Sharon L. DeVault
Of Counsel
Sharon is Of Counsel with SmithAmundsen. She specializes in estate and tax planning for high net worth clients, estate and trust administration, and charitable planning. Prior to joining SmithAmundsen, Sharon spent almost two years as a partner at a large international law firm based in Pittsburgh and Seattle and over 12 years as counsel at a large international law firm based in Chicago.
Prior to entering private practice, Sharon was a senior attorney at a prominent bank where she primarily worked with trust and estate administrators in the bank’s Trust Department.
University of Chicago, A.B., 1984, honors
IIT/Chicago Kent-College of Law, J.D., 1990, honors
Chapter Author, “Trust Administration,” Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Practice Handbook.
Chapter Author, “Litigating Disputed Estates, Trusts, Guardianships and Charitable Bequest,” Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Practice Handbook.
Sharon is a frequent lecturer for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education and the Chicago Bar Association.
Member: Chicago Bar Association and Chicago Estate Planning Council.
150 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60601
312455.3835 (telephone)
312.997.1881 (fax)
sdevault@salawus.com
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