Estate Planning

Prominent Chicago Estate Planning Wills and Trust Lawyer

Jay A. Slutzky, Attorney at Law, is recognized by clients throughout the greater metropolitan area for providing quality estate planning services such as wills, trusts, and estate administration services at affordable fee rates. I also work directly with executors and personal representatives with any estate administration issues, from the opening of the estate to the final distribution and closing. I have over thirty years of experience working with clients to help them reduce estate taxes for heirs, establish advance health care directives, and determining the full value of their property and estate.

Estate planning is more than simply signing a will

As an experienced estate planning attorney, I can help you make sense of how Illinois and federal probate and inheritance laws will affect your spouse and children upon your death. When we meet for a consultation, I will fully explain the services I offer, my attorneys fees, and exactly what I will offer as your attorney. Please contact Jay A. Slutzky, Attorney at Law, to schedule a consultation. Getting your affairs in order is one of the most important things you can do for your family.

I offer estate planning and related services including: 

Ancillary documents

Beneficiary designations

By-Pass Trusts

Charitable gifts

Charitable lead trusts

Charitable Planning

Charitable remainder trusts

Credit Shelter Trusts

Credit shelter trusts

Crummy trusts

Durable or general powers of attorney

Estate Freezing

Generation-skipping transfers

Irrevocable life insurance trust

Life insurance trusts

Living Trusts

Living wills (medical directives)

Marital deduction trusts

Medical powers of attorney

Planning for Disabled Children

Planning for Disabled Spouses

Pour-over wills

Qualified domestic trusts (non- U.S. citizens)

Qualified personal residence trust

Second-Generation Planning

Special Needs Trusts

Split dollar purchase agreements

Testamentary Trusts

Wills

I invite you to contact my office to schedule a consultation about your estate planning and administration needs. I use my experience and my knowledge to help you meet your goals of protecting your family members from estate taxes, decisions about your final health care needs, and fulfillment of your final wishes.

Jay A. Slutzky, Attorney at Law
7749 North Milwaukee Avenue
Niles, IL 60714

Phone: 847-967-7979 • Fax: 847-967-7984

Attorney Jay A. Slutzky represents clients in Chicago, Niles, Skokie, Des Plaines, Morton Grove, Park Ridge, Lincolnwood, Glenview, Northbrook, Wilmette, Cook County, DuPage County and Lake County, Illinois.