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
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 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
FirmPrinceton, IL
Serves 6 counties
Princeton firm in the Bureau County seat, representing fiduciaries and administering estates through probate across north-central Illinois. Also handles trust administration, guardianship proceedings, revocable and special needs trusts, wills, and transfer on death instruments, alongside a long-standing farm and agricultural law practice.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more
- Office
- 10 Park Avenue WestPrinceton, IL 61356
FirmColumbia, IL
Serves 3 counties
Columbia firm in Monroe County, serving the Illinois side of the St. Louis Metro East. Handles probate and trust administration after a death — identifying estate assets, notifying creditors, paying final tax obligations, and distributing to beneficiaries — and represents families in will contests and breach of fiduciary duty claims, alongside wills, trusts, and business planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationWills Trusts
- Office
- 222 S Main StColumbia, IL 62236
FirmFreeport, IL
Since 2002 · Serves 3 counties
Freeport firm in Stephenson County serving northwestern Illinois since 2002. Advises families on trust and estate administration after a death — paying final expenses and estate taxes and transferring assets to beneficiaries — and drafts wills, trusts, health care proxies, powers of attorney, and property deeds. Also handles farm and commercial real estate and family business succession.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateAgricultural LawWills Trusts
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- 208 West Stephenson Street, Suite 101Freeport, IL 61032
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
- Office
- 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
FirmJoliet, IL
Since 2010 · Serves 1 county
Joliet firm focused on Will County probate, trust, and estate matters. Represents trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, heirs, and beneficiaries in contested and uncontested probate, in trust and estate administration, and in guardianship proceedings. Founded in 2010 by attorney Colleen Wengler, who has practiced in the Joliet area since 2005.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
- Office
- 181 North Hammes AvenueJoliet, IL 60435
FirmLa Grange, IL
Since 1983 · Serves 3 counties
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.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 1023 W. 55th Street, Suite 200La Grange, IL 60525