Marc E. Sherwood is Founder and Principal of Sherwood Law Group and has forty five (45) years of experience in the specialties of real estate law, estate planning, and business formation and structuring. Licensed in both Florida and Illinois, Marc provides and practices the highest professional standards in both states and these specialties. Marc’s reputation for his personalized approach to the legal process, his professionalism, his conscientiousness, and his integrity are well known to clients, attorneys and other industry partners.
Real EstateMarc Sherwood’s concentration and expertise in the areas of commercial and residential real estate law allow him to provide affordable legal services while maintaining distinguished standards of excellence. Marc is highly qualified and dedicated to protecting his client’s real estate investments by evaluating and advising on every aspect of all residential and commercial transactions, including but not limited to purchasing, selling, financing, leasing, developing, converting, and construction.
Estate PlanningMarc Sherwood specializes in evaluating current asset management in conjunction with future aspirations and goals to structure and execute a personal, individualized plan that suits each client’s and their family’s unique needs. Marc utilizes his years of valuable experience as well as his commitment to furnishing clients with up to date information for trusts, wills, living wills, power of attorney, tax planning, asset protection, business succession, generational protection and estate planning document creation.
Marc also carefully and personally counsels his clients in the probating of estates to legal representatives, legatees, heirs, and beneficiaries to ensure that probate proceeds in an orderly and efficient manner.
Business StructureMarc Sherwood has the experience and corporate law background to provide small and mid-sized companies excellent legal services for all areas of successful business ownership. He evaluates the client’s business plan and model to determine the best entity and course for formation of the company. Marc drafts reviews, evaluates, and counsels on all documents associated with the business’ formation, commencement, and daily operation. Whether it’s contract/lease review, negotiation, succession planning or investment and asset management, Marc has the expertise to provide the best legal advice each client needs to make the business formation and development process successful.
Marc earned a Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1973 and was admitted to the Illinois State Bar in 1974. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1975. Marc earned a degree from the University of Iowa in 1970 and graduated from Niles West High School 1966.
To contact Marc E. Sherwood for a free consultation or to discuss representation, please email him at
mes@sherwoodlawgroup.com or call 312-627-1650.
