FirmCarthage, IL
Serves 5 counties
General-practice firm in Carthage, the Hancock County seat, serving western Illinois. Estate work covers wills, powers of attorney for healthcare and property, transfer-on-death instruments, revocable living trusts, supplemental needs trusts, and estate and income tax minimization. The firm traces its roots to Wilbur D. Capps, who began practicing in 1941.
PracticesEstate PlanningTax PlanningSpecial Needs PlanningAgricultural Lawand 4 more
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- 55 S. Adams StreetCarthage, IL 62321
FirmNaperville, IL
Since 1979 · Serves 3 counties
Naperville firm serving DuPage County and the western Chicago suburbs since 1979. Guides families through Illinois probate, where the court identifies heirs, appraises assets, pays valid debts, and distributes what remains, and prepares wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. Residential real estate and business formation round out the practice.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness LawReal EstateWills Trusts
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- 608 South Washington Street, Suite 307Naperville, IL 60540
FirmMattoon, IL
Serves 7 counties
Mattoon-based estate planning firm whose attorneys regularly prepare wills, trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, and transfer-on-death instruments. The firm also handles probate, non-probate, and trust administration matters and guardianships of adults and minors for Coles County and surrounding communities.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 3 more
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- 1406 Broadway AvenueMattoon, IL 61938
FirmBloomington, IL
Since 1916 · Serves 1 county
Bloomington firm practicing in McLean County since 1916. Its attorneys handle trusts, estates, and probate — estate administration and the tax work that goes with it — and guardianships, with one partner serving as a certified Guardian ad Litem for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 3 more
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- 308 East Washington StreetBloomington, IL 61701
FirmCrystal Lake, IL
Serves 3 counties
Crystal Lake firm of five attorneys serving McHenry, Lake, and Kane counties. Guides families through Illinois probate — validating the will, inventorying and appraising property, paying debts, and distributing assets — and handles guardianships for adults and minors, with attorneys appointed as guardian ad litem. Wills, trusts, and real estate round out the practice.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipand 3 more
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- 20 Grant StreetCrystal Lake, IL 60014
FirmCentralia, IL
Since 1939 · Serves 5 counties
Centralia firm founded in 1939, serving Marion County and the surrounding southern Illinois counties. Collects and manages estate assets and debts, pays taxes, distributes property to heirs, and closes the estate, and also handles trust administration, nonprobate administration, contested wills, and guardianships of minors and disabled adults.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
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- 623 E. Broadway StreetCentralia, IL 62801
Solo PracticeChicago, IL
Since 2011 · Serves 1 county
Downtown Chicago estate and probate practice on West Jackson Boulevard serving Chicago neighborhoods and the surrounding suburbs. Guides executors and trustees through Cook County probate and trust administration, and drafts special-needs and Medicaid asset-protection trusts. Consultations are offered in English, Cantonese, and Vietnamese, in person or virtually.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
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- 111 West Jackson BoulevardChicago, IL 60604
FirmArlington Heights, IL
Serves 3 counties
Arlington Heights practice on Salt Creek Lane serving the northwest suburbs — Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, and Barrington — across Cook, Lake, and DuPage counties. Attorney Donald J. Cosley drafts wills, revocable living trusts, powers of attorney for property and health care, and HIPAA releases. Offers free consultations and Spanish-language service.
