Estate Planning lawyers in Illinois Margaret Manetti to Mary E.

Firm: Manetti Aguilera Seiler LLC

2213 Lakeside Dr , Bannockburn , Illinois 60015

Practice Areas: Appeals, Estate Planning

Firm: Rowley Law

2300 Barrington Rd Ste 400 , Hoffman Estates , Illinois 60169

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Marilyn Rowley is an Illinois licensed attorney specializing in estate law, elder law, business planning, asset protection, wealth preservation, trusts and wills. She is the founder and managing director of Rowley Law, LLC. Rowley Law serves clients in the Chicago area and surrounding suburban communities.. For over twenty years, Marilyn Rowley and her team have advised, designed, customized and formalized the signing, witnessing and notarizing of thousands of legal planning documents including living trusts, wills, health care power of attorneys, property power of attorneys, living wills, special needs trust, children’s trust, marital trusts, credit shelter trusts, IRA trusts, Medicaid planning trusts, asset protection trusts, insurance trusts, limited liability company formation documents, partnership formation documents, business planning documents and real estate transfer deeds.. Training. Ms. Rowley attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, attaining her Bachelors Degree in Finance from the College of Business which ranks 5th among Business Schools through out the country, including Ivy League Universities.. At DePaul College of Law, Marilyn Rowley concentrated her legal education on highly technical, transactional courses and was the only student in her class to complete the entire series of the technical Federal Uniform Commercial Code Courses. In addition, she had the prestigious honor of being selected for an Internship with the Honorable Judge Coar, a Federal Bankruptcy Judge in the Northern District of Illinois, researching federal law, legal case law and writing legal opinions.. Upon graduation from Law School, Ms. Rowley took the Bar Exam, a written test that determines whether a candidate is qualified to practice law, scoring among the top 2% of approximately 2,000 Bar Exam test takers.. Community Service. To further educate and reach out to the community, Marilyn Rowley served as an adjunct faculty professor, teaching college credit courses on Law including topics on estate transfers, probate and real estate. Presenting over 250 hours of lectures, she was consistently rated with the highest ranking of “Excellent” for her teaching from the college.. In addition, to further educate the legal community, Marilyn Rowley taught Estate Planning Basics to Illinois licensed Attorneys. The course, which she wrote and presented, was evaluated and approved by the Supreme Court of Illinois as a credited Continuing Legal Education Course for Illinois Attorneys. Upon review, the course was 100% recommended by her attorney peers.. Media. As a guest on local television and radio programs, Ms. Rowley has discussed today’s legal topics including avoiding probate, living trusts, real estate and transfer issues.. Other Training and Business Experience. Prior to law school, Marilyn Rowley was employed as a Flight Attendant for American Airlines, selected within a group of 1% of over 200,000 applicants from through out the country. Stationed in New York City, her major route flown was New York to California. In addition, Ms. Rowley worked as a Financial Broker’s Trade Assistant at the Chicago Board of Trade.. Ms. Rowley has personally utilized her finance and legal expertise, purchasing, profitably selling and maintaining fourteen real estate properties with a market value of over four million dollars. In addition, Ms. Rowley had attained her Real Estate Broker License and Title Agency Certification. Ms. Rowley harnessed these skills by acting as the real estate broker, title agent and/or attorney, on the business transactions. Her experiences of inspecting the physical condition of properties, negotiating the purchase and sales price, evaluating market value, reviewing title histories, analyzing potential rents for long term and short term leases, preparing and negotiating leases, finding reliable tenants, forming limited liability companies for asset protection, acting as general contractor for rehabbing, hiring and managing sub-contractors has given Marilyn Rowley a certain edge, appreciation and understanding of the unique needs of business owners.. Marilyn Rowley’s finance degree, law degree and experience is a knowledge base that is unique among her attorney peers and lends itself to a legal practice focused on estate law, elder law, business planning, asset protection planning, wealth preservation, trusts and wills.

Firm: Cascino and Associates PC

385 Lincoln Ave , Glencoe , Illinois 60022

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Business Formation, Corporate , Estate Planning, Probate , Probate, Probate, Probate, Probate

We, at Strauss & Malk, LLP, strive to be a premier multi-disciplinary law firm. I am part of the Estate Planning and Wealth Preservation group, but we also have a business and corporation group, a litigation group and a real estate group.. As Counsel in the Estate Planning and Wealth Preservation group, I perform a variety of tasks including:. ·         Advising clients and drafting and implementing estate plans,. ·         Estate and trust administration, including probate if necessary,. ·         Planning for Incapacity. ·         Basic and Advanced Estate Planning,. ·         Asset preservation planning,. ·         Charitable planning, and. ·         Tax planning.. Our team strives to provide exceptional estate, tax and financial planning services suitable to our clients' needs, whether it is a simple core estate plan involving a basic will, living trust and powers of attorney or the plan requires advanced planning ranging from irrevocable insurance trusts to dynasty trusts to family offices.. We assist our clients in customizing and optimizing the transfer of wealth to future generations, protecting assets, as well as minimizing taxes and satisfying charitable ends.. In the administration arena, we strive to facilitate the probate process, if probate is necessary, and expedite the administration of estates and trusts to substantial completion within a year. With proper estate planning, this goal is certainly attainable.. I am a Fellow of the prestigious American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and past chair of the Illinois Bar Association Trusts and Estates Section Council. As chair, I spearheaded the recently enacted Directed Trusts and Decanting statutes in Illinois. In service to the legal community, I have been active in Chicago and Illinois Bar Associations and Estate and Financial Planning organizations as a frequent speaker and author.

