John's practice focuses on: sophisticated lifetime and testamentary estate tax planning; advising and providing specialized services to family offices; sophisticated income tax, financial and retirement planning; planning and coordination of exercises of qualified and non-qualified employee stock options; succession planning for closely held businesses; and tax compliance matters.

Education:
• University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1969)
• DePaul University (Masters of Science in Taxation, 1977)

Accreditations:
• Certified Public Accountant (1971)

Memberships:
• Illinois Certified Public Accountant Society; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Other:
• Adjunct Professor of Accounting, Dominican University

E-Mail Address:
• jdsecker@mjms.com