Top Estate Planning Lawyers in Chicago | 74 available

Firm: Infinity Strategic Group

180 North Stetson , Chicago , Illinois 60605

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Abosede Odunsi is the founder and principal advisor of Infinity Strategic Group ("ISG"). She advises clients on a wide variety of estate planning and administration and adult guardianship issues.. Prior to founding ISG, Abosede worked for private law firms in Chicago and as an assistant state’s attorney. Her volunteer commitments include serving on the Professional Advisory Committee of the Chicago Foundation for Women, and past Treasurer of the Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. Abosede obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, a Master of Arts degree from Pennsylvania State University, her Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School, the Certified Financial Planner Certificate program at DePaul University in Chicago and an LL.M in Taxation from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.ISG works with a team of highly credentialed attorneys and financial professionals with specialized knowledge and experience. Our use of flexible staffing arrangements enables us to offer quality estate planning services at a reasonable cost.

Firm: Daspin & Aument Llp

227 W Monroe St , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Firm: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

2 North La Salle Street Suite 2200 , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Estate , Estate Planning, Probate

Firm: Griffin McCarthy & Rice LLP

55 W. Monroe St. , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Corporate , Estate Planning, Probate , Real Estate , Trusts, Family

Attorney Elizabeth Demonte is a highly skilled litigator and author who has done significant work on pre-decree divorce, post-decree divorce, parentage, child custody, child support and grandparent visitation cases. She penned article, “Spotlight On: The Nurse-Family Partnership,” which was published in the prestigious Children’s Legal Rights Journal.. Demonte received her Juris Doctorate from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and graduated summa cum laude from DePaul University with a bachelor’s in Business Management. She also received the coveted Certification in Child and Family Law and was awarded a position as Editor on Loyola’s Children’s Legal Rights Journal, a major honor.

Firm: Dvorak Law Offices

111 W Washington St , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: General Litigation, Divorce & Family, Estate Planning

Firm: Dutton Casey & Mesoloras

65 E Wacker Pl , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Elder

The Transportation Building   203 North La Salle S , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Civil ,Civil Rights,Contracts,Corporate ,Criminal Defense ,Estate ,Estate Planning,Guardianship and Conservatorship,Leases and Leasing,Probate ,Trusts,Wills

Firm: Hoogendoorn & Talbot, LLP

122 S Michigan Ave Ste 1220 , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Deborah B. Cole is a partner and member of the firm’s Estate Planning Group. Deborah has built her practice based upon her belief that professionally done estate planning is essential for every adult American. Although some estate planners focus on the super wealthy and senior citizens, Deborah believes that estate planning is an ongoing process, beneficial for young families, single parents with young children, recent divorcees, persons contemplating marriage, new retirees, as well as persons in non-traditional relationships and families planning for a person with Aspecial needs@ often due to a disability or the receipt of a large settlement. She focuses her practice on estate planning, which includes drafting wills, trusts, asset protection plans, health care directives and mental health directives. She also handles probate and trust administration matters, real estate matters and family business succession planning.. Although Deborah is well versed in the sophisticated planning tools and techniques required by larger estates and more complex situations, Deborah prides herself on assisting all of her clients in maintaining the maximum control over their assets and affairs, avoiding conflicts and accordingly financial abuse or exploitation during periods of mental incapacity. She also has been very effective at strategies to minimize taxation, and avoid, to the extent possible, lengthy and expensive probate and guardianship court proceedings. Deborah understands that providing thorough and personal service is the basis for successful client relationships, whether she is counseling individuals, families, corporate fiduciaries, charitable organizations or family business owners.. Deborah is a certified mediator and has provided mediation services on a volunteer basis with the Center For Conflict Resolution. She has handled disputes involving property damage, neighbor disputes, and child custody and visitation. However, because of her experience with guardianship matters, she has been particularly successful not mediating disputes among family members fighting over the care and control of finances of an elderly parent or family member. To Deborah, success in these situation is achieving a resolution to the dispute that all participating family members agree to, which avoids further court interaction, allows resources that would have been consumed in litigation costs to be redirected towards enhancing the care of the elderly person, and preserves family relationships. As of 2015, Deborah has added Guardianship and Probate mediation services to her practice.. Deborah’s professional work also reflects her conviction that preserving and supporting African American business owners and charitable organizations is critical to the growth and vitality of the community and to addressing issues concerning employment, education and crime. Deborah works with for profit business owners and charitable institutions to preserve and protect their businesses through trademark and copyright protection, planning for the proper business form, best practices, reporting to the appropriate governmental agencies and general planning for growth and diversification. Deborah is particularly proud of the work that she has done with family businesses to develop plans that will allow the business to continue with the next generation or maximize profit on sale.. In her spare time Deborah plays duplicate bridge as often as she can, and enjoys reading and travel.

