If you need legal help with real estate law matters in Illinois, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. Illinois attorneys handle cases involving property transactions, title disputes, zoning issues, landlord-tenant matters, and construction defects, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Circuit Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

Illinois is an equitable distribution state, affecting how real property ownership, transfers, and disputes are handled. Transactions must comply with Illinois's recording statutes and closing procedures. Disputes over boundaries, title defects, zoning, or construction defects are litigated in Circuit Court, where local practice rules and judicial preferences can significantly impact outcomes.

The real estate law attorneys listed here practice throughout Illinois and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to real estate law law in Illinois for an in-depth look at Illinois's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Featured Katrine Fleishman - Attorney
4.9/5 (4 reviews)
Newland & Newland, LLP
401 West Irving Park Road Itasca IL 60143 denver 1w, illinious
(847) 797-8000
London School of Economics and Political Science (1940)
English, Spanish, German
Bar #1000420646
Illinois State Bar Association Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Antitrust Law Real Estate Law
Dragan Ivetic - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dragan Ivetic, Lawyer at Law, LLC
 161 N. Clark St., Suite 1700 Chicago IL 60601
(312) 216-5167
University of Illinois College of Law (1996)
Bosnian, Croatian, English, Montenegrin, Serbian, Serbo-Croatian
United Nations (International Criminal Tribunal for the Fmr. Yugoslavia) Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Communications & Internet Law Consumer Law
Guy Youman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Rupp & Youman
 4306F W. Crystal Lake Rd. McHenry IL 60050
(815) 385-7444
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Illinois Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Collections Construction Law
Donald B. Garvey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Donald B. Garvey & Associates, Ltd.
 1S376 Summit Ave Unit 3C Oakbrook Terrace IL 60181
(630) 932-8900
Northwestern University School of Law
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
David Arena - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Arena Law Office, LLC
 216 W Higgins Rd Park Ridge IL 60068
(847) 698-9600
Illinois Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy
Michael Raff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gordon Law Group, LTD
 400 Central Ave #340 Northfield IL 60093
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (2005)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Real Estate Law
Christina M. Martell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Christina Martell
 27475 Ferry Road Suite 130 Warrenville IL 60555
(630) 717-2772
DePaul University College of Law (2014)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Family Law Real Estate Law
Richard Kelly - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 P.O. Box 428 10008 Main St Hebron IL 60034
(815) 404-8522
DePaul College of Law (1987)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Brian C. Cichon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McNamara Phelan McSteen, LLC
 3601 McDonough St. Joliet IL 60431
(815) 727-0100
IIT, Chicago-Kent College of Law (1995)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Collections Landlord Tenant Real Estate Law
James G Militello III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Prime Law Group, LLC
 747 S. Eastwood Drive Woodstock IL 60098
(815) 338-2040
The John Marshall Law School (1988)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Communications & Internet Law
Dr. Maudia Norman Washington - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Washington Law Offices, P.C.
 22 W. Washington Street, Suite 1500 Chicago IL 60602
(312) 772-7906
Argosy University
English
United States Tax Court Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Business Law
John P. Dickson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dickson Law Group, LLC
 4 E. Terra Cotta Ave. Crystal Lake IL 60014
(815) 317-5193
University of Chicago (2007)
English, Latin
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Timothy S. Bishop - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mayer Brown LLP
 71 S. Wacker Drive Chicago IL 60606
(312) 701-7829
Northwestern University
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Construction Law
Berry Tucker - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Berry K. Tucker & Associates, Ltd.
 5210 W 95th St Oak Lawn IL 60453
(708) 425-9530
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (1972)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Divorce
Stan Weller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Weller Law, LLC
 1 S. Church St. Suite 202 Belleville IL 62220
(618) 277-3476
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (1995)
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Divorce Domestic Violence
Margaret Galka - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Collins Law Office, P.C.
 1770 Park St #200 Naperville IL 60563
(630) 527-1595
Vermont Law School (2018)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Environmental Law Medical Malpractice
J. Steven Ayres - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Weber, Heap, Ayres & Greene, P.C.
 P.O. Box 250 102 E. Main Street Robinson IL 62454
(618) 544-8661
University of Illinois College of Law (2003)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Edward J. Blake Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Blake Behme Law Group, P.C.
