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List of Forms by Chapter - Chapter 1 — Challenges to Taking
- I. [1.1] Cause of Action
- II. [1.2] What Law Controls
- III. [1.3] Elements
- IV. [1.4] Relevant Standard Jury Instructions
- V. [1.5] Statute of Limitations
- VI. [1.6] Parties
- VII. [1.7] Special Considerations
- VIII. [1.8] Remedies — Special Issues
- IX. [1.9] Checklist for Complaint
- X. [1.10] Affirmative Defenses Specific to Cause of Action
- XI. [1.11] Related Actions
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XII. Sample Forms - [1.12] Complaint Petition — Person Causing Death
- [1.13] Complaint Petition — Financial Exploitation, Abuse, or Neglect of an Elderly Person or a Person with a Disability
- [1.14] Complaint Petition — Parent Neglecting Child
- [1.15] Complaint Petition — Person Convicted of Certain Offenses Against the Elderly or Disabled
- Chapter 2 — Breach of Fiduciary Duty
- I. [2.1] Cause of Action
- II. [2.2] What Law Controls
- III. [2.3] Elements
- IV. [2.4] Relevant Standard Jury Instructions
- V. [2.5] Statute of Limitations
- VI. [2.6] Parties
- VII. [2.7] Special Considerations
- VIII. [2.8] Remedies — Special Issues
- IX. [2.9] Checklist for Complaint
- X. [2.10] Affirmative Defenses Specific to Cause of Action
- XI. [2.11] Related Actions
- XII. Sample Forms
- Chapter 3 — Challenges to Wills
- I. [3.1] Cause of Action
- II. [3.2] What Law Controls
- III. [3.3] Elements
- IV. [3.4] Relevant Standard Jury Instructions
- V. [3.5] Statute of Limitations
- VI. [3.6] Parties
- VII. [3.7] Special Considerations
- VIII. [3.8] Remedies — Special Issues
- IX. [3.9] Affirmative Defenses Specific to Cause of Action
- X. [3.10] Sample Form — Petition To Contest the Validity of Decedent’s Alleged Will
- Chapter 4 — Citation To Recover Assets
- I. [4.1] Cause of Action
- II. [4.2] What Law Controls
- III. [4.3] Elements
- IV. [4.4] Relevant Standard Jury Instructions
- V. [4.5] Statute of Limitations
- VI. [4.6] Parties
- VII. [4.7] Special Considerations
- VIII. [4.8] Affirmative Defenses Specific to Cause of Action
- IX. [4.9] Related Actions
- X. [4.10] Sample Form — Citation To Recover Assets
- Chapter 5 — Claims Against Decedent’s Estates
- Chapter 6 — Fees
- I. [6.1] Cause of Action
- II. [6.2] What Law Controls
- III. [6.3] Elements
- IV. [6.4] Relevant Standard Jury Instructions
- V. [6.5] Statute of Limitations
- VI. [6.6] Parties
- VII. [6.7] Special Considerations
- VIII. [6.8] Remedies — Special Issues
- IX. [6.9] Checklist for Petition
- X. [6.10] Affirmative Defenses Specific to Cause of Action
- XI. [6.11] Related Actions
- XII. [6.12] Sample Form — Petition for Fees
- John T. Brooks
John T. Brooks
John T. Brooks is a Partner at Foley & Lardner LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on estate, trust, and fiduciary litigation. He has been elected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America since 2007 in the field of trusts and estates; was named the Chicago Litigation — Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America in 2015, 2019, and 2022; and was selected for inclusion in the 2005 – 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers and 2003 – 2022 Leading Lawyers lists. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Brooks earned both his B.S. and J.D. (magna cum laude) from the University of Illinois.
