$ 250-325 per hour
Brent is a Chicago estate planning attorney. He practices in the areas of estate planning and probate administration, probate and estate litigation, business succession planning, asset protection, commercial litigation, mergers and acquisitions, corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships. He is a member of Wealth Counsel Trust an Estate Practice. In his practice, Brent represents individuals, families and corporate clients on estate planning matters in the formulation and implementation of strategies to reduce taxation, protect and preserve assets, and facilitate the transfer of assets among family members and other charities.
Brent advises clients in connection with the establishment of both simple and highly customized estate plans, which the latter may incorporate the use of revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts, charitable trusts, insurance trusts, special needs trusts, and various business entities. He works with families, closely-held businesses and other related professionals to ensure that the estate plan established by his clients during lifetime are respected into the future.
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Practice Areas
19 years | 1,000 cases
19 years | 2,500 cases
19 years | 500 cases
$ 250-325 per hour
20%-50%
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Chat withState: Illinois
Acquired: 2007
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2022
120 N. LaSalle Street, 20th Floor, Chicago, IL, 60602
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"I endorse this lawyer. Brent Wills is a highly skilled estate planning lawyer and I would highly recommend him to any friend, family or client with estate planning needs."
"I have known Brent for many years. He is an exceptional advocate and highly skilled and knowledgable in the areas of probate and estate planning. I endorse this lawyer."
"Brent has handled several estate planning matters for my clients and he is extremely knowledgeable in the trusts and estate practice area and is very responsive with clients. I endorse this lawyer."
"Brent is an excellent estate planning, probate and commercial litigation attorney. I endorse this lawyer."
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This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2022.
Partial Stayed Suspension and Probation issued in IL, 2022
updated on 01/19/2023This type of suspension means an attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time, and must meet State ordered requirements. While on probation, the State monitors the lawyer's activities in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.
2014
Partnership, Smith Admundsen
2015 - Present
Of Counsel, Zeller Law, LLC
2015 - Present
Managing Partner, BW Law Group, LLC
2007 - 2015
Partner, Smith Amundsen, LLC
2007 - Present
Chicago Bar AssociationMember
2007 - Present
Illinois State Bar AssociationMember
Success
2006
JD
2003
BA
2016
Estate Planning
English