Wilson & Wilson Law Offices - Tinley Park, IL

Multi-Generational Estate Planning and Elder Law in Tinley Park, Illinois

Securing your family future and safeguarding assets built over a lifetime requires experienced legal counsel grounded in trust and empathy. Wilson & Wilson Law Offices represents individuals, seniors, and multi-generational families from its South Harlem Avenue office in Tinley Park. Established in 1983 by James T. Wilson and his son William S. Wilson, the firm continues a century-long tradition of legal excellence that spans three generations of Illinois attorneys. Founding partner Bill Wilson and his team possess over four decades of experience helping clients protect life savings from probate costs, tax liabilities, and nursing home expenses. When you need a lawyer who treats your family with care, Wilson & Wilson provides reassuring guidance.

Advanced Medicaid Planning and Asset Protection for Seniors

As seniors age, the cost of assisted living and skilled nursing home care in Illinois can rapidly deplete family estates. Wilson & Wilson Law Offices concentrates heavily on elder law and Medicaid crisis planning, helping families navigate the complex qualification rules of the Illinois Medicaid program. Through asset protection trusts, irrevocable trusts, and strategic spend-down plans, attorney Bill Wilson and partner Sandra Schildgen ensure aging loved ones access quality long-term care while legally protecting the family home and assets for surviving family members.

Special Needs Trusts and Comprehensive Guardianship

Providing lifelong care for a dependent with disabilities requires specialized legal planning. Leaving a direct inheritance can unintentionally eliminate vital government benefits such as Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid. As a charter member of the Academy of Special Needs Planners, William S. Wilson designs special needs trusts that enhance a beneficiary quality of life without disrupting public assistance. The firm also assists families with guardianship proceedings, giving caregivers legal authority to make necessary healthcare and financial decisions.

Dedicated Probate, Trust Administration, and Fiduciary Services

Following the loss of a loved one, executors and trustees face demanding fiduciary responsibilities. Wilson & Wilson Law Offices assists families through formal Illinois probate court proceedings, handling creditor claims, asset inventories, and final distributions. For estates held in revocable trusts, the firm advises trustees on fulfilling their fiduciary duties, preventing costly disputes among beneficiaries. The firm attorneys also provide professional fiduciary services, acting as trusted executors, trustees, or healthcare agents.

Practice Areas at Wilson & Wilson Law Offices

• Living Trusts and Wills: Custom estate plans that preserve family privacy, avoid probate, and dictate asset distribution.
• Medicaid and Elder Law: Long-term care planning, nursing home asset protection, and Medicaid application guidance.
• Special Needs Planning: Supplemental needs trusts, benefit preservation, and letter of intent drafting.
• Guardianship Petitions: Establishing legal guardianship for incapacitated adults and minors with disabilities.
• Probate Settlement: Navigating Cook County and Will County probate courts and counseling successor trustees.
• Business Succession: Small business entity structuring, corporate succession plans, and buy-sell agreements.

Schedule an Appointment with Wilson & Wilson Law Offices

Whether you need to create your first estate plan, protect a parent savings from long-term care costs, or administer a loved one estate, consulting an experienced elder law attorney brings invaluable reassurance. Wilson & Wilson Law Offices blends large-firm sophistication with the warm attention of a family practice. If you are preparing to hire an attorney in Tinley Park or the surrounding South Suburbs, contact the firm today to schedule your comprehensive legal consultation.