Trust Administration Attorneys in Cook County, Illinois

16 trust administration firms have an office in Cook County, Illinois. Each listing carries the firm's practice areas, its Cook County office and its phone.

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County

City

Practice Area

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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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16 firms

Bellas & Wachowski, Attorneys at Law

15 N. Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068

Park Ridge firm of more than 40 years, with a by-appointment Chicago office, serving Cook and DuPage County families. Guides executors, administrators, and trustees through Illinois probate and trust administration — asset valuation, debt and tax resolution, distribution — and represents clients in will contests and heirship disputes. Also handles guardianships of adults and minors.

Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationConservatorship+2

1-847-823-9030

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

Daci Jett Law, LLC

708 Church Street, Suite 239, Evanston, IL 60201

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.

Solo PracticeServes 1 countyVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateWills Trusts

1-847-957-7650

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

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

Law Offices of Jeffrey R. Gottlieb, LLC

616 N. North Court, Suite 160, Palatine, IL 60067

Palatine practice serving Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane, and McHenry county estates for more than 30 years. Represents independent and supervised executors through probate, small estates, trust administration, estate tax returns, and beneficiary representation in estate disputes. Free initial consultation, with evening and weekend appointments and house calls on request.

Solo PracticeServes 5 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTax PlanningWills Trusts

1-847-991-2250

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

Illinois Estate Law

4422 N. Ravenswood Avenue, Suite 212, Chicago, IL 60640

Chicago firm on North Ravenswood Avenue representing executors, administrators, and beneficiaries through Cook County probate administration, intestate estates, and case transfers mid-probate. Also handles successor trustee work after a death, adult and minor guardianships, and will contests. Flat fees cover uncontested probate and guardianship; contested matters are billed hourly.

Serves the whole stateFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationConservatorship+3

1-312-373-0731

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

The Livingston Law Office

2700 Patriot Boulevard, Suite 250, Glenview, IL 60026

Glenview practice on Patriot Boulevard serving Cook and Lake county families across the North Shore. Supports beneficiaries and fiduciaries through probate and trust administration and takes contested estates to court when they arise. Also drafts wills, trusts, and powers of attorney, and files guardianships.

Solo PracticeServes 2 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationConservatorship+2

1-847-544-6657

Logan Law, LLC

2129 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

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.

Serves 1 countyFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateWills Trusts

1-773-394-6400

Matlin Law Group, P.C.

500 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 100, Northbrook, IL 60062

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.

Serves 2 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTax Planning+3

1-847-770-6600

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

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

Sosin, Arnold & Schoenbeck, Ltd.

9501 W. 144th Place, Suite 205, Orland Park, IL 60462

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.

Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTax PlanningWills Trusts

1-708-448-8141

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

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E-filing

Required for attorneys

Self-represented filing

This court requires an attorney

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Trust Administration 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

Dickson, Francissen & Bartz, LLP

2000 W. Galena Boulevard, Suite 209, Aurora, IL 60506

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.

Serves 7 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTax Planning+4

1-630-897-8840

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

Beavers, Calvert, & Brotherton

221 West Main Cross Street, Taylorville, IL 62568

Taylorville firm practicing in Christian County since 1928. Guides executors and trustees through probate and estate administration and litigates disputes between heirs, estate challenges, trustee misconduct, and misappropriation of assets. Also drafts wills, trusts, and powers of attorney and handles guardianships for minors and incapacitated adults.

Since 1928Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationConservatorship+2

1-217-824-3341

Evans Legacy Law Group LLC

100 S Saunders Road, Suite 150, Lake Forest, IL 60045

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.

Solo PracticeServes the whole stateFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipGuardianship+2

1-872-228-1572

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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Illinois

Free Illinois forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for Illinois.

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Pour-Over Will

In Illinois, a pour-over will is signed before 2 witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Illinois

Free calculators and checklists to plan or settle an estate in Illinois: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay and taxes. Run each tool for Illinois.

How Do I Settle a Trust?

Settling a trust in Illinois happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's Uniform Trust Code, notifies the beneficiaries within 90 days, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.

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What's Fair Trustee Compensation?

In Illinois, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent) unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.

Calculate the Fee

How Do I Settle an Estate?

Settling an estate in Illinois: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 60 days of appointment; creditors have 6 months to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 9 months.

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Do I Have to File Tax Returns for Someone Who Died?

Illinois requires a final state income tax return for the decedent alongside the federal Form 1040; a federal estate tax return (Form 706) is required only for estates above $15,000,000.

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How Does Step-Up in Basis Work?

Inherited assets in Illinois take a basis reset to fair market value on the date of death, and the gain on a later sale faces ordinary income tax at the state's regular rates.

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Trust Administration Attorneys in Cook County, Illinois

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Trust Administration Firms Serving Cook County

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Trust Administration Attorneys in Cook County, Illinois