Mary Christine Ludwig
Agricultural Law/Estate Planning/Real Estate/Probate
Pontiac, IL
- Education Drake University Law School
- Experience 16 years of experience year
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Practice Areas
Agricultural Law
Business Law
Estate Planning
Municipal Law
Probate
Real Estate Law
Agricultural Law
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
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IllinoisSince 2005
Spoken Languages
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English: Spoken, Written
Biography
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.
Professional Experience
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Attorney/PartnerJohnson & Taylor2011 - Current
Professional Associations
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American Agri WomenMemberCurrent
Education
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Drake University Law SchoolJ.D. (2005) | Law2002 - 2005
Certifications
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Food and Agricultural LawDrake University Law School
Speaking Engagements
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Estate Planning, Urbana, Illinois
Fees
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information Cash or checks only.
