Practice Areas
Where I Focus My Practice
Estate planning, small business law, and real estate for individuals, families, and founders across Illinois. These three areas go together. The clients I serve are often navigating all three at once.
Estate Planning
protecting what you’ve built, and the people you’ve built it for.
Whether you’re putting a first will in place or restructuring a trust after a life change, the goal is the same: wishes documented clearly, assets passing efficiently, and the people you care about protected from unnecessary confusion and expense. Every engagement begins with what actually matters to you, not a checklist of standard documents.
Matters handled
Simple & pour-over wills · Revocable living trusts · Powers of attorney · Healthcare directives · Probate & trust administration
Small Business & Contracts
the legal infrastructure your business needs, without the overhead.
The entity you choose, the agreements you sign, and the contracts you offer clients all compound over time. I work with solo founders, partnerships, and companies under 25 employees, businesses that need real counsel but can’t justify a general counsel on retainer. Fixed-fee engagements keep costs predictable.
Matters handled
LLC & S-corp formation · Operating & shareholder agreements · Client & vendor contracts · Employment agreements · NDAs & non-competes
Real Estate
careful documentation for your most important transactions.
Real estate often involves the largest single asset you will ever own or lease. The paperwork is rarely simple and the timelines are compressed. I represent buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants in residential and commercial matters, flat-fee for straightforward residential closings, agreed scope for everything else.
Matters handled
Purchase & sale agreements · Title review & insurance · Commercial lease negotiation · Landlord–tenant disputes · Contract disputes
Outside My Practice
When You Need Someone Else
Some matters need a specialist. For litigation, family law, criminal defense, and immigration, I refer to colleagues I trust, attorneys I’d send my own family to. Reach out anyway: I’d rather point you to the right person than accept a matter I’m not the best fit for.
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