The recipient of a juris doctor from Loyola University School of Law, James R. Carey is an experienced attorney and partner with Levin Schreder & Carey. Supplementing his work with the Chicago-based firm, attorney James R. Carey is chair of the Litigation, Malpractice and Ethics Group for the American Bar Association's (ABA) Real Property Trust and Estate (RPTE) Section.In addition to its Fellows Program, the ABA's RPTE Section provides opportunities for aspiring lawyers through its Law Student Writing Competition, which of course focuses on matters relating to trust and estate and real property law. The annual competition is open to students attending ABA-accredited law schools, while submitted articles are expected to be original in content and focus on timely topics.The winner of the competition receives a $2,500 award as well as a full-tuition scholarship to the University of Miami for enrollment in its Robert Traurig-Greenberg Traurig Graduate Real Property Development Program or its Heckerling Graduate Program in Estate Planning. The winner also earns one year of free RPTE membership and a free round-trip to attend the annual RPTE Fall Leadership Meeting. Second and third place receive $1,500 and $1,000 as well as one year of free RPTE membership. The top-three finishers also have their name and essay title published the Section's electronic newsletter.
Based in Oak Park, Illinois, James R. Carey has served as an attorney with Levin Schreder & Carey, LTD for more than 17 years, where he works on estate, trust, and guardianship issues, among others. Engaged with his field, attorney James R. Carey is the chair of the Litigation, Ethics and Malpractice Group within the American Bar Association’s Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law. The ABA’s Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law offers a Lawyer’s Tool Box that is designed to serve as an all-in-one primer for building estate plans from start to finish, as well as a series on the basics of real property law. The first series of three videos focuses on the fundamentals of drafting wills and trusts, making a plan for how to distribute property as part of end-of-life decision-making, and ethical and fiduciary responsibilities of estate planners.The second-series of three videos focuses on the laws guiding disputes between landlords and tenants, best practices for negotiating real estate purchase agreements, and best practices for negotiating commercial lease contracts. All of these videos have been created with law students and recent graduates stepping into practice for the first time who are interested in including estate and real property law within the scope of their practices. For more information, visit https://www.americanbar.org/groups/real_property_trust_estate/.