- Michael Butts
Michael Butts
Michael Butts is an attorney with Hartweg, Turner, Wood, and DeVary, in Bloomington, where he focuses on civil litigation, real estate, criminal law, family law, estate planning, and personal injury. He worked for the Tazewell County State’s Attorney’s office and in the insurance defense field before joining Hartweg. Mr. Butts is the Cochair of the Young Lawyers Division of the McLean County Bar Association, and he is also a member of the Illinois State Bar Association. He received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. cum laude from Southern Illinois University School of Law.
- Richard P. Darke
Richard P. Darke
Richard P. Darke is a Partner at Duane Morris LLP, in Chicago, where hefocuses his practice on commercial litigation. Darke was named an Illinois Leading Lawyer from 2013 to 2019 and was a 2009 recipient of the Group Award For Excellence in Pro Bono Service from the Judges of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. He earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
- Daniel G. Deneen
Daniel G. Deneen
Daniel G. Deneen is a practitioner with Deneen & Deneen, in Bloomington, where his practice focuses on estate planning, probate, guardianship, and fiduciary fraud. Mr. Deneen has written articles for the Illinois State Bar Journal, Loyola Consumer Law Review, and Advancing the Consumer Interest. He has served on the ISBA Committees on Mental Health Law and Consumer Law, as well as being a presenter at the National Association of Consumer Advocates Autofraud Conference. He serves as the President of the Illinois Guardianship Association (2016 – 2017). He is a member of the Illinois State and McLean County Bar Associations. Mr. Deneen received both his B.S. and his J.D. from the University of Illinois.
- MacKenzie A. Hyde
MacKenzie A. Hyde
MacKenzie A. Hyde is a Partner at Clark Hill PLC in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on estate and trust litigation. Hyde was named a Notable Woman in the Law by Crain’s Chicago Business in 2022, a Leading Lawyer in Chicago in 2024, and was named among the Best Lawyers in America for Trusts and Estates by Best Lawyers for 2025. She earned her B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Arizona and her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
- Ray J. Koenig III
Ray J. Koenig III
Ray J. Koenig III is a Member at Clark Hill PLC in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on probate, trust, and guardianship controversies and litigation. Koenig is a Fellow on the American College of Trust and Estate Council, is Past President for the Chicago Bar Association, and is a member of the IICLE® Board of Directors. He earned his B.A. from Michigan State University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
- Jena L. Levin
Jena L. Levin
Jena L. Levin is Senior Counsel to Foley & Lardner LLP in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on estate and trust litigation. She has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star — Estate and Trust Litigation (2019 – 2022) and as a Leading Lawyers Emerging Lawyer Trust & Estate Law (2015 – 2022). Levin received her B.A. with highest distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her J.D. from Duke University School of Law.
- Matthew W. McQuiston
Matthew W. McQuiston
Matthew W. McQuiston is a Partner at Stern McQuiston, LLC, where he focuses his practice in guardianship, estate administration and litigation, and estate planning. McQuiston is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations and has been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star. He received his B.A. from the University of Colorado and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
- Hrant "Hud" Norsigian, Jr.
Hrant "Hud" Norsigian, Jr.
Hrant “Hud” Norsigian, Jr., is the Founder and owner of Norsigian Law Office, LLC, in O’Fallon, where he focuses his practice in personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, estate planning, probate, business formation, mergers and acquisitions, and contracts. He is a member of the Illinois State, St. Clair County, and Missouri Bar Associations. Mr. Norsigian is a recipient of the Belleville News-Democrat Readers’ Choice Awards for Best of the Best for 2019 and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2016 People’s Choice of Southwest Illinois award for Best Lawyer in Southern Illinois. He has been awarded Martindale-Hubbell’s Top Rated Lawyer Award for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability, Client Distinction Award, and Client Champion Gold Award. Mr. Norsigian received his B.S. with honors from Washington University and his J.D. magna cum laude from Washington University School of Law, where he earned Order of the Coif honors, was an Associate Editor of the Washington University Law Quarterly, and was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award for the top grade in Criminal Law.
Causes of Action (Illinois): Probate Actions (ARCHIVED 2017 EDITION)
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