FirmPontiac, IL
Serves 6 counties
Pontiac firm on North Mill Street serving Livingston County and central Illinois, practicing in Pontiac for more than 60 years with a history reaching back into the 1800s. Handles probate administration, small estate affidavits, and gift and estate tax returns, and drafts wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. Pairs the estate work with farm and business succession planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningAgricultural LawWills Trusts
- Office
- 109 N. Mill StreetPontiac, IL 61764
FirmSycamore, IL
Serves 4 counties
Sycamore firm whose attorneys appear in the DeKalb County probate court regularly, handling will administration, will contests, creditor claims, and the recovery of estate assets. Also files adult and minor guardianships and prepares estate and gift tax returns, alongside wills and trusts for farmers, business owners, educators, and blended families. More than fifty years serving DeKalb County.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 6 more
- Office
- 2045 Aberdeen Court, Suite ASycamore, IL 60178
FirmHavana, IL
Serves 1 county
Havana practice on West Market Street in the Mason County seat, where William H. Knuppel and Blake L. Lindner handle estate planning and probate, wills and trusts, and elder law for local families, alongside agricultural law and tax work. The firm says it has been in existence for over 100 years.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 2 more
- Office
- 124 West Market StreetHavana, IL 62644
Solo PracticeRock Island, IL
Serves 7 counties
Rock Island solo practice serving Rock Island County and the Quad Cities. Attorney Philip Koenig handles wills, trusts, probate, and estate administration, including estate-tax, property, and litigated estate issues. Recognized as an Illinois Leading Lawyer every year since 2003.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 3 more
- Office
- 1515 Fourth Avenue, Suite 201Rock Island, IL 61201
FirmNaperville, IL
Since 1978 · Serves 4 counties
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.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 4 more
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- 552 S. Washington Street, Suite 100Naperville, IL 60540
Solo PracticeEdwardsville, IL
Since 1995 · Serves the whole state
Edwardsville solo practice at Club Centre Court serving Madison County and the Metro East since 1995. Assists executors through probate — filing the will, transferring assets to the estate, valuing and liquidating property, paying taxes and debts, and locating beneficiaries — and litigates probate and will disputes. Also drafts wills, codicils, living wills, and living trusts.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTax Planningand 3 more
- Office
- 3B Club Centre CourtEdwardsville, IL 62025
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
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
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
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
FirmSpringfield, IL
Since 1947 · Serves 1 county
Springfield firm in the heart of downtown, a few blocks from the Sangamon County Courts Complex and across the street from the U.S. District Court. Handles probate matters, estate and trust administration, and guardianship proceedings, alongside wills and trusts, Medicaid planning, and estate and gift tax issues. Founded in 1947 by Robert F. Scott and run by three generations of the Scott family.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 611 E Monroe St, Suite 200Springfield, IL 62701
FirmOrland Park, IL
Serves 2 counties
Orland Park firm serving Cook and Will counties in Chicago’s south suburbs. Represents trustees, executors, and beneficiaries in trust and estate administration and probate — creditor and claimant issues, Illinois and federal estate tax returns, accountings, settlement agreements, and fiduciary disputes — alongside estate planning for business owners.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more
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- 9501 W. 144th Place, Suite 205Orland Park, IL 60462
FirmChampaign, IL
Since 1946 · Serves 1 county
Champaign firm on N. Dunlap Avenue serving Champaign-Urbana and central Illinois since 1946, with 19 attorneys. Guides executors named under a will — and administrators of estates where someone died without one — through probate, and settles estates and trusts. Also drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney for property and healthcare, and advance directives.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningWills Trusts
- Office
- 2005 N. Dunlap AveChampaign, IL 61820
FirmUrbana, IL
Serves 1 county
Urbana firm on N. Broadway Avenue serving Champaign County and east-central Illinois, with a second office in Rantoul. Handles probate and trust administration for executors and trustees, plus guardianship matters, and drafts wills, revocable living trusts, and powers of attorney. Estate and inheritance tax strategies are part of the planning work.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 3 more
- Office
- 115 N. Broadway AveUrbana, IL 61801
FirmChampaign, IL
Since 1946 · Serves 5 counties
Champaign firm in the Trade Centre building serving east-central Illinois since 1946. Advises executors named under a will and trustees on the performance of their duties, and drafts wills, living trusts, special needs and credit shelter trusts, and advance directives. Works regularly with family farmers, layering estate, gift, and generation-skipping tax planning into the work.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 100 Trade Centre Drive, Suite 402Champaign, IL 61820
FirmLincoln, IL
Since 1972 · Serves 3 counties
Rural central Illinois firm handling probate and estate administration through the Logan County courts in Lincoln, with satellite offices in Delavan and Petersburg. Settles testate and intestate estates from gathering assets and paying debts through distribution to beneficiaries, administers trusts, and handles adult and minor guardianships. Also covers farmland sales and wind and solar leases.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 6 more
- Office
- 306 Clinton StreetLincoln, IL 62656