Oak Brook · DuPage County, Illinois
Estate planning, probate, real estate, and criminal defense for families and businesses across DuPage County, from the same firm since 1990.
Oak Brook’s residents and business owners tend to have more at stake than the average legal matter assumes — a high-value home, business interests, investment property, and an estate that may face taxes others never encounter. That calls for a firm that handles sophisticated work without losing the personal attention of a local practice. We serve Oak Brook across estate planning, real estate, probate, and business and civil matters, with the same attorney handling your file from start to finish.
Oak Brook is in DuPage County, so estates are administered through the probate court in Wheaton and property records with the DuPage County Recorder. We know these courts and offices and the kinds of higher-value and commercial matters Oak Brook clients bring. Explore our estate planning, real estate, probate, and civil litigation practices, or reach out to discuss your situation directly.
All from one experienced firm with three decades of DuPage and Cook County practice.
Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives. Protect your family.
Residential and commercial closings, FSBO, title issues, leases.
High-net-worth estate planning focus
Advanced trust and tax planning
Commercial real estate transactions
Family business succession planning
Chris or John handles your matter personally, not paralegals or first-year associates.
We assess your situation, explain your options, and quote pricing before any work begins.
Affluent families and business owners in Oak Brook often assume they have to choose between a large firm’s capabilities and a small firm’s personal service. We aim to offer both: the experience to handle estate-tax planning, business interests, commercial real estate, and significant transactions, delivered by the actual attorney on your file rather than a rotating team. For Oak Brook clients, that combination — real depth without losing the personal relationship — is exactly what the stakes call for.
The breadth also pays off because Oak Brook matters tend to connect. A business owner’s estate plan touches the company, the commercial real estate, and the tax exposure all at once; a significant transaction has implications for the rest of the plan. Handling estate planning, real estate, probate, and civil and business matters in one DuPage County firm lets us see and manage those connections, so nothing important is handled in isolation. You get coordinated counsel and clear, candid advice throughout.
From our Villa Park office at 322 S. Ardmore Avenue, we represent Oak Brook residents and businesses across DuPage and Cook County.
Yes, Oak Brook is a core part of our practice. We handle the full range of services for Oak Brook residents and businesses, from estate planning to closing transactions. Oak Brook is one of the wealthiest communities in DuPage County. Our Oak Brook practice emphasizes high-net-worth estate planning, sophisticated trust structure…
Most consultations happen by phone or video, with office visits only when documents need to be signed or strategy requires it. We accommodate Oak Brook clients however works best, including evening or weekend appointments when needed.
Initial consultations are free, typically 30-45 minutes. We assess your situation, explain options, and quote pricing if you decide to engage us.
Yes, we appear regularly in DuPage County (Wheaton) and Cook County courts. Oak Brook-related cases are heard in the appropriate county courthouse. We handle the court appearances for you in most matters.
Most documents can be signed remotely using Illinois-recognized e-signature processes. Real estate closings often happen at title companies (in-person or remote). We adapt to client needs.
Yes. Oak Brook has a strong concentration of business owners and commercial real estate, and we handle the legal work that goes with it — commercial real estate transactions, contracts, succession planning, and civil disputes — alongside estate planning and probate. For many Oak Brook clients these areas overlap, and handling them in one firm means they are coordinated rather than treated in isolation.
It is a real possibility for affluent Oak Brook families. Illinois has its own estate tax with an exemption well below the federal one and no portability between spouses, so a substantial estate — a high-value home, investments, a business — can owe a tax that planning could have reduced or avoided. We calculate the exposure and structure the plan accordingly, coordinating it with your business and real estate interests.
Whether you’re planning ahead or facing a current legal matter, the first conversation is free. Let’s talk.