Top Estate Lawyers Near Me in Joliet Area

Stephanie Macuiba is the owner of the Law Office of Stephanie Macuiba which she established in 2016. Her favorite part of the job is helping clients with matters from start to finish and making complex legal procedures understandable.. Stephanie was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs and is happy to be back after living in Southern California home for several years. She enjoys spending time with her husband, two kids, and little dog Ted.

Jennifer Kearney is an experienced attorney representing clients in the following practice areas:. Jennifer practices in Will, Grundy, DuPage, and Southern Cook (Bridgeview and Markham) Counties.

In 1985, Mr. Hammel earned his degree in Bachelors of Science from the Marquette University College of Business.  Subsequently, he was employed at the Continental National Bank of Chicago for one year.  During law school, he clerked for the United States Army Judge Advocate Generals Office VII Corp, Munich Germany.  In 1989, he received his Juris Doctor from the John Marshall School of Law in Chicago.  After two years as a Will County Assistant Public Defender, he established Hammel Law Offices, P.C., in Joliet, Illinois.  In 2005, he merged with Brumund & Jacobs, and subsequently worked extensively in the areas of criminal, traffic and DUI offenses.   He is an annual instructor at the Will County Bar Association’s seminar regarding DUI and traffic offenses, and assisted in many prior ISBA seminars. In 2002, he became qualified to administer field sobriety testing in the State of Illinois, and has testified in many Will County Cases regarding the administration of field sobriety testing.  His cases in the area of DUI/Criminal law are:  People v. Madden, 273 114, 652 N.E.2d 480, 3RD  Dist., June 30, 1995;  People v. Allen, 375 810, 873 N.E.2d 30, 3RD Dist., August 07, 2007;  People v. Love, 393 196, 911 N.E.2d 1015, 3rd  Dist., June 03, 2009; People v. Miklos, 393 205, 914 N.E.2d 506, 3rd Dist., July 17, 2009; People v. Garstecki, 234 430, 917 N.E.2d 465, September 24, 2009; People v. Ziobro, 242 34, 949 N.E.2d 631, April 21, 2011; People v. Riffice, 392 961, 911 N.E.2d 1244, 3rd Dist., July 08, 2009;  People v. Coners, 374 425, 871 N.E.2d 257, 3rd Dist., June 26, 2007; People v. Donnelly, 327 1101, 765 N.E.2d 496, 3rd  Dist., February 21, 2002; People v. Kazenko, 972 N.E.2d 815, 3rd  Dist., July 02, 2012;  People v. Santovi, 2014 IL App (3d) 130075, --- N.E.3d ----, 2014 WL 2191364, . 3 Dist.,2014, May 27, 2014.

I am a Partner with KGG LLC, in Joliet Illinois. I joined the firm as an associate in May of 2017 aftering spending 6 years with the firm of Zukowski Law Offices. In January of 2025 I became a Partner with the firm. I primarily practice in Will, Grundy, and LaSalle counties.. I practice primarily in the areas of zoning and real estate development, residential and commercial real estate sales/purchases, estate planning and estate administration. general business representation (including business formation, business sales/purchases, annual business filings, and general business counsel), and not-for-profit organizations.

HEATHER M. GLOCKLER. ASSOCIATE. Heather M. Glockler concentrates her practice in corporate and business law, real estate law, zoning and land use, and local government law.. Heather is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Will County Bar Association, and Will County Women’s Bar Association.. Heather grew up in Lockport, Illinois. In 2016, she graduated from Governors State University with a B.A in Sociology. While at GSU, Heather was on the Dean’s List and participated as a research assistant for Dr. Daniel Cortese.. After college, Heather attended the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (formerly John Marshall Law School). She graduated in 2019 and was admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois the same year. During law school, Heather was a Property Law Teaching Assistant from 2017-2018 for Professor Maureen Straub Kordesh, certified mediator through the Center for Conflict Resolution in 2018, and also served as the Administrative Editor from 2018-2019 for THE JOHN MARSHALL REVIEW OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW. She is a former Spiros Family Perseverance Scholarship and Bohemian Lawyers of Chicago Scholarship recipient.. While attending law school, Heather externed for the Honorable Judge Chrystel Gavlin and worked as a 711 Intern at the Will County States Attorney’s Office representing the State in misdemeanor cases.

Ed's specializes in the areas of Estate Planning, Tax, Wealth Preservation and Asset Protection Planning, and Business/Business Succession Planning, and he is a frequent speaker on these topics with the Illinois State Bar Association, the Will County Bar Association, the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, and the National Business Institute. Ed is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Will County Bar Association, and the Estate Planning Council of Greater Joliet. Ed is a member of the Trusts & Estates Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association, the ISBA Task Force on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, and the ISBA Assembly. Ed also has an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell. Ed has attained an AV Preeminent Rating in Trusts and Estates, Wills and Probate, and Aged and Aging, by the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review, the highest rating for attorneys under the peer review system.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.