Paul A. Smolinski

I had a consultation for my mother today with Paul. He is a wonderful attorney. Very kind, very personable, very helpful, very instructive. He was genuine and spent a great deal of time with us going over what our next steps need to be. I cannot express our gratitude and appreciation for his experti...se in his field. If you need an attorney that truly represents his clients, please contact him. You will not be disappointed.

Paul was a pleasure to deal with for our initial consultation. He was very accommodating given I was remote (dial-in) and primarily facilitating the meeting between him and my father. He was compassionate, listened and quickly understood the issues and hand and gave straight honest answers and acti...onable next-steps. He was willing to think "out of the box" and showed a sense of urgency where it mattered. Ultimately, I think I would have been hard pressed to find someone better suited to my needs in the Chicago area. Thanks Paul! Looking forward to working with you!

I hired Paul Smolinski to handle a financially modest but legally complicated part of my deceased father's estate. Mr. Smolinski provided accurate, useful and timely information which allowed me to make the correct decisions and complete my work. Mr. Smolinski was always friendly and upbeat, along ...with having the perseverance to keep the process moving forward. Mr. Smolinski's fees were appropriate and never excessive. I would recommend him for estate and probate legal work.

When my dad passed away in early 2015, there were no provisions left for my mom who is in mid-late stage Alzheimer's. I took the book the social worker gave me and found Paul. I honestly can't tell you how relieved I was when I met and hired him and Palos Elder Care. I needed a fast course in elder c...are law on how to proceed with taking care of my mom. Paul is not your average stuffy lawyer. He is fun and caring and generous with his time and information. He has met my mom many times now, and they are friends! The first thing Paul would do before our meetings was dance with my mom! He made sure mom felt important, and if she wanted to sing and dance, he was right there with her even if it meant our appointment took longer than scheduled. I love that Paul cares about us so much. He's almost one of the family at this point! Aside from making my mom feel like a wonderful human being, Paul is incredibly knowledgable at elder care law. Everything he told me happened in the order he said it would, and I felt very confident and assured by him and his amazing staff. Everyone cares at Palos Elder Law. We were not just another case/client. Working with Paul, I gained full Guardianship of my mom even though I resided in California. I traveled every month to care for mom to ensure the best was being done for her. Paul helped me through selling my parent's home, and offered me additional information about other memory care facilities in the area. (Autumn Leaves in Orland Park was absolutely amazing if you can do private pay for a while!) After securing Guardianship and selling mom's home, my next task was to relocate my mom out here to California to be by me on a full-time basis. Paul understood our need to be together geographically, and so we began the process of soliciting the court to permanently move mom to CA. Paul helped me with this every step of the way. I know my dad is extremely pleased watching over us, and he's thrilled Paul was there to help me and mom! My mom is now here in CA! She is in a wonderful memory care facility 25 mins from my house! Paul and I finished my first year of accounting for mom, and he got all my petitions granted and our case is about to be closed with him in Illinois. If you are still reading, I know you care about your loved one as much as I love and adore my mom. Paul is your guy....Palos Elder Care is your law firm. You can stop your search right now and just pick up the phone and call Colleen for your appointment. You will not be disappointed. Paul & Pam will forever have a warm place in our hearts for taking an awful situation and making it easy for me to understand with successful outcomes. All my best to you, Marybeth.M p.s. Go hire Paul now!

Paul Smolinski is an absolute professional in his practice. I have come across several different lawyers and after working with Mr. Smolinski, I will never work with anyone else. He handled my mother’s case in which the nursing home was trying to sue me for negligence of cost. Among many of his oth...er cases, Mr. Smolinski took such an interest in my case that I never felt neglected or unsure of the process.