Illinois Estate Planning Attorneys | Verified Reviews & Profiles

Illinois residents facing estate planning issues have access to attorneys who specialize in wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, and wealth transfer strategies. The legal framework in Illinois differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Circuit Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern estate planning cases in this jurisdiction.

The statute of limitations for estate planning matters in Illinois is generally 10 years written, 5 years oral, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Circuit Court, and Illinois's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The Illinois State Bar Association sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on estate planning in Illinois bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

Choosing the right estate planning attorney in Illinois means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to estate planning law in Illinois to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across Illinois.

Thomas W Tuohy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tuohy Law Offices
 17W220 22nd Street Suite 300 Oakbrook Terrace IL 60181
(312) 559-8400
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern (2010)
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law Estate Planning
Berry Tucker - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Berry K. Tucker & Associates, Ltd.
 5210 W 95th St Oak Lawn IL 60453
(708) 425-9530
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (1972)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Divorce
Margaret Szymansky - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Margaret Szymansky
 444 N. Northwest Hwy. #210 Park Ridge IL 60068
(847) 696-9110
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
English, Polish
US District Court, Northern District of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Collections Elder Law Estate Planning
Kamran Memon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Kamran Memon
 200 S Michigan Ave Suite 201 Chicago IL 60604
(312) 961-2354
University of Chicago (1995)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Business Law Civil Rights Consumer Law
Guy Youman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Rupp & Youman
 4306F W. Crystal Lake Rd. McHenry IL 60050
(815) 385-7444
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Illinois Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Collections Construction Law
J. Steven Ayres - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Weber, Heap, Ayres & Greene, P.C.
 P.O. Box 250 102 E. Main Street Robinson IL 62454
(618) 544-8661
University of Illinois College of Law (2003)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Nichol M. Broshous - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Blacha Law Office, LLC
 40 Shuman Blvd. Suite 118 Naperville IL 60563
(630) 445-2355
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2010)
English
Illinois Bar
Active License
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
Douglas Koth - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Koth Gregory & Nieminski
 420 N Main St Bloomington IL 61701
(309) 828-5090
Illinois State University
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Estate Planning
Christopher Everett Sherer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Giffin, Winning, Cohen & Bodewes, P.C.
 One West Old State Capitol Plaza Suite 600 ~ Myers Building Springfield IL 62701
(217) 525-1571
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law (1997)
Bar #6275910
Missouri Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Estate Planning
Salvatore Miglore - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Salvatore C. Miglore & Associates
 310 South County Farm Road Suite F Wheaton IL 60187
(630) 933-8400
DePaul College of Law (1981)
English, Italian
7th Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Criminal Law
James G Militello III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Prime Law Group, LLC
 747 S. Eastwood Drive Woodstock IL 60098
(815) 338-2040
The John Marshall Law School (1988)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Communications & Internet Law
William Wombacher - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 416 Main St, Suite 700 Peoria IL 61602
(309) 674-8125
University of Iowa (1976)
English
7th Circuit Bar
Active License
Elder Law Estate Planning Personal Injury
Michael J. Gilmartin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gilmartin Legal, LLC
 512 W. Burlington Suite 3 LaGrange IL 60525
(708) 469-7940
DePaul College of Law (1999)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Criminal Law
Donald B. Garvey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Donald B. Garvey & Associates, Ltd.
 1S376 Summit Ave Unit 3C Oakbrook Terrace IL 60181
(630) 932-8900
Northwestern University School of Law
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Jennifer Bunker Skerston - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Reilly & Skerston, LLC
 7 Dannys Drive, Suite 1 Streator IL 61364
(815) 672-8505
Michigan State University (2009)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Matthew M. Williams - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Matthew M. Williams, P.C.
