans and real estate secured loans.

Background

Ms. Healy received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame.  She received her Juris Doctor Degree from Loyola University School of Law.  After graduation, Ms. Healy joined the firm of Leydig, Voit and Meyer, where she practiced as an Associate concentrating in chemical patent litigation, the prosecution of patents in chemical and mechanical areas and the prosecution of trademarks.  She then joined the firm of Morrisey & Robinson where she then concentrated her practice in estate planning, corporate law and commercial real estate.  She is admitted to the Illinois Bar and the Bar of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.