Eric advises individuals and families on domestic and international estate and tax planning matters, helping clients achieve their unique and specific goals through the development and implementation of personally-tailored plans and strategies. Clients have also relied on Eric’s estate and trust administration skills after the passing of a loved one. Eric has experience advising individuals, fiduciaries, and businesses with matters such as: domestic and international income, gift, and estate tax planning and compliance; residence and nonresident estate administration; domestic and foreign trust administration; foreign and offshore disclosure and reporting. Eric also has experience advising tax-exempt organizations, such as charitable trusts, operating and non-operating private foundations and charities, with matters such as entity formation, registration, governance, and tax compliance.
Prior to joining MNF Legal, Eric was an Associate in the Chicago office of a national firm where his practice focused on estate planning, and trust and estate administration. Eric is also a regular volunteer with Chinatown Pro Bono Legal Clinic, where he enjoys giving back to the community he grew up a part of.
While in law school, Eric was a legal extern at the Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Chief Counsel in Chicago, and a legal intern at the National Football League’s office in New York.
Eric speaks Cantonese and Japanese.
Professional Affiliations
- Member - Chicago Bar Association
- Emerging Leader (2019-2021) - Chicago Estate Planning Council
- Volunteer Attorney - Probate Court Assistance Program (PCAP), Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
- Volunteer Attorney - Chinatown Pro Bono Legal Clinic, Chinese American Service League
Education
- Juris Doctor (J.D.), Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (cum laude) (2017)
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) (2012)
Selected Articles
Selected Speaking Engagements
- When U.S. Tax Residents Invest and Own Assets Abroad
- STEP Mid-Atlantic Panel Discussion: Proposed Foreign Trust Regulations
- South African Trusts with U.S. Connections: U.S. Tax Considerations
- Estate Planning for Multinational Families
- Portugal’s Golden Visa Program and U.S. Taxation
- Portuguese Private Equity Funds: U.S. Tax Compliance for U.S. Investors