“I strive to provide real-world counsel that addresses my clients’ issues from all angles.”
Grant is a partner at HMB and a member of the firm’s Private Client, Trusts and Estates Group. He focuses his practice on estate planning, estate settlement and trust administration.
Grant helps clients address issues with estate and gift tax, wealth transfers, asset protection and charitable gifts. He works with small business owners, corporate and individual fiduciaries, families and individuals and has deep experience in the administration of trusts and estates from both legal and business perspectives.
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Prior to joining HMB, Grant worked at another Chicago firm in matters relating to succession planning for closely held business and trust and estate planning and administration. Before entering the practice of law, Grant worked at a nationally recognized trust company administering trusts and estates.
Real-World Counsel for Creating a Legacy
Clients rely on Grant’s strength as a negotiator and planner to build estate plans that align with their current, long-term and succession goals.
Education
Indiana University, B.S. in Finance
DePaul University, J.D.
Admissions
Illinois
Michigan
Honors
- Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Stars List (2016 – 2018)
Professional Memberships
- Chicago Bar Association, Trust Law Executive Committee (2019-2020)
- Chicago Estate Planning Council, Technology Committee Co-Chair (2018-2020)
- Illinois State Bar Association
Events
- Grant R. Hendricks Presents a Webinar, "Trusts Overview" at the IICLE Estate Planning for the 99% Boot Camp - 3/24/21February 25, 2021
3/24/21 12:45 - 1:30 PM In this session of the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Estate Planning for the 99% Boot Camp, Grant R. Hendricks will begin with a review of the basics of revocable trusts and then delve into various revocable trust structures and provisions that attorneys should consider for their clients. Register for the event here.…
- Grant Hendricks Presents "IRAs, Qualified Plans and Life Insurance: Planning for Assets You May Never See"April 8, 2019
For many individuals, IRAs, qualified plans and life insurance policies make up a large percentage of their overall net worth. Yet many individuals invest in these assets knowing they may never personally benefit from them during their lifetime. Because of this, much of the value of these assets will pass to other individuals, most often other family members. While simply…
- Directed Trusts: Who’s the Boss? Liability in Directed Trusts & Administrative Dilemmas, Chicago Bar Association, 11/7/17November 7, 2017
Grant Hendricks and Adam Novak of The Northern Trust Company presented to the CBA on 11/7/2017. They discussed the Illinois directed trust statue and its underlying complications.…
- The Best Laid Plans: Avoiding Administrative and Judicial Challenges, Chicago Bar Association, 5/3/17May 3, 2017
Two key takeaways from this presentation: The disclosure of information can be as useful of a risk management tool as any. A client who understands how a corporate fiduciary will interact with all parties will have a more positive experience.…
News
- HMB Elevates Grant Hendricks, David Machemer and Tim Rybicki to PartnerJanuary 8, 2020
Chicago, IL December 12, 2019 HMB Legal Counsel, a preeminent provider of legal services in Business and Finance, State and Local Tax, Trusts and Estates, Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors' Rights, Real Estate and Litigation announced that three associate attorneys were elevated to partner. Grant R. Hendricks Grant is a member of the firm's Private Client, Trusts and Estates Group. He…
