Flatiron Legal Advisors represents Illinois clients in family law, estate planning, criminal defense, personal injury, civil litigation, real estate, immigration, and debt defense. Our Illinois team works out of two Chicago offices, handling matters across Cook County and the surrounding collar counties.
We meet clients in Chicago by appointment. To schedule, use the location link below or contact our Illinois team.
We’re built for the full range of legal challenges Illinoisans face. Each of our practice areas is led by attorneys who know Illinois law, Illinois courts, and how Cook County and the collar counties actually run.
Illinois is an equitable distribution state, which means the court divides marital property in a way it considers fair — not automatically 50/50. Our Illinois divorce attorneys handle contested and uncontested cases, including high-net-worth divorces, business-owner divorces, and divorces involving complex asset division.
Allocation of parental responsibilities, parenting time, child support, modifications, and paternity. Illinois moved away from the language of “custody” in 2016, but the underlying questions are the same. Courts decide these matters based on the best interest of the child, and we help you build the case that protects your relationship with your kids — through litigation when needed, through negotiation when possible.
Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, and HIPAA releases. Illinois has its own estate tax with a lower threshold than the federal one, which affects estate planning for more families than people realize. Whether you’re a young parent setting up your first plan or a retiree updating a long-standing one, our Illinois estate planning attorneys help you protect what matters and pass it on the way you intend.
Illinois probate is overseen by the circuit court and can run anywhere from six months to several years depending on the size of the estate, whether anyone contests, and how quickly creditors come forward. We guide personal representatives through administration, handle independent and supervised probate, and litigate will contests and probate disputes when an estate is challenged.
DUI, drug charges, domestic violence, assault, theft, and white-collar matters. After an Illinois DUI arrest, your driving privileges face a statutory summary suspension that takes effect on day 46 unless you petition to challenge it. The criminal case and the suspension run on separate tracks. When your freedom is on the line, our Illinois criminal defense lawyers mount the kind of defense that gets results.
Contract disputes, business disagreements, partnership splits, real estate litigation, construction defects, and commercial cases. We litigate Illinois matters in front of Illinois judges and juries, and we’ll tell you up front whether a case belongs in court or at the negotiating table.
Real estate transactions, title disputes, landlord-tenant matters, and the kind of complications Chicago real estate produces — condo board disputes, tenant-protection ordinances that change by ward, and a property tax system that gets contested every cycle. Our team handles both transactional work and litigation.
The personal-side practice areas where individual clients need a firm in their corner. Personal injury claims from car accidents to wrongful death (Illinois follows modified comparative fault with a 51% bar). Immigration counsel for families and employers. Debt defense and collections work that protects what you’ve built.
We won’t sell you a packaged service or hand your case to an associate. We tell you what we think, what we recommend, and what it will cost — up front.
Many legal problems don’t fit neatly into one box. A divorce can touch estate planning. A business dispute can have real-estate angles. A criminal charge can affect a custody case. Our team works across practice areas so your strategy is coherent, not siloed.
Court deadlines don’t wait. Neither does the call you get from your business partner at 9 p.m. We staff our practice so clients get answers, not voicemail.
Most of our Illinois practice areas start with a complimentary case review. Tell us what’s happening, and we’ll tell you — straight — what your options are, what we’d recommend, and how we’d approach it.
Schedule your free consultation or contact our Illinois team directly. We’ll get you on the path that makes the most sense for you.
