Special Needs Planning Attorneys in Cook County, Illinois

12 special needs planning firms have an office in Cook County, Illinois. Each listing carries the firm's practice areas, its Cook County office and its phone.

State

County

City

Practice Area

All Areas

Planning ahead

Estate Planning28 Tax Planning5 Special Needs Planning12

Settling an estate

Trust Administration16 Probate27 Probate Litigation17

Capacity and care

Elder Law6 Conservatorship17 Guardianship17

Firm Type

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12 firms

Law Office of Johann Chau

111 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604

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.

Solo PracticeSince 2011Serves 1 countyFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawConservatorship+3

1-312-529-7853

Dynasty Law, LLC

875 N. Michigan Avenue, 31st Floor, Chicago, IL 60611

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.

Solo PracticeServes 2 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningConservatorship+3

1-312-248-4304

Edelson Law, LLC

8401 Crawford, Suite 104, Skokie, IL 60076

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.

Solo PracticeSince 2014Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningProbateElder LawSpecial Needs PlanningWills Trusts

1-847-410-9131

Greenwood Law

401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60611

Rock Island office on 18th Avenue probating estates through the Rock Island County Circuit Court, with offices in Chicago and Davenport, Iowa. Handles estate administration, estate and trust litigation, guardianship and conservatorship, and special needs trusts. The veteran-owned firm discounts fees for service members, disabled veterans, and union members.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationConservatorship+3

1-855-528-6022

Jonathan D. Groll, Ltd.

830 North Boulevard, Suite A, Oak Park, IL 60301

Two-attorney practice in historic downtown Oak Park serving Cook County families. Handles probate estate administration, small estate affidavits, bond in lieu of probate, trust administration, wills, special needs trusts, and elder law. Attorneys Jonathan Groll and Ruth Anne Brendemuhl offer evening and weekend appointments and Spanish-language service.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawSpecial Needs Planning+2

1-708-358-8565

Law Offices of Andrew L. Horberg, P.C.

18400 Maple Creek Drive, Suite 600, Tinley Park, IL 60477

Tinley Park solo practice off Harlem Avenue and Interstate 80, serving clients from Will, Cook, DuPage, and Kankakee counties with more than 37 years in estate planning and probate. Advises executors on their duties and represents beneficiaries in estate disputes and probate litigation. Drafts wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, special needs trusts, and guardianship documents.

Solo PracticeServes 4 countiesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationConservatorshipGuardianship+3

1-312-377-1584

Kravets Law Group, P.C.

211 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606

Loop firm on West Wacker Drive with a settlement-heavy practice, guiding executors and heirs through Cook County independent and supervised administration, contested estates, heirship disputes, and challenges to a will’s validity. Also drafts revocable, dynasty, and special needs trusts and handles trust administration after a death.

Solo PracticeServes 1 countyFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationSpecial Needs PlanningWills Trusts

1-312-548-6226

Newland & Newland, LLP

121 S. Wilke Road, Suite 301, Arlington Heights, IL 60005

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.

Serves 6 countiesFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationConservatorship+3

1-847-797-8000

Otte & Czajkowska, LLC

6035 North Northwest Highway, Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60631

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.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder LawTax Planning+4

1-773-631-7100

Peck Ritchey, LLC

321 S Plymouth Ct, 6th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604

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.

Serves 4 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationElder Law+3

1-312-201-0900

Roberts & Caruso

2201 Dewes St., Glenview, IL 60025

Wheaton firm serving DuPage and Cook County estates, with a second office in Glenview. Handles probate and estate administration and guardianships, and litigates contested estates, wills, and trusts, alongside wills, living trusts, and powers of attorney.

Serves 2 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationConservatorshipGuardianship+2

1-312-346-4585

Wilson & Wilson Estate Planning & Elder Law, LLC

1023 W. 55th Street, Suite 200, La Grange, IL 60525

La Grange firm serving Cook, DuPage, and Lake counties, with a second office in Deerfield. Helps the person settling an estate secure property, send required notices, respond to creditor claims, prepare accountings, and communicate with beneficiaries, and represents beneficiaries and expected heirs. Also handles guardianship, Medicaid asset protection, and special needs planning. Founded in 1983.

Since 1983Serves 3 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawConservatorship+3

1-708-847-5958

Probate in Cook County

Probate Court Record

Circuit Court of Cook County

Cook County · Circuit Court of Cook County

Phone

1-312-603-6441

probatedivservices@cookcountycourt.com

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:30 PM

Office

50 West Washington Street, Room 1202, Chicago, IL 60602

Website

Court website →

E-filing

Required for attorneys

Self-represented filing

This court requires an attorney

Self-help forms

Court forms packet

Open in Google Maps

How to file probate in Cook County →

Verified October 16, 2026 · Source

Do I need a lawyer for probate in Cook County? →Settling an estate in Cook County →

Special Needs Planning Firms Serving Cook County

Ariano Hardy Ritt Richmond Lytle & Goettel P.C.

2000 McDonald Road, Suite 200, South Elgin, IL 60177

South Elgin and Huntley firm serving Kane, McHenry, DuPage, DeKalb, Kendall, and Cook counties. Handles wills and trusts, probate, trust administration, guardianships, and special needs trusts, and represents executors and beneficiaries in will contests and estate litigation.

Serves 6 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationConservatorship+3

1-847-695-2400

Farooqi & Husain Law Office

2 Trans Am Plaza Drive, Suite 160, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

Oakbrook Terrace firm serving DuPage, Cook, Will, and Kane counties. Represents trustees and named beneficiaries in opening, administering, and closing estates — probate court appearances, property management, final tax returns, small estates, and will contests. Attorneys Ausaf Farooqi and Naveed Husain also draft Islamic wills and trusts.

Serves 4 countiesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTax PlanningSpecial Needs Planning+2

1-630-909-9114

Kuhn, Heap & Monson

552 S. Washington Street, Suite 100, Naperville, IL 60540

Naperville firm on South Washington Street serving DuPage County and Chicagoland since 1978. Handles estate administration, small estate administration with bond in lieu of surety, guardianships, and trust administration after a death, and drafts wills, revocable and special needs trusts, and transfer-on-death instruments.

Since 1978Serves 4 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningConservatorship+3

1-630-420-8228

Law Office of Cynthia Hayes Hutchins, P.C.

1001 Warrenville Road, Suite 500, Lisle, IL 60532

Lisle practice on Warrenville Road serving DuPage County families, where Cindy Hutchins has twice chaired the DuPage County Bar Association Estate Planning and Probate Committee. Represents executors, administrators, and beneficiaries in probate and handles will contests and contested trusts and estates. Adds Medicaid planning, special needs trusts, and adult and minor guardianships.

Solo PracticeServes 5 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationElder Law+5

1-630-510-0600

Nagle & Giese, P.C.

400 Knoll Street, Suite B, Wheaton, IL 60187

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.

Serves 5 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipSpecial Needs PlanningWills Trusts

1-630-407-1200

Bougher, Krisher & Clark, Attorneys at Law, P.C.

32 West Side Square, Macomb, IL 61455

Macomb general-practice firm on West Side Square, serving McDonough, Hancock, Henderson, Fulton, Schuyler, Warren, and Knox county families. Estate administration work covers probate, small estate affidavits, will contests, and inheritance and estate tax returns. Farm estates and farm succession planning are a recurring emphasis.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTax PlanningSpecial Needs Planning+2

1-309-833-1702

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