FirmChicago, IL
Serves 1 county
Chicago firm on North Western Avenue handling Cook County estate administration — deciding whether probate is needed, using the small estate affidavit or a title-insurance bond in lieu of probate where it fits, collecting life insurance and retirement benefits, and contesting improper claims against the estate. Also guides trustees named in testamentary and inter vivos trusts.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateWills Trusts
- Office
- 2129 N Western AveChicago, IL 60647
FirmFreeport, IL
Serves 6 counties
Freeport firm on South Hance Drive serving Stephenson County and northwest Illinois into southern Wisconsin, in practice for over 70 years. Guides executors and trustees through probate estate and trust administration, including estate tax compliance, and litigates contested estate and trust matters. Also handles contested and uncontested guardianships.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
- Office
- 1720 South Hance DriveFreeport, IL 61032
FirmNorthbrook, IL
Serves 2 counties
Northbrook firm on Skokie Boulevard serving Cook and Lake county families. Supports trustees, executors, guardians, and agents after a death — inventorying assets, settling debts, preparing estate accountings and estate and inheritance tax returns — and litigates inheritance disputes and trustee misconduct. Six attorneys, led by managing partners Johannah K. Hebl and Mary E. Vanek.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
- Office
- 500 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 100Northbrook, IL 60062
FirmMacomb, IL
Since 1979 · Serves 5 counties
Macomb firm on East Jackson Street serving McDonough County and western Illinois since 1979, with a second office in Roseville. Handles probate matters and estate tax planning for farm families, farm owners, and local businesses, and prepares wills, trusts, and health care and property powers of attorney.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 2 more
- Office
- 402 E Jackson St.Macomb, IL 61455
FirmWheaton, IL
Serves 5 counties
Wheaton firm on Knoll Street, with a second office in St. Charles, serving DuPage, Kane, Cook, Will, and Kendall counties. Represents families in probate cases involving decedents’ estates and establishes guardianships of the person and of the estate for minors and disabled adults. Also drafts wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, special needs trusts, and powers of attorney.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipand 2 more
- Office
- 400 Knoll Street, Suite BWheaton, IL 60187
FirmCrystal Lake, IL
Since 1992 · Serves 2 counties
Crystal Lake firm on West Virginia Street serving McHenry and Kane counties since 1992, with offices in Woodstock and St. Charles. Represents executors and administrators in probate and handles trustee and beneficiary disputes, breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims, and challenges to the validity of a will or trust. Also drafts revocable, QTIP, and special needs trusts.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more
- Office
- 454 W. Virginia Street, Suite 100Crystal Lake, IL 60014
FirmChampaign, IL
Serves 2 counties
Serves Champaign and McLean counties from offices in Champaign and Bloomington. Its estate and trust group handles estate administration and probate alongside estate and charitable gift planning, with eight attorneys in the practice, two of them at the Bloomington office.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbate
- Office
- 306 West Church StreetChampaign, IL 61820
Solo PracticeChicago, IL
Serves 1 county
Chicago firm on South Western Avenue serving the South Side and south suburbs. Marques Eason guides executors and court-appointed administrators through Illinois probate, including intestate estates where no valid will exists, and advises interested parties and beneficiaries. Also handles estate planning and residential real estate closings.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateReal Estate
- Office
- 10231 South Western Avenue, 1st FloorChicago, IL 60643
Solo PracticeQuincy, IL
Serves 1 county
Quincy practice on North 8th Street serving Adams County and west-central Illinois. Andrew Mays, a third-generation attorney, limits the practice to estate planning and estate administration, guiding executors and successor trustees from a short series of calls through a full probate. Flat fees are quoted in a written proposal after the first meeting.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipand 3 more
- Office
- 200 N. 8th Street, Suite 100Quincy, IL 62301
FirmEffingham, IL
Serves 1 county
Effingham firm serving Effingham County and the surrounding southern-central Illinois region, with a second office in Altamont. Kirsten Osteen handles probate and guardianship and David McDevitt handles estate and probate litigation, alongside wills, trusts, and estate planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
- Office
- 127 West Jefferson AvenueEffingham, IL 62401
