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Sarah M. Barnes is an associate at Harrison & Held, LLP, in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in trust and estate administration, probate, and estate planning. She is a member of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations and a volunteer attorney for the CVLS Probate Court Assistance Program. Ms. Barnes received her B.A. in political science from Michigan State University and her J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Lorraine K. Cavataio is a Shareholder at Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C., in its O’Fallon office. She focuses her practice on business law, estate planning, estate and trust administration, litigation, and real estate. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. She has been chosen as a Super Lawyer (2015 – 2022) and is listed as part of the Estate Planning and Probate Division for Illinois. Ms. Cavataio received her B.S. from the University of Kansas and her J.D. from the Washington University School of Law.
Mary C. Downie is Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at The Northern Trust Company in Chicago, where she focuses on trust law. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and a Member of the American Bankers Association. Ms. Downie received her B.A. summa cum laude from Albion College, where she was a Fellow, and her J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, where she was a member of The John Marshall Law Review.
Elizabeth A. Garlovsky is a Partner at Harrison & Held, LLP, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on estate planning, probate, and trust administration. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. She is also a member of the Illinois State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Section, the Chicago Bar Association (where she serves on the Probate Forms Committee), and the Chicago Estate Planning Council. Ms. Garlovsky received her B.A. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and her J.D. from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Thomas G. Hamill is a Partner at Harrison & Held, LLP, in Springfield, where he focuses on estate planning, probate and trust administration, gifting strategies, and business succession planning. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Sangamon Valley Estate Planning Council. Mr. Hamill received his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Thomas F. