100% Focused on Probate and Guardianship in Illinois

In order to provide more precise and focused service to our clients, we have limited our practice to probate, guardianship, and the related estate litigation.  We believe this enables us to better serve our clients in both routine and complex matters in the probate court system.  Also, since Attorney Kevin Williams has handled hundreds of probate and guardianship cases across the Chicagoland area for over 15 years, he has become knowledgeable with the probate courts in several counties, including the various judges, lawyers, and court clerks.

If you would like to learn about various issues on Illinois Probate and Guardianship law, click on any of the following links to go directly to several in-depth articles on relevant Probate and Guardianship topics:

Probate Articles

• How the Probate process works in Illinois

• A checklist for what you should do when someone dies in Illinois

• How to become appointed as the Executor of an Illinois Probate Estate

• The role of an Executor in administering the Estate after being appointed

• Whether all Wills go through Probate in Illinois

• Whether all assets pass under the Will of a deceased person in Illinois

• What to do in an Illinois probate estate without a Will

• When a Probate is required in Illinois

• How long the Probate process takes in Illinois

• How outstanding claims are resolved through the insolvent estate process in Illinois

• How to reopen a closed probate estate in Illinois

• How to handle a Small Estate Affidavit in Illinois

Guardianship Articles

• How the Guardianship process works in Illinois

• How a Guardianship of the Person is handled in Illinois

• Illinois Guardianships vs. Powers of Attorney

• Illinois Guardianship Accountings for Guardianships of the Estate

• How to transfer an Illinois guardianship matter from one county or state to another

Estate Litigation Articles

• How Probate Estate Litigation works in Illinois
• The Probate Estate Litigation process in Illinois
• Whether it is better to settle or litigate a probate case to trial in Illinois
• What role attorneys play in Illinois Probate Estate Litigation

* The content that is provided on this website is to be used for general information purposes only.  It is not meant to be legal advice and does not establish an attorney-client relationship.

** The Law Office of Kevin Williams is an Aurora, Illinois law firm with a concentration on Probate and Guardianship law.  In particular, our firm handles Kane, DuPage, Will, Cook, and Kendall County probate and guardianship matters.  In addition to serving Aurora, Illinois, we serve Naperville, Oswego, Montgomery, Plainfield, Lisle, Warrenville, Wheaton, Batavia, St. Charles, Geneva, Sugar Grove, North Aurora, Yorkville, Bolingbrook, West Chicago, Lombard, Joliet, Winfield and Chicago, as well as other communities in Kane, DuPage, Kendall, Will, and Cook Counties. 

***Case study disclaimer:  Any result that may have been achieved on behalf of a client in a past matter does not guarantee that a similar result can be achieved in the future.  Additionally, all names in case studies on this website have been changed to protect the identities of the individuals involved in the cases.

The Law Office of Kevin Williams, 2295 Bannister Lane, Aurora, IL 60504, (630) 898-4789