Aisha E. Fashawe

Associate

Aisha focuses her practice on estate planning and tax-related matters.

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Aisha counsels high-net-worth individuals and families on a variety of estate planning and tax-related matters, including income, gift, and estate tax planning, estate and trust administration, wealth transfer planning, and charitable giving. She has extensive experience designing estate plans such as wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, and powers of attorney for property and health care. In addition, she also prepares and reviews federal and state estate and income tax returns.  

Before joining ArentFox Schiff, Aisha was an associate at a boutique law firm in the Chicago area.

Aisha began her legal career as a Law Clerk with The Senior Citizen’s Law Center. Prior to that, Aisha served as a Judicial Intern with the US District Court, Southern District of Indiana and as a Legal Extern with the US Department of Homeland Security.

Publications, Presentations & Recognitions

Presentations

  • Succession Planning and Tax Considerations with Transfer of Ownership with the DuPage County Bar Association

Recognitions

  • Emerging Leader from 2021-2023 with the Chicago Estate Planning Council

Boards, Memberships & Certifications

Memberships

  • Chicago Estate Planning Council
  • National Bar Association
  • DuPage County Estate Planning Council
  • Illinois State Bar Association

Professional Activities

  • Chicago Estate Planning Council, Diversity Committee, Vice Chair from 2023-2024, and Chair from 2024-2025

Life Beyond the Law

Outside of work, Aisha enjoys traveling to visit her family in the Caribbean and is committed to serving her local community. She enjoys volunteering with DuPage PADS, local missions, and elderly care organizations.

  • Bar & Court Admissions
    • Florida Bar
    • Illinois Bar
    • New Jersey Bar
  • Education
    Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, LLM, Taxation, Wealth Transfer and Legacy Planning Certificate, 2021
    Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, JD, cum laude, 2020
    State University of New York at Buffalo, BS, 2014