Paul A. Svoboda

PAUL SVOBODA focuses on the representation of not-for-profit and tax-exempt organizations on tax, corporate and related matters. These organizations include nationally-recognized private foundations as well as smaller corporate and family foundations, publicly-supported charitable and educational institutions, and trade and business associations. Paul also represents families and individuals on a variety of estate planning and estate administration matters. As a component of this practice, he frequently counsels individuals on structuring charitable gifts, including the use of charitable split-interest trusts and other gifting techniques and gives lectures to the public on gift planning and other charitable issues.

Paul joined the firm in 1990 after working for a New York-based law firm in Paris, France on tax, corporate and arbitration matters. He was recommended in the 2014–2017 editions of Legal 500 United States in the nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations area. He was also recognized in the 2016–2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Trusts and Estates Law.

• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Trustee, William H. Miner Foundation
• Trustee, Lincoln Park Zoo and Chair of the Zoo Planned Giving Advisory Council
• Trustee, Jane Addams Hull House Foundation (former Trustee, Hull House Association)
• Professional Advisory Council Executive Committee, Lurie Children’s Hospital Foundation
• WTTW/WFMT Planned Giving Advisory Committee
• Chicago Foundation for Women, Professional Advisory Council
• Member, Springboard Foundation, a supporting organization of The Chicago Community Trust 
• Alumni representative for Cambridge University in the Chicago area