For almost 40 years, Frederick J. Otto has been advising individuals, business, and charitable organizations. He brings a rare and valuable perspective to client matters, holding advanced degrees in both taxation and intellectual property.

Representative accomplishments during his career include:

• Negotiating and closing various multimillion dollar deals involving the sale of corporate assets in the chemical, medical, and computer fields.
• Assisting clients in developing raw ideas into companies with multimillion dollar yearly revenues in fields as diverse as cellular tower construction, general contracting, chemicals, manufacturing, and excavating.
• Recovering over $600,000 for clients defrauded in a securities transaction.
• Preparing public offering for an oil and gas developer that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as multiple state securities departments.
• Counseling clients in estate planning, and estate and trust administration. He has served as a trustee for several client’s trust agreements, and has been responsible for investing portfolios as large as $10 million.
• Serving as general counsel to chemical research and development company.

Mr. Otto is proud to be both a Park Ridge resident and business owner. Contact him today to discuss your legal issues. He concentrates his practice in the following areas:

• Estate Planning
• Estate & Trust Administration
• Business Formation & Small Business Counseling
• Corporate Law
• Securities
• Patents, Copyrights, & Trademarks
• Real Estate Law

Education:

• LL.M., Intellectual Property, John Marshall Law School, 1990
• LL.M., Taxation, DePaul University College of Law, 1983
• J.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1973
• B.S., Mathematics & Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1971

Certifications:

• Certified Public Accountant, 1981
• Bar Admissions:
• Illinois, 1973
• Nebraska, 1973 (Inactive)
• U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (1984)

Courts:

• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1991)
• Federal Tax Court (1984)

Publications:

• Who owns the copyright in software after CCNV v. Reid? Mertens Law of Federal Income Taxation Highlights, September 1990.

Civic:

• Rotary District Governor, District 6450 (“Birth Place of Rotary”), 2000-2001
• Rotary Recreational & Vocational Fellowship of Law, Chairman, 1998-2005; Secretary 2007-Present
• Paul and Jean Harris’ Home Foundation, trustee and museum founder.