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Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate

Bio: Kelly L. Petersen is a licensed attorney concentrating in the areas of estate planning and estate and trust administration, including decedent's estates and adult guardianships. Prior to joining Huck Bouma, PC, Kelly practiced family law and repre...

Rating: 9.5

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Illinois Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Trusts, Business and more

Bio: Brian K. Jones left his own firm in 2012 to join Harrison & Held, LLP as a Partner and to Co-Chair the firm’s family office practice. His practice is centered on estate planning and administration and includes business succession planning and real...

Rating: 10

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Estate Planning Lawyers in Illinois

Estate planning attorneys prepare wills, powers of attorney, advance healthcare directives, and trusts to ensure clients’ wishes are honored. They advise on tax-efficient transfers, guardianship for minors, asset protection, and succession planning. They draft documents, coordinate with financial advisors, and guide families through probate avoidance and legacy goals.

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Estate Planning

Estate planning attorneys prepare wills, powers of attorney, advance healthcare directives, and trusts to ensure clients’ wishes are honored. They advise on tax-efficient transfers, guardianship for minors, asset protection, and succession planning. They draft documents, coordinate with financial advisors, and guide families through probate avoidance and legacy goals.

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Illinois Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianship and more

Bio: Attorney Michelle Bugajsky focuses her practice on probate, estate planning, and guardianship. Whether assisting clients in planning for their futures or helping clients through problems in the here and now, Michelle provides caring and thoughtful...

Rating: 10

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Illinois Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Business, Contracts & Agreements

Bio: Michael has extensive experience advising small businesses and start-ups. His knowledge of the legal issues that commonly face small businesses stems from years of representing businesses in a wide array of fields IT consulting, software solutions...

Rating: 9.7

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Illinois Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 46 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Elder Law, Wills & Living Wills 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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Illinois Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 27 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Elder Law

Bio: Stephen C. Jones Jones Elder Law, LLC Stephen focuses his practice on protecting the assets that families have worked a lifetime to accumulate. After watching his grandparents battle through the Alzheimers disease progression, he understands first...

Rating: 9.9

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Illinois Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Trusts

Bio: Carol also has expertise in preparing revocable living trusts, wills, and other estate planning tools. This includes plans for special needs children, disabled adults, clients with minor children, and second marriages.

Rating: 10

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Illinois Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills

Bio: As the old saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. With this in mind, I work closely with my clients, helping them take small steps today to ensure a better tomorrow. Take Estate Planning for example: if you die without an es...

Rating: 9.7

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Illinois Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

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

Experienced & Personable Bankruptcy Attorney / Chapters 7 and 13.

Rating: 9.3

Call for a consultation(630) 599-7459

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Illinois Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 45 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody and more

Over 37 years experience achieving successful results for divorce and family law clients.

Rating: 9.6

Call for a FREE consultation(847) 999-4258

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Illinois Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Corporate & Incorporation and more

Bio: Lindsey Paige Markus assists business owners and families plan their estates, protect assets, transfer wealth, and minimize taxation. Lindsey works closely with clients to formulate succession plans, advise on business formation, wealth preservati...

Rating: 9.9

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Illinois Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

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

Bio: I opened my law firm at the beginning of 2009. I focus my practice on elder law, specifically Life Care Planning, which is a more holistic approach to traditional elder law. I have an Elder Care Coordinator on staff who assists clients with care n...

Rating: 10

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Illinois Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianship and more

Bio: Deborah B. Cole is a partner and member of the firm’s Estate Planning Group. Deborah has built her practice based upon her belief that professionally done estate planning is essential for every adult American. Although some estate planners focus o...

Rating: 10

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Illinois Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Real Estate, Contracts & Agreements and more

Bio: Treasurer and Executive Board Member- Camp One Step by Children's Oncology Services, Inc. ()

Rating: 10

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Illinois Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Trusts, Corporate & Incorporation and more

Bio: Ian received his Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude from Georgetown University in 2007, and was admitted to the Illinois Bar the same year. From 2007-2014, Ian served as a JAG in the United States Air Force. As a uniformed attorney, Ian prepared hundre...

Rating: 9.8

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Illinois Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Family, Divorce & Separation and more

Comprehensive. Client Focused. Quality.

Rating: 9.4

Call for a consultation(630) 324-4971

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Illinois Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Review: "I have consulted with Ms. Wawrzynek on a number of occasions regarding a family law issue. She has always been patient and understanding, answering my questions logically and legally, not allowing me to wallow in the mess, but raising me above it ..."

Rating: 10

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Illinois Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, 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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Illinois Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Business, Mediation and more

Bio: Tim Leighton serves Clients in the Bloomington-Normal, Illinois area by assisting with trusts, wills, power of attorney, estates, probate, business formation and planning, mediation & arbitration, uncontested guardianship, and tax matters. Most of...

Rating: 9.4

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Illinois Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 34 years

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

Bio: I have been a lawyer for over 30 years. It has been been very rewarding to help people who are in need of legal assistance. Helping countless families in foreclosure keep their homes by securing afforbable loan modifications for them is extremely ...

Rating: 10

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