Top Rated Lake County, IL Probate Lawyers

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Lake County Has 232 Probate Attorneys with 812 Reviews

Lake County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 28 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Business and more

Bio: 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 ...

Rating: 8.4

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Lake County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Real Estate

Bio: I concentrate on two areas of law. First, I help guide people who are selling their homes from signing the contract to the closing on the house. I don't charge an hourly rate, and I don't ask for a retainer. I work on a flat fee, and that flat fee...

Rating: 8.5

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Lake County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 45 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Wills & Living Wills and more

We work to avoid probate but work with clients in probate as needed

Rating: 10

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Lake County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 7 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Divorce & Separation, Family and more

Bio: In recognition of J.P.'s skill set, he was named to the Super Lawyers list as Illinois’ “Rising Stars” in the area of Family Law in 2024 and 2025. This peer nominated honor is bestowed on only a small fraction of the attorneys in Illinois. During ...

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Lake County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Tax, Estate Planning and more

Assisting you in tax return preparation, business law, and estate planning.

Rating: 10

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Lake County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Guardianship, Estate Planning and more

Bio: Steve Raminiak concentrates his practice in estate planning as well as the administration of estates and trusts of decedents, minors and disabled persons. He regularly tackles contested estates, and has been appointed as Guardian ad Litem, Special...

Rating: 8.0

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Lake County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: No nonsense, straight forward legal representation and litigation.

Rating: 6.6

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Lake County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Real Estate, Estate Planning and more

Bio: In January 2012, I founded The Law Offices of Lisa Gagliano Bernstein, which is a sole practitioner firm specializing in the fields of real estate, estate planning, probate, and family law. I infuse each case I handle with a solid work ethic, adva...

Rating: 6.8

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Lake County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Bankruptcy & Debt, Real Estate and more

We provide help navigating the complexities of Probate and Trust Administration.

Rating: 7.2

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Lake County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Real Estate and more

Review: "Matt Quick Attorney and Kelly Berry Paralegal did the work necessary to simplify the process for our estate planing. Their experience and knowledge made a difficult task simple and uncomplicated with directives and a Will. Their response time equa..."

Rating: 8.4

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Lake County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 44 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Elder Law, Trusts and more

Bio: James is a long time resident of Arlington Heights, Illinois, where he lives with his wife, and the proud father of three sons. James has and continues to be active in many volunteer community activities. James acted as an Assistant Scoutmaster wi...

Rating: 10

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Lake County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 45 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Elder Law and more

Bio: I am passionate about helping families solve the problems that keep them up at night. I have a wonderful wife Katie, three adult children, three beautiful grandchildren and one more on the way. I live in Riverwoods with Katie and our dog Buster wh...

Rating: 9.3

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Lake County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Real Estate, Business and more

Bio: Since 1993, Terrie L. Culver has been practicing law in the areas of business/corporate and real estate law litigation and transactions. Terrie first began her career by clerking for an Illinois Court Judge. Then she went on to the private sector,...

Rating: 6.6

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Lake County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Family, Estate Planning and more

Bio: Jessica Wollwage-Rymut graduated from Northwestern University in 2007 with a degree in Political Science. After working for a year at a commercial real estate firm, Jessica was offered admission to the Chicago-Kent College of Law Honors Scholar Pr...

Rating: 9.6

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Lake County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Trusts and more

Bio: I am a lifelong Chicagoland resident with a passion for helping families plan their estates so their loved ones are cared for upon their passing. I utilize wills, trusts, powers of attorney for property and healthcare, with the goal of both ensuri...

Rating: 8.5

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Lake County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Family, Estate Planning and more

Bio: I graduated Magna Cum Laude, in 2008 from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan with a Juris Doctorate degree. His undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree was obtained Cum Laude in Computer Information Science from West Virginia We...

Rating: 6.7

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Lake County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning

Bio: As an attorney on the human side of the law, I strive to provide my clients with an advocate and empower them to take control of their pre- and post-death planning and administration needs. Whether clients have significant wealth or not, they need...

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Lake County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Education, Business and more

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Rating: 10

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Lake County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 10 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Trusts, Elder Law and more

Bio: Sally Chung is the founder of the Law Office of Sally Chung, LLC. Attorney Chung is no stranger to the estate/financial planning and asset protection industry. With more than 15 years of financial planning experience Sally wasted little time in ma...

Rating: 6.4

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Lake County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 41 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Real Estate and more

Review: "We needed a will and trust ASAP for our elderly mom, Tom was so easy to work with and communicative . His fee was more than fair. Highly reccommended"

Rating: 7.0

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