Cliff Rice

Clifford J. Rice, B.S.J.D. is a lifelong resident of Indiana. He attended Indiana University earning a Bachelor of Science degree in 1969, continuing on to Valparaiso University School of Law and completing his Juris Doctorate in 1972. That same year he was admitted to the Indiana Bar followed by the Illinois Bar in 1993 and the Michigan Bar in 2015. He is a member of the Porter County Bar Association, Michigan State Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. Mr. Rice is also the co-founder of the Illinois-Wisconsin Estate Planning Forum which was founded in 1996.

Mr. Rice is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Wealth Counsel and Elder Counsel. He has been a frequent lecturer on Estate Planning since 1995, at which time he was chosen by the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys to be the initial instructor in an Estate Planning course entitled “The Practicum.” He was the sole instructor to nearly 500 different attorneys and law firms as to the practical management of the law office as a business, including aspects of staffing, reporting, budgeting and coordinating. He has also taught Funding Workshops to his many clients over the last 30 years.

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Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 1972
• Illinois, 1993
• Michigan, 2015

Education

• Valparaiso University School of Law, 1972 J.D.
• Indiana University, 1969 B.A.

Professional Affiliations

• Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
• Member, American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys
• Member, Wealth Counsel
• Member, The Freedom Practice
• Member, Indiana State Bar Association
• Member, Michigan State Bar Association
• Founder, Illinois Forum of Estate Planning Attorneys
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Porter County Bar Association
• Lions Club, Past President