Illinois Estate Planning Legal Professionals

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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.

Guy Youman - Attorney
Guy Youman
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
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Matt Karstens - Attorney
Matt Karstens
0/5 (0 reviews)
McSwain Nagle Giese & Rapp, P.C.
 400 S. Knoll St., Suite AB Wheaton IL 60187
(630) 407-1200
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Collections Criminal Law Divorce
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Elizabeth Youakim - Attorney
Elizabeth Youakim
0/5 (0 reviews)
Blacha Law Office, LLC
 40 Shuman Blvd. Suite 118 Naperville IL 60563
(630) 445-2355
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
English
Unknown Status
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
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James G Militello III - Attorney
James G Militello III
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
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Nichol M. Broshous - Attorney
Nichol M. Broshous
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
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Dr. Maudia Norman Washington - Attorney
Dr. Maudia Norman Washington
0/5 (0 reviews)
Washington Law Offices, P.C.
 22 W. Washington Street, Suite 1500 Chicago IL 60602
(312) 772-7906
Argosy University
English
United States Tax Court Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Business Law
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Mr. Jacob J. Frost - Attorney
Mr. Jacob J. Frost
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
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Christopher Everett Sherer - Attorney
Christopher Everett Sherer
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
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Donald B. Garvey - Attorney
Donald B. Garvey
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
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Jennifer Bunker Skerston - Attorney
Jennifer Bunker Skerston
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
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Berry Tucker - Attorney
Berry Tucker
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
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Vincent C Mancini - Attorney
Vincent C Mancini
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fornaro Law
 1022 S. LaGrange Road LaGrange IL 60525
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1994)
English, Spanish
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
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Thomas W Tuohy - Attorney
Thomas W Tuohy
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
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Stan Weller - Attorney
Stan Weller
0/5 (0 reviews)
Weller Law, LLC
 1 S. Church St. Suite 202 Belleville IL 62220
(618) 277-3476
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (1995)
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Divorce Domestic Violence
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J. Steven Ayres - Attorney
J. Steven Ayres
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
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Edward J. Blake Jr. - Attorney
Edward J. Blake Jr.
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
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Lisa D. Wisowaty - Attorney
Lisa D. Wisowaty
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wilson & Wilson
 1023 W 55th St #200 LaGrange IL 60525
(708) 482-7090
Northern Illinois University College of Law (2018)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Estate Planning Probate
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Stella Day - Attorney
Stella Day
0/5 (0 reviews)
Johnston Tomei Lenczycki & Goldberg LLC
 350 N. Milwaukee Ave. Suite 202 Libertyville IL 60048
(847) 549-0600
American University Washington College of Law (2006)
English, Russian
Illinois Bar
Active License
Estate Planning Probate
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David Hernandez - Attorney
David Hernandez
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of David Hernandez, P.C.
 3478 S. Archer Ave. Chicago IL 60608
(773) 466-2000
Spanish
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Insurance Claims
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Christina M. Weller - Attorney
Christina M. Weller
0/5 (0 reviews)
Elliott, Trainor & Willman, P.C.
 1005 Loras Drive Freeport IL 61032
(815) 233-1022
University of Iowa (2015)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Business Law Construction Law
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Michael J. Gilmartin - Attorney
Michael J. Gilmartin
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
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Julie C. King - Attorney
Julie C. King
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Julie C. King, PLLC
 301 N. Neil, Suite 400 CHAMPAIGN IL 61820
(217) 714-8558
University of Illinois - Springfield (2012)
United States Patent and Trademark Office Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Estate Planning Intellectual Property
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Oleg Feldman - Attorney
Oleg Feldman
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
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Kamran Memon - Attorney
Kamran Memon
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
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Douglas Koth - Attorney
Douglas Koth
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
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Margaret Szymansky - Attorney
Margaret Szymansky
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
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Justin Mark Hastings - Attorney
Justin Mark Hastings
0/5 (0 reviews)
Castlebrook Law, P.C.
 526 Market Loop, Ste D West Dundee IL 60118
(847) 844-0698
Northern Illinois University (2013)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
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Matthew P. Prengaman - Attorney
Matthew P. Prengaman
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Matthew Prengaman
 70 E. Lake St. Ste. 1220 Chicago IL 60601
(773) 530-2875
University of Idaho College of Law
English
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Consumer Law Criminal Law
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James R. Enlow - Attorney
James R. Enlow
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gates, Wise, Schlosser & Goebel
 1231 S 8th St Springfield IL 62703
(217) 522-9010
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (1988)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Employment Law
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Philip Fornaro - Attorney
Philip Fornaro
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
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Farrah Qazi - Attorney
Farrah Qazi
0/5 (0 reviews)
Qazi Law Offices
 4320 Winfield Rd Suite 200 Suite 200 Warrenville IL 60555
(630) 504-0648
DePaul College of Law (2001)
Arabic, English, Pashto, Spanish, Urdu
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Estate Planning Immigration Law International Law
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Salvatore Miglore - Attorney
Salvatore Miglore
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
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