Top probate Lawyers in Champaign | 9 available

9 probate lawyers are available in Champaign, Illinois, including Delmar Banner, Denise Knipp Bates, John H. Elder, and Melissa Thomas. These lawyers are rated between 3.2/5 to 3.6/5 and 52% provide free consultation.

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John H. Elder

Firm: Meyer Capel, A Professional Corporation

306 West Church Street PO Box 6750 , Champaign , Illinois 61826

Practice Areas: Estate Planning,Probate ,Real Estate ,Trusts,Wills

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Melissa Thomas

Firm: Thomas, Mamer & Haughey, LLP

30 East Main Street Suite 500 , Champaign , Illinois 61820

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

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Rebecca Wade

Firm: Meyer Capel, A Professional Corporation

306 West Church Street , Champaign , Illinois 61820

Practice Areas: Probate

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“Rebecca is great at what she does and has a strong command of all aspects of preparing wills and trusts along with a strong knowledge of how to handle the estate once someone has p…”

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Delmar Banner

Firm: Lietz Banner Ford LLP

Ste. 103 , Champaign , Illinois 61820

Practice Areas: Agricultural , Business & Commercial, Condominium , Estate Planning, Non-Profit Corporations, Probate , Real Estate , Business

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Denise Knipp Bates

Firm: Thomas, Mamer & Haughey, LLP

30 Main Street , Champaign , Illinois 61824

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Estate Planning/Administration, Probate, Guardianship, Corporate Law, Civil Litigation

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Michael J. Tague

Firm: Flynn, Palmer and Tague

402 West Church Street PO Box 1517 , Champaign , Illinois 61824

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Civil ,Education ,Estate Planning,Insurance ,Probate

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Rick Aeilts

Firm: Tinney, Sarah B. Attorney

411 West University Avenue , Champaign , Illinois 61824

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor , Labor , Probate , Litigation

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Roger E. Haughey

East Main Street , Champaign , Illinois 61820

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Probate ,Real Estate

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Stuart M. Mamer

East Main Street , Champaign , Illinois 61820

Practice Areas: Probate ,Real Estate ,Trusts

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Recent Q&As in Illinois (probate)

What counts as proof for Heir lineage in probate? | Aug 22, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
Location: Illinois Need to hire someone who can draw a map of my family tree for court, I talked to two Private Investigators and one heir service, can any of these work in court? Can I do this research myself and provide it to my attorney?
Illinois Probate still open after 15 years? | Aug 17, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
Location: Champaign County, Illinois I’m looking for general guidance on an Illinois probate situation. October 2010: My husband’s father passed away in Champaign County, Illinois, shortly after signing a new will in late September 2010. October 25, 2010 (Pre-Filing): The primary beneficiary/executor executed a quitclaim deed transferring the decedent's real property directly into her own name. February 2011: A petition for probate was filed, and the will was admitted. The court docket shows the estate was opened. The Notice Failure: My husband was explicitly named as a statutory heir in the initial probate filings. However, he was never sent the legally required statutory notice packet (755 ILCS 5/6-10), never appeared, and never waived notice. He had no idea probate was happening and didn't know he had a right to contest the will or demand formal proof. Present Day: The Champaign County court docket still shows the estate as Open (no final discharge or closing order has ever been entered). Our Main Concerns Total Lack of Notice / Due Process: Because my husband was never notified despite being listed in the paperwork, the court never acquired proper personal jurisdiction over him. (We've been looking at cases like In re Estate of Stanford and In re Estate of Denlinger, which discuss how statutory notice is equivalent to service of process and triggers the proper timeline for heirs). The Will Itself: Signed right before death while vulnerable (the executor encouraged us to leave town and had the will signed while we were gone…

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