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Chicagoland Estate Planning Law Firm

Since 1980 at the office of Zapolis & Associates, P.C., attorney Robert Zapolis has been providing complete estate planning and estate administration services to individuals and families. Our firm represents clients throughout the Chicagoland area. Please contact us to arrange a consultation in any of the following practice areas.

Estate Planning and Administration

• Estate Planning - Estate planning is a process of working with your lawyer to plan for your life, your loved ones, your future, and the distribution of your assets. We can help you through this process and develop a plan tailored to your needs. Included in our estate planning practice is assistance with wills, trusts, health care directives and power of attorney designations.
• Living Trust Estate Plans - Our firm can assemble your living trust portfolio--a comprehensive plan customized to fit your objectives.
• Estate and Gift Tax Planning - We are skilled at the many ways to alleviate tax implications related to estates and gifts.
• Guardianship - By establishing a guardianship for a disabled or ill person in your life, you are designating a person to make important decisions for your loved one.
• Special Needs Trusts - Special needs trusts have provisions that, when complied with, can help shield assets to ensure disabled individuals receive their inheritance without losing benefits they are entitled to under the law.
• Probate and Estate Administration - Our firm provides representation in probate and non-probate estate matters, including will contests and the administration of an estate.
• Estate Trust Administration - We are able to handle a wide variety of trust-related issues, including settling trust estates for our clients.
• Estate of a Minor - Dealing with the estate of a minor can be difficult. Our firm can assist clients in seeking to protect and possibly administer the estate of a minor.
• Contested Estates - We represent clients in contested matters such as contested wills and contested trusts. We strive to establish the facts and advocate aggressively on behalf of our clients.

Other Practice Areas

• Personal Injury - We represent clients in a range of serious injury cases, including car accidents, slip and falls, medical malpractice, wrongful death and other negligence cases.
• Business Formation - Our firm advises business owners during the important beginning phases of entity selection and formation.
• Business Continuity - We advise business owners on such matters as business succession planning, purchase agreements, buy-sell agreements, and stock redemption agreements.
• Upcoming Seminars

Please contact a lawyer from Zapolis & Associates today to arrange your consultation.