Firm: Horwood Marcus & Berk, Chartered

500 West Madison Street , Chicago , Illinois 60661

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Mr. Berek is a Partner in the Trusts & Estates group at Horwood Marcus & Berk. He focuses his practice on Family Office Structuring and Administration, Wealth Transfer Planning, Income Tax Planning, and Trusts & Estates.. Prior to joining Handler Thayer, LLP, Mr. Berek was a Director at Credit Suisse, acting as a Family CFO in their family office group (formerly Frye Louis ) and ran their wealth planning group for the US Central Region advising clients of the private bank on family office and wealth transfer techniques. Prior experience includes practicing law in trusts and estates most recently with McGuireWoods LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP; tax and trust planning with Arthur Andersen LLP and Coopers & Lybrand LLP; and estate administration with The Northern Trust Company.. Mr. Berek is currently the editor of the two-volume treatise “Illinois Estate Planning, Will Drafting and Estate Administration Forms with Practical Commentary” published by LexisNexis. Mr. Berek is also an adjunct professor at DePaul University where he teaches Estate Planning, Estate, Gift and GST Tax, Income Taxation of Decedents, Estates and Trusts, and Tax Research in the Masters of Science in Taxation program; and at The John Marshall Law School where he teaches Advanced Income Tax, and Fiduciary Income Tax, in the LL.M Graduate Tax program.. Mr. Berek earned a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from DePaul University, a Juris Doctorate, cum laude (Law Review, Moot Court), and an LL.M. in Employee Benefits, with honors, from The John Marshall Law School.. He is a John S. Nolan Tax Law Fellow of the American Bar Association, Tax Section, a former chair of the Tax Practice Management Subcommittee, and a former Current Developments reporter of the Estate and Gift Tax Subcommittee.  He is past chair of the Illinois State Bar Association Trusts & Estates Section Council, and a past co-chair of the Chicago Bar Association Estate Planning Committee, Young Lawyers Section.. Mr. Berek is licensed to practice law in Illinois and Florida and is awarded an AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell for both legal abilities and ethical standards.  Mr. Berek is also a Certified Public Accountant (Illinois), and a Certified Financial Planner™.

Firm: Ashcraft and Ashcraft, Ltd.

Two Prudential Plaza   180 North Stetson Avenue Su , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Corporate ,Estate Planning,Probate ,Taxation - State & Federal,Trusts

Firm: Anderson & Associates

, Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Divorce & Family, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning

Firm: Bryant Chavez Law Office, LLC

1055 W. Bryn Mawr Ave , Chicago , Illinois 60660

Practice Areas: Expungement, Criminal Defense, General Practice, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills

Firm: Nelligan Law, LLC

208 S Jefferson , Chicago , Illinois 60661

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Firm: Bell Law

2015 W Fullerton Ave , Chicago , Illinois 60647

Practice Areas: Business, Estate Planning, Real Estate,

Firm: Chuhak and Tecson, P.C.

30 South Wacker Drive   26th Floor  606 , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Corporate ,Estate Planning,Probate ,Trusts

Firm: Bell Law LLC

2015 W Fullerton Ave , Chicago , Illinois 60647

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Firm: Griffith & Jacobson, LLC

55 West Monroe Street , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance, Business & Commercial, Contracts, Estate Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate , Business

Arieh M. Flemenbaum practices in the area of business and corporate law, business succession, internet and E-commerce, commercial real estate, and estate planning.. Arieh M. Flemenbaum counsels businesses concerning their daily operations, including reviewing, revising and drafting a variety of contracts, purchase orders, warranties and sales forms, website terms of use and disclaimers; developing employment policies, employee and executive compensation and termination/severance packages, "phantom stock" and other incentive and pension programs; addressing loans and financing needs for expansion, working capital and new ventures; advising on intellectual property issues (such as copyright and trademark protection and applications); creating strategies and implementing business succession and estate plans.. Arieh M. Flemenbaum's practice spans several industries, but is concentrated in manufacturing, transportation, logistics, packaging, printing, software developers and integrators, e-commerce specialists, media and advertising, and commercial real estate development.. You can follow  Arieh M. Flemenbaum on Twitter at  BizLawyers (or ) for additional thoughts, issues and resources for business owners.. You can also visit  Arieh M. Flemenbaum's blog, "Chicago Business bLAWg" (or ), the blog that addresses issues effecting your business!

Firm: Ezzi Law

33 North Dearborn , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Firm: Freiberger Amy M Lawyer

222 North La Salle Street Suite 800 , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Non-Profit Corporations

Firm: Friend Levinson & Turner

33 N La Salle St , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Real Estate