Oak Park · 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 Park is in Cook County, which sets it apart from the DuPage suburbs in ways that matter for nearly every legal matter — from where your estate would be probated to how a real estate transfer is taxed and recorded. For a community of historic homes and engaged residents, having a firm that knows both the law and the Cook County specifics is a real advantage. We serve Oak Park across estate planning, probate, real estate, and criminal and traffic defense, with the same attorney on your matter from start to finish.
Because Oak Park is in Cook County, probate runs through the Cook County Circuit Court’s Probate Division at the Daley Center, real estate records with the Cook County Clerk, and transfers carry Cook County and Village of Oak Park transfer taxes that DuPage towns do not. We handle these details correctly. Explore our estate planning, real estate, probate, and criminal defense practices, or reach out about your situation.
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.
Cook County estate planning practice
Historic home real estate transactions
Cook County probate court work
Complex multi-generational estates
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.
Oak Park sits just over the county line from the DuPage suburbs, and that line matters more than residents sometimes realize. Probate here goes through the Cook County court system at the Daley Center rather than the DuPage courthouse in Wheaton; real estate records with the Cook County Clerk; and a home sale carries Cook County and Village of Oak Park transfer taxes on top of the state’s. A firm that handles your matter without accounting for those differences can cost you time and money.
We bring that Cook County awareness to the full range of what Oak Park families need — estate planning that keeps a valuable, often historic home out of probate; real estate closings that handle the village’s transfer-stamp requirement; probate when it cannot be avoided; and criminal and traffic defense in the local courts. Having all of it under one roof, with the same attorney, means you get continuity and someone who already knows the Cook County landscape your matters run through.
From our Villa Park office at 322 S. Ardmore Avenue, we represent Oak Park residents and businesses across DuPage and Cook County.
Yes, Oak Park is a core part of our practice. We handle the full range of services for Oak Park residents and businesses, from estate planning to closing transactions. Oak Park sits at Cook County’s western edge, historic homes, complex multi-generational estate situations, and a deeply established real estate market. Our Oak…
Most consultations happen by phone or video, with office visits only when documents need to be signed or strategy requires it. We accommodate Oak Park 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 Park-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, in several practical ways. Probate for Oak Park residents goes through the Cook County court system rather than DuPage’s, real estate records with the Cook County Clerk, and property sales carry Cook County and Village of Oak Park transfer taxes that the DuPage suburbs do not have. We handle Oak Park matters with those differences in mind, so nothing about the county’s rules catches you off guard.
Yes. We are a general-practice firm serving Oak Park in estate planning, probate, real estate, and criminal and traffic defense. Handling these areas in one office gives you a single firm to rely on as needs arise, and it means your matters are handled by counsel who understands the Cook County specifics that apply to all of them. You work with the same attorney throughout.
Whether you’re planning ahead or facing a current legal matter, the first conversation is free. Let’s talk.