Carrie M. Buddingh Named Partner At Bellock & Coogan

OAK BROOK, Ill. - July 27, 2015 - PRLog -- Naperville attorney Carrie M. Buddingh has been named partner at Bellock & Coogan, Ltd. after five years with the Oak Brook firm.

“Carrie brings a wealth of small business experience to our firm, and our clients know they can trust her,” Chas Bellock, partner and owner said. “We are proud to name Carrie as a partner; it is a well-deserved title.”

Carrie is a trusted advisor to Bellock & Coogan’s clients on a variety of issues. Her areas of practice include estate planning, estate administration, business law and real estate transactions.

“Carrie knows this community inside and out and our clients rely on her expertise every day. Having her as a partner is an enormous asset to our clients, and our firm as a whole,” Kim Coogan, partner and owner said.

Before joining Bellock & Coogan in 2010, Buddingh worked at the Naperville-based Gierach Law Firm. Buddingh is a member of the DuPage County Estate Planning Council, the DuPage County Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association.

This November, Buddingh was one of fifteen local women executives named as an Influential Woman in Business at the 17^th Annual Influential Women In Business Awards. She currently serves as the youngest-ever chair of the United Way DuPage/West Cook, which serves a population of approximately 1.5 million people.

The law firm of Bellock & Coogan, Ltd., concentrates its practice in estate planning, estate and trust administration and related business services.  As trusted counsel to their clients and clients’ families, Bellock & Coogan provides experienced guidance for making significant decisions about clients’ futures.  Bellock & Coogan creates plans using the laws governing wills, trusts, and gift and estate tax exemptions to maximize the transfer of clients’ net worth to their beneficiaries. For more information visit  http://www.oakbrookestateplanning.com/.