FirmGeneseo, IL
Since 1857 · Serves 5 counties
Geneseo firm tracing its origins to 1857, with a second office in Silvis, serving western Illinois and eastern Iowa. Represents trustees, executors, and heirs in probate and trust administration — filing the will and inventory, collecting assets, filing tax returns, selling real estate and businesses, and settling creditor claims — alongside estate planning and elder law.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
- Office
- 445 US Highway 6 EastGeneseo, IL 61254
FirmLibertyville, IL
Serves 6 counties
Libertyville firm serving Lake, Cook, and McHenry counties from eight Chicago-area offices. Represents executors, trustees, and beneficiaries in probate and trust administration and contested probate, and prepares wills, living and special needs trusts, and powers of attorney. Founded by brothers Gary and Stephen Newland nearly three decades ago.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
- Office
- 1512 Artaius Parkway, Suite 300Libertyville, IL 60048
FirmGlen Ellyn, IL
Serves 2 counties
Glen Ellyn firm handling DuPage County probate for executors, family members, and heirs in Wheaton and surrounding communities. Guides executors through asset inventory, creditor notice, estate tax returns, and distribution to beneficiaries, and represents parties in will contests. Attorney Nicolas Nelson has more than 12 years in practice; Spanish is spoken.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationWills Trusts
- Office
- 45 S. Park Blvd., Suite 200Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
FirmSpringfield, IL
Since 1948 · Serves 1 county
Springfield office across the street from the Sangamon County Courthouse, run by Daniel and Sarah Noll, fifth-generation lawyers in the Noll-Herndon family. Represents executors, independent administrators, and heirs through Illinois probate, and drafts wills and trusts alongside a larger personal-injury and criminal-defense practice.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateWills Trusts
- Office
- 930 E Monroe StSpringfield, IL 62701
FirmChicago, IL
Serves 2 counties
Southwest Side Chicago firm on 63rd Street in Cook County, with a second office in West Chicago. Guides families through Cook County probate court — executor appointment, proving the will, paying debts, and distributing assets — and prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and guardianships alongside a real-estate practice.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipand 2 more
- Office
- 4258 West 63rd StreetChicago, IL 60629
FirmEdwardsville, IL
Serves 5 counties
Edwardsville firm founded by attorneys Kathie Opel and Erica Bash, serving Madison and St. Clair counties in the Metro East. Handles probate and trust administration for executors and beneficiaries — managing estate assets, tax matters, and distribution — plus wills, trusts, and powers of attorney alongside a business-law practice.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateWills Trusts
- Office
- 517 Saint Louis StreetEdwardsville, IL 62025
FirmChicago, IL
Serves 1 county
Jefferson Park firm on Chicago’s Northwest Side, with offices in Hickory Hills and Hoffman Estates, that took over Chester M. Przybylo & Associates. Handles probate, adult guardianships, and contested probate, trust, and guardianship litigation, alongside wills, trusts, and Medicaid planning. A Polish-speaking attorney is available.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 5 more
- Office
- 6035 North Northwest Highway, Suite 201Chicago, IL 60631
FirmEureka, IL
Since 1938 · Serves 7 counties
Woodford County firm based in Eureka since its founding by Don B. Pioletti Sr. in 1938, with offices in Bloomington, Peoria, Springfield, and Kankakee. Drafts wills, living and life insurance trusts, special needs trusts, powers of attorney, and health care directives, and handles creditor claims, fiduciary litigation, trust contests, and guardianships.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbate LitigationConservatorshipGuardianshipand 2 more
- Office
- 107 E Eureka Avenue, Suite 1Eureka, IL 61530
FirmChicago, IL
Serves 4 counties
Chicago Loop firm with offices in Northbrook, Oak Brook, and Lake Forest, covering Cook, DuPage, and Lake counties. Litigates will contests, breaches of fiduciary duty, citations to recover estate assets, and removal of executors and trustees, and administers estates, trusts, and guardianships alongside elder law and estate planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
- Office
- 321 S Plymouth Ct, 6th FloorChicago, IL 60604
FirmOttawa, IL
Since 1953 · Serves 1 county
Ottawa firm serving LaSalle County since 1953. Supports families already in the midst of probate and drafts wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, living wills, and durable powers of attorney, alongside a larger personal-injury and workers-compensation practice.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateWills Trusts
- Office
- 110 East Main StreetOttawa, IL 61350