PracticesEstate PlanningWills Trusts
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- 3030 Salt Creek Lane, Suite 120Arlington Heights, IL 60005
FirmO'Fallon, IL
Serves 3 counties
O’Fallon estate and elder-law firm on Insight Avenue serving Metro East families in St. Clair County. Guides executors and trustees through probate and trust administration — inventorying assets, paying debts and taxes, and distributing to heirs — plus guardianships and special needs trusts. Attorneys Heidi Dodd and Kelly Wambold also handle long-term-care planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
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- 723 Insight Ave, Suite 100O'Fallon, IL 62269
Solo PracticeEvanston, IL
Serves 1 county
Downtown Evanston practice on Church Street serving Evanston, Chicago, and North Shore families. Handles Cook County probate — validating the will, collecting assets, paying debts and taxes, and distributing to beneficiaries — plus trust administration and estate mediation. Attorney Daci Jett meets clients in person or by video.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateWills Trusts
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- 708 Church Street, Suite 239Evanston, IL 60201
Solo PracticeGeneva, IL
Serves 3 counties
Geneva practice on North 1st Street serving Kane and DuPage County families in St. Charles, Batavia, Aurora, and Elgin. Guides families through probate and decedent estate administration, including intestate estates, plus wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and adult guardianships. Attorney Deanna L. Aguinaga Walker offers free consultations.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipWills Trusts
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- 28 N. 1st Street, Suite 101Geneva, IL 60134
Solo PracticeChicago, IL
Serves 2 counties
North Michigan Avenue practice in Chicago, with suburban appointments in Oakbrook Terrace. Handles Illinois probate and trust administration after a death — inventorying and appraising property, paying debts and estate taxes, and retitling trust assets to beneficiaries — plus adult guardianship and conservatorship. Attorney Jacklyn Truppa bills flat fees agreed in advance rather than hourly.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 4 more
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- 875 N. Michigan Avenue, 31st FloorChicago, IL 60611
FirmAurora, IL
Serves 7 counties
Aurora firm on West Galena Boulevard probating estates in Kane, Kendall, DuPage, Will, DeKalb, and Cook counties. Advises executors, administrators, and trustees through independent administration, trust reformation petitions, and estate and gift tax issues, and represents clients in will contests. Brings nearly 50 years of estate and farm succession planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
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- 2000 W. Galena Boulevard, Suite 209Aurora, IL 60506
FirmKankakee, IL
Serves 2 counties
Practices from the Executive Centre in downtown Kankakee, serving Kankakee and Iroquois counties. Represents executors and trustees through probate, trust administration, small estate affidavits, estate and trust disputes, and estate and gift tax returns. Attorneys Gregory Deck, David Baron, and Neeley Provost also handle agricultural and banking work.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more
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- 200 E. Court Street, Suite 508Kankakee, IL 60901
FirmChampaign, IL
Serves 1 county
Ten-attorney firm on West University Avenue in Champaign serving the Champaign-Urbana area. Handles probate, trusts, guardianships, and estate planning alongside taxation, real estate, and business matters. Partner R. Michael Brown, a certified public accountant and certified financial planner, leads the estate planning, trust, and probate work.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningConservatorshipand 2 more
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- 411 W. University AveChampaign, IL 61820
Solo PracticeSkokie, IL
Since 2014 · Serves 1 county
Skokie solo practice serving Skokie, Evanston, Niles, Glenview, Rogers Park, and Chicago’s north side. Handles estate administration and uncontested probate after a death, referring contested matters out, alongside Medicaid and long-term-care planning and special needs trusts. Attorney Zisl Edelson makes house and hospital calls for an additional charge.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawSpecial Needs PlanningWills Trusts
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- 8401 Crawford, Suite 104Skokie, IL 60076
Solo PracticeLake Forest, IL
Serves the whole state
Lake Forest office on S. Saunders Road serving Chicago, the North Shore, and clients throughout Illinois and Missouri. Guides executors and trustees through probate — validating the will, inventorying and valuing assets, creditor and beneficiary notice, court filings, and distribution — plus guardianship and digital-asset planning. Attorney Shanise Evans meets clients in person or virtually.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipand 3 more
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- 100 S Saunders Road, Suite 150Lake Forest, IL 60045
FirmBelleville, IL
Since 2023 · Serves 8 counties
Belleville firm serving the Metro East (St. Clair and Madison counties), with an Edwardsville office by appointment. Handles probate for executors and heirs — filing the will, appointing the representative, inventorying assets, creditor notice, tax filings, and distribution — plus will contests and estate mediation. Both founding partners are certified mediators.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationSpecial Needs Planningand 2 more
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- 120 West Main Street, Suite 201Belleville, IL 62220
Solo PracticeGalesburg, IL
Since 2020 · Serves 1 county
Galesburg practice serving Knox County and surrounding counties with probate and estate administration, estate planning, and real estate transactions. Principal attorney Patrick Egan also handles contested estates and guardianships, backed by a legal assistant with decades of estate administration experience. Egan founded the firm with the late Dan Stoerzbach in October 2020.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationConservatorshipand 2 more
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- 2101 Windish Dr.Galesburg, IL 61401
FirmCarbondale, IL
Since 1909 · Serves 5 counties
Carbondale firm on West Main Street, established in 1909, serving Jackson County and southern Illinois. Handles probate administration — appointing personal representatives, preparing inventories and accountings — plus trust administration, retitling assets to beneficiaries, estate and fiduciary income tax returns, adult and minor guardianships, and business succession.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 4 more
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- 2001 W. Main Street, Suite 101Carbondale, IL 62901