 521 West Main Street Suite 100 Belleville IL 62220
(618) 233-7900
Washington University in St. Louis (1982)
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Active License
Agricultural Law Arbitration & Mediation Divorce
Michael J. Gilmartin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gilmartin Legal, LLC
 512 W. Burlington Suite 3 LaGrange IL 60525
(708) 469-7940
DePaul College of Law (1999)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Criminal Law
Jason Timothy Vail - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 321 N. Clark St. 19th Floor Chicago IL 60654
(312) 988-5755
Gonzaga University School of Law (1998)
Washington Bar
Active License
Family Law Foreclosure Defense Landlord Tenant
William Wombacher - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 416 Main St, Suite 700 Peoria IL 61602
(309) 674-8125
University of Iowa (1976)
English
7th Circuit Bar
Active License
Elder Law Estate Planning Personal Injury
Philip Aaron Nicolosi - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Phil Nicolosi Law, P.C.
 6735 Vistagreen Way, Suite 210 Rockford IL 61107
8153140022101
Northern Illinois University (1999)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Communications & Internet Law Intellectual Property
Neda Nozari - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nozari Legal
 701 Main Street. Suite 202 Evanston IL 60202
(847) 861-7900
The John Marshall Law School (2009)
English, Farsi, Spanish
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Employment Law
Amanda Burton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Burton & Vick, LLC
 1110 N Court St Marion IL 62959-1612
(618) 998-1138
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (2006)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Wendy R. Morgan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Firm of Wendy R. Morgan Ltd.
 1845 E Rand Rd Arlington Heights IL 60004
(847) 259-5700
Illinois Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Divorce Family Law
John Wonais - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wonais Law, LLC
 11070 S Western Ave #9 Chicago IL 60643
(312) 883-5422
The John Marshall Law School (2014)
English
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Real Estate Law
Margaret Szymansky - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Margaret Szymansky
 444 N. Northwest Hwy. #210 Park Ridge IL 60068
(847) 696-9110
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
English, Polish
US District Court, Northern District of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Collections Elder Law Estate Planning
David Hernandez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of David Hernandez, P.C.
 3478 S. Archer Ave. Chicago IL 60608
(773) 466-2000
Spanish
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Insurance Claims
John S Rossi - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McNamara Phelan McSteen LLC
 3601 Mcdonough St Joliet IL 60431
(815) 727-0100
University of Illinois College of Law (1991)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Family Law Landlord Tenant Real Estate Law
Thomas Howard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Collateral Base, LLC
 456 Fulton St. Ste. 404 Peoria IL 61602
(708) 247-5868
Marquette University Law School (2005)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Bankruptcy Business Law
James T. Finegan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Finegan & Rinker
 111 W. Front St. Bloomington IL 61701
(309) 827-0388
University of Illinois - Chicago
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Philip Fornaro - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fornaro Law
 23 Lincoln Street Unit 101 Hinsdale IL 60521
(708) 639-4320
The John Marshall Law School (1991)
English, Italian
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Business Law
Peter S. Lubin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lubin Austermuehle, P.C.
 19 S LaSalle St #702 Chicago IL 60603
University of Chicago (1983)
English
U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Communications & Internet Law
Robert Canfield - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Canfield & McKenna Lawyers at Law
 1111 S. Alpine Rd. #704 Rockford IL 61108
(815) 968-7200
University of Minnesota Law School (1978)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
David Stejkowski - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Stejkowski Law Office, LLC
 PO Box 682 Bourbonnais IL 60914
(312) 373-7242
University of Southern California Gould School of Law (1990)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Estate Planning Real Estate Law
Cheri Costa - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
CHERI COSTA LAW LLC
 15255 S. 94th Avenue Suite 500 Orland Park IL 60462
(708) 274-0080
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (2005)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Divorce
Todd J. Polito - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McNamara Phelan McSteen, LLC
 3601 McDonough Street Joliet IL 60431
(815) 727-0100
The John Marshall Law School (2012)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Family Law Landlord Tenant
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