Best Estate Planning Attorneys in Chicago

Berger, Newmark & Fenchel P.C. focuses on serving each client with integrity and a tradition of service since being founded in 1919. Located in Chicago and assisting clients throughout the Midwest, their client list ranges from small family businesses to successful large companies. The company provides legal services for matters that include estate and trust planning, labor and employment law, commercial litigation, and more.

Correa Law specializes in assisting clients in the Chicago area protect themselves and their families with proper legal planning since 2010. Founder Mario Correa recognized the need for a successful estate planning law firm and they focus on thinking about the issues most people don’t want to reflect on in order to protect clients with their technical expertise. The company provides legal services for matters that include estate administrations and guardianships, estate plans, elder law, and more. They are accredited by the Better Business Bureau.

Correa Law serves residents of Chicago. The firm handles concerns related to wills, trusts, estate planning, and elder law. Its team also assists in probate and guardianship matters. Mario Correa, the firm's principal, helps clients and their families prepare estate plans, trusts, and wills. He administers trusts and educates trustees on their responsibilities. He represents clients when contested matters arise in probate, trust administration, and guardianship. Mario Correa has been providing estate planning services for more than 20 years.

Located in Chicago and founded in 2004, Garofalo Law Group focus on offering each client personal attention, preparation for each situation, innovative solutions and thinking, long-term relationships, and assistance in legal challenges. The company provides legal services for matters that include estate planning, professional licensing, business law, landlord and tenant rights, real estate, asset protection, elder law, and more. They are a member of SuperLawyers, Wealth Counsel, ElderCounsel, Advisors Forum and the Illinois State Bar Association.

A Chicago-based law firm founded in 1993, Golan Christie Taglia LLP focuses on delivering high-quality services, successful results, and personalized service. Their client list includes nonprofit organizations, high net worth individuals, family businesses, and entrepreneurs. The company offers legal services for matters that include real estate taxation, estate planning and taxation, reorganization and bankruptcy, intellectual property, employment law, commercial real estate, entertainment law, mergers and acquisitions, and more. The firm is a member of Leading Lawyers, rated by SuperLawyers, hold a Martindale-Hubbell® AV Rating, and hold the Best Law Firms Award in 2016 by U.S. News for Best Lawyers.

A boutique law firm holding over 50 years of experience, Law Offices of Canalia & Clark, LLC assists clients in the Chicago Metropolitan and Northwest Indiana areas. Specializing in helping clients leave legacies, they focus on guiding each client through the legal process of protecting their unique interests for now and for the future. The company offers legal services for matters that include estate planning, business law, residential real estate transactions, and probate administration. They hold a Featured Attorney in Estate Planning rating by AVVO.

Owned by Chicago native Marc J. Blumenthal since 1985, the Law Offices of Marc J. Blumenthal focuses on helping people change their lives, whether they’re an individual or business, with personalized service for each unique situation. Basing his firm in Buffalo Grove, Marc is active in the business, nonprofit, charity, and legal communities when he isn’t working. The company offers legal services for matters that include real estate law, estate planning, business matters, transportation law, and more. They are a member of the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association, Transportation Lawyers Association, Illinois State Bar Association, and more.

Owned and operated for over 20 years by Stephen S. Newland and Gary A. Newland, Newland & Newland LLP serves the Chicago area with three main locations in Libertyville, Arlington Heights, and Chicago. They focus on providing reputable legal guidance and solving challenging legal problems for clients throughout the area. The company offers legal services for matters that include estate planning, bankruptcy, worker’s compensation, foreclosure defense and loan modification, business law, personal injury, and more. They are a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association, Association of Foreclosure Defense Attorneys, Manta, are accredited by the Better Business Bureau, and more.

A boutique law firm founded in 1998, Peck Ritchey, LLC focuses on protecting each client and their loved ones both in and out of the courtroom for a peaceful home life. The company provides legal services for matters that include estate planning, special needs planning, Alzheimer's disease planning, guardianship litigation, probate and trust litigation, and more. They are a member of the Chicago Bar Association, a member of the Illinois Bar Association, a member of the ElderCareMatters® Alliance, hold an AVVO Rating for Experience and Industry Recognition for Professional Conduct, a member of the International Network of Boutique Law Firms, and are Peer Reviewed by the Leading Lawyers Network.

Schottler & Associates is a team of estate planners based in Chicago. The lawyers at the company provide legal assistance in a variety of estate planning areas, including trusts, living wills, provisions for digital assets, and financial powers of attorney. Moreover, the team helps clients set up life estates such as bonds, and they also handle business ownership transfers, charitable donations, and funerary arrangements. Company attorney Mark Schottler has been a practicing lawyer since 1996.

Founded in 1997, The Law Office of Cynthia Hayes Hutchins, P.C. holds over 25 years of experience representing clients in the Wheaton and surrounding areas. Owned by Principle Attorney, Cynthia Hayes Hutchins, the firm focuses on using knowledge and expertise to assist each client through the legal process with integrity and professionalism. The company offers legal services for matters that include estate planning, guardianship, elder law, probate and estate administration, and more. Cynthia is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, DuPage County Bar Association, and more.

Serving the Chicago area since 2010, Tomlinson Law Office, P.C. focuses on fully understanding each business to help each client with practical and aggressive legal strategies and advice at a reasonable price. The company offers legal services for matters that include estate and power of attorney, wills and trusts, general business legal advice, business entity formation and conversion, internal investigations, fiduciary duties, probate litigation, and more. The firm employs two main attorneys: Michael P. Tomlinson, who is a shareholder, and Michael Munley. They are rated by SuperLawyers and Michael holds a Leading Lawyer Award in 2016 by Emerging Lawyers.

Since 1982, Tuohy Law Offices has provided legal services to the greater Chicago area and all of Illinois. The company's founder, Tom Tuohy, provides legal services to the Chicago police force and founded the Dreams for Kids charity along with several other legal innovations for the community. The lawyers at Tuohy Law Offices concentrate on mesothelioma and asbestos injury claims as well as representing clients for veterans issues, personal injury, living trusts, and small business law.

Based in Chicago’s West Loop, Webb Law Group LLC focuses on bringing transparent and efficient legal services to each client. The firm provides legal services for matters that include estate planning, evictions, real estate transactions, guardianship, and probate services. They employ two attorneys, Ralanda Webb and Steven Todd Schmall. Ralanda is a managing attorney, specializes in landlord and probate legal matters, and is a former First Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois. Steven counsels the firm’s clients on real estate matters, is a former Administrative Hearing Officer for an Illinois state agency, and is a former Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois. Ralanda is a Bar member of the U.S. Court of Claims, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, U.S. District Court/Trial Bar, the State of Washington, the State of Illinois, and holds a Superb Award for Top Attorney Probate by AVVO. Steven is a Bar member of the No. District of Indiana, East. District of Wisconsin, Cent. District of Illinois, No. District of Illinois Trial Bar, and Illinois.

A family owned firm, Wilson & Wilson holds three locations in Northbrook, Tinley Park, and LaGrange since being founded in 1983. Established by James T. Wilson (who is now deceased) and his son William S. Wilson, the company focuses on serving each client with committed and professional legal representation. They offer legal services for matters that include estate and asset protection planning, guardianship, fiduciary services, nursing home injury litigation, elder law and Medicaid planning, probate and estate administration, planning for families with special needs children, and more. They are a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, a member of the Academy of Special Needs Planners, and a Five Star Professional in 2011 by Wealth Manager.