Mary Christine Ludwig

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Agricultural Law/Estate Planning/Real Estate/Probate

Experience: 18 years

Agricultural Law, Business Law, Estate Planning and 3 others

Experience 18y

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Mary Ludwig received her J.D. and M.B.A., along with a Certificate in Food and Agricultural Law from Drake University in 2005. Prior to that she received a Bachelors of Science in Agriculture Economics from the University of Illinois. Mary concentrates her practice in agricultural law, estate planning, real estate transactions and probate. Her agricultural law experience includes organization and representation of production agricultural farm operations, agricultural cooperatives, grain elevators, agricultural input suppliers, ethanol and bio-diesel plants, and specialty farm product companies, wind tower and cell tower leases and easements, pipeline, gas, public utility and fiber optic easements, sales and purchases of farm ground, including client representation for farm auctions, farm partitions, 1031 exchanges, farm, family and business estate planning, including preparation of farm management agreements, wills, trusts, healthcare and property powers of attorney and living wills.

Mary has practiced in Pontiac, Illinois since 2009 and with Johnson & Taylor since 2011. Previously she was a partner with the law firm of Dodd Ludwig Maatuka, LLC in Champaign, Illinois. Directly after completion of her Bachelors degree, she was an agricultural loan officer at the State Bank of Chrisman, while farming with her brother near Danville. Later, Mary became a fieldman for Farm Business Farm Management in the east central Illinois/ west central Indiana territory.

Mary is a member of the American Agricultural Law Association, Illinois State Bar Association and it’s Agricultural Law Section, the Livingston County Bar Association, Illinois Farm Bureau, Livingston County Farm Bureau, American AgriWomen and Illinois AgriWomen. She has had speaking engagements with Annie’s Project, Champaign County Lady Landowners, Carle Hospital Foundation, WIAI radio, the Women Changing the Face of Agriculture Conference and 1st Farm Credit.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Illinois

Since 2005

Professional Experience

2011 - Current

Johnson & Taylor

Attorney/Partner

Primarily practicing in Estate Planning, Agricultural Law, Probate, Real Estate, Municipality, Charitable Organizations, Business Organizations and Tax

2005 - 2011

Dodd Ludwig Maatuka LLC

Attorney/Partner

2004 - 2004

Beving, Swanson & Forrest, P.C.

Intern

1998 - 2002

Farm Business Farm Management

Fieldman

1995 - 1996

State Bank of Chrisman

Assistant Vice-President

Education

2002 - 2005

Drake University Law School

J.D. (2005) | Law

Honors: Certificate in Food and Agricultural Law

2003 - 2005

Drake University

MBA (2005) | Business Administration

1991 - 1995

University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

B.S. (1995) | Agricultural Economics

Contacts

Johnson & Taylor P.O. Box 407 109 N. Mill St. Pontiac IL 61764 Telephone: (815) 844-7151 Fax: (815) 844-7539

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Mary Christine Ludwig Agricultural Law/Estate Planning/Real Estate/Probate

Experience: 18 years

Phone: (815) 844-7151

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

Agricultural Law

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Municipal Law

Probate

Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

Certifications

Food and Agricultural Law

Drake University Law School

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