 1444 North Farnsworth Ave., Suite 307 Aurora IL 60505
(630) 409-8184
Northern Illinois University (2000)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Estate Planning
David Giffin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wozniak and Associates
 108 East Anthony Drive, Suite A Urbana IL 61802
(217) 367-1647
Wake Forest University School of Law (2013)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
Philip Fornaro - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fornaro Law
 23 Lincoln Street Unit 101 Hinsdale IL 60521
(708) 639-4320
The John Marshall Law School (1991)
English, Italian
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Business Law
Mr. Jacob J. Frost - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jacob J. Frost, Lawyer at Law
 102 E. Saint Paul Street Spring Valley IL 61362
(815) 323-4851
University of Illinois College of Law (2003)
English
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Education Law
Maureen Sullivan Taylor - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Maureen Sullivan Taylor Law Firm
 1250 East Diehl Suite 400 Naperville IL 60563
(630) 665-7676
Northern Illinois University (1982)
English
Illinois Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Elder Law
Edward J. Blake Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Blake Behme Law Group, P.C.
 521 West Main Street Suite 100 Belleville IL 62220
(618) 233-7900
Washington University in St. Louis (1982)
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Active License
Agricultural Law Arbitration & Mediation Divorce
William A Peithmann - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Peithmann Law Office
 409 E. Main St., PO Box 80 Mahomet IL 61853
(217) 586-6102
The University of Denver Sturm College of Law (1976)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Estate Planning Probate
Amanda Burton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Burton & Vick, LLC
 1110 N Court St Marion IL 62959-1612
(618) 998-1138
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (2006)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Scott W. Brammer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 5447 Bull Valley Rd McHenry IL 60050
(815) 344-4040
University of South Dakota School of Law (1989)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Oleg Feldman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lexern Law Group, Ltd.
 7545 N Port Washington Rd. Glendale WI 53217
(847) 777-6838
Marquette University Law School (2005)
Russian
Illinois Bar
Active License
Business Law Estate Planning
Kaitlin King - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hart David Carson, LLP
 360 W Butterfield Rd #325 Elmhurst IL 60126
(630) 395-9496
Northern Illinois University College of Law (2019)
English
South Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Estate Planning
Harold W Conick - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Harold W Conick & Associates Ltd.
 1001 Warrenville road suite 500 Lisle IL 60532
(630) 681-1336
Unknown Status
Elder Law Estate Planning Military Law
Ray Choudhry - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mid America Law Offices, Ltd.
 1515 5th Ave #430 Moline IL 61265
(309) 797-8000
Northwestern University School of Law (1974)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Paul Smolinski - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Palos Elder Law, Ltd.
 6446 West 127th Street Suite 201 Palos Heights IL 60463
(708) 371-9500
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Elder Law Estate Planning Real Estate Law
Ralph E Elliott - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Elliott, Trainor & Weller P.C.
 1005 W. Loras Drive P.O. Box 1149 Freeport IL 61032
(815) 233-1022
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign (1978)
7th Circuit Bar
Active License
Agricultural Law Business Law Elder Law
Sandra Schildgen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wilson & Wilson
 3710 Commercial Ave #14 Northbrook IL 60062
(847) 656-8958
University of Iowa College of Law (1996)
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Active License
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
David B. Sosin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sosin & Arnold & Shoenbeck Ltd.
 9501 W. 144th Place Suite 205 Orland Park IL 60462
(708) 448-8141
Northwestern University (1968)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Estate Planning Municipal Law
Richard Travis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Richard E. Travis Law Office
 2175 Point Blvd., Suite 150 150 Elgin IL 60123
(224) 276-6541
Illinois Bar
Active License
Business Law Estate Planning Medical Malpractice
Jay Slutzky - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jay A. Slutzky, Attorney at Law
 7749 N Milwaukee Ave Niles IL 60714
(847) 967-7979
Illinois Bar
Active License
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Cheri Costa - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
CHERI COSTA LAW LLC
 15255 S. 94th Avenue Suite 500 Orland Park IL 60462
(708) 274-0080
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (2005)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Divorce
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