Firm: Cahill & Associates Law Group LLC

1155 S Washington St Ste 106 , Naperville , Illinois 60540

Practice Areas: Class Actions, Education , Employment & Labor , Estate Planning, Family , Mediation, Social Security Benefits & Disability, Probate

205 North Michigan Avenue   4100 , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Civil ,Estate Planning,Taxation - State & Federal

Firm: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

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

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate , Trusts, Wills

Firm: Martin B. Snow

707 Skokie Blvd Ste 600 , Northbrook , Illinois 60062

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

Firm: The Law Offices of Spesia, Ayers & Ardaugh

Plano City Hall 17 E. Main Street , Plano , Illinois 60545

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense , Elder , Estate Planning, Health Care & Hospitalization, Land Use & Zoning, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Real Estate , Traffic Violations

Firm: The Heartland Law Firm Ltd.

1545 N. Waukegan Road 2nd Floor, Suite 2 9 , Glenview , Illinois 60025

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Marty is the founder of The Heartland Law Firm as well as ElderSmart® – a 501c3 non-profit organization.. Marty’s spent nearly 30 years solving problems with others – as an attorney, confidant, mentor and business owner, friend, father and spouse.. Marty believes that life is a journey, and that the milestones along the way serve as transition points. During our lifetime – we all benefit from a relationship with someone who offers us supportive, caring expertise. The Heartland Law Firm is founded on this idea and its mission is to Enrich Lives in meaningful ways.. Marty is also an innovator. He is a leader in the “Elder Advocate” movement and has advocated for a new standard of elder law to be adopted by the legal industry: that “Elder Law without social work is an incomplete solution.” The Heartland Law Firm sees “Elder Law” as a subset of the “Elder Transition” It’s from this conviction that Marty founded ElderSmart® to support families through the Elder Transition.. Milestones that Marty helps individuals, families and business owners include:. Marty was born and raised in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, attended Fenwick High School in Oak Park, and The University of Illinois at Champaign. He received his Juris Doctor in 1989 from the Loyola School of Law in Chicago.. Marty lives in Glenview with his wife, four kids and dog.

Two North LaSalle Street 2200  60 , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Estate Planning,Trusts

Firm: Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle LLC

1515 East Woodfield Road , Schaumburg , Illinois 60173

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Employee Benefits, Estate Planning, Wages/Commissions/Overtime, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Firm: Fischel and Kahn, Ltd.

190 South La Salle Street   2850 , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Condominium ,Corporate ,Estate Planning,Real Estate

Firm: Mathis, Marifian, Richter and Grandy, Ltd.

23 Public Square   300 , Belleville , Illinois 62220

Practice Areas: Estate Planning,General Practice,Real Estate ,Taxation - State & Federal

Firm: Nisen and Elliott, LLC

200 West Adams Street   2500  606 , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Employee Benefits,ERISA,Estate Planning,Wages/Commissions/Overtime

Firm: Chuhak and Tecson, P.C.

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

Practice Areas: Estate Planning,Guardianship and Conservatorship,Probate

Firm: Meyer Capel, A Professional Corporation

306 W Church St , Champaign , Illinois 61820

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Non-Profit Corporations

Firm: Bott & Associates, Ltd.

3701 Algonquin Road , Rolling Meadows , Illinois 60008

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Maritess expertly structures a wide range of documents ranging from simple, individual wills and trusts, to complex plans involving family limited partnerships, closely-held businesses and special needs trusts.  She takes pride in her ways to deal with asset preservation, tax planning, business succession, and the full spectrum of other estate related issues.  She is a skilled professional who understands that sorting out the finer points of an estate is an important task that can often be intimidating and complicated for her clients, but they find that her compassionate manner and ability to untangle the details and simplify matters, inspires their trust.

Firm: Law Office of Mario Correa, Pc

3010 W. Diversey , Chicago , Illinois 60647

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

My extensive experience in the areas of estate planning, estate litigation and taxation provide a unique background that enables me to anticipate client needs, minimize costs and thereby maximizing value.  Earned a C.P.A. in 1995, graduated from Loyola Law School in 1996 and worked in private practice including the Estate and Trust department of a large Chicago law firm prior to opeing my own practice in mid-2002.

Firm: Clingen Callow and McLean, LLC

2100 Manchester Road 1750 , Wheaton , Illinois 60187

Practice Areas: Estate Planning,Probate

Firm: Nash Nash Bean & Ford, LLP

445 US Highway 6 East , Geneseo , Illinois 61254

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Elder Law, Wills, Trusts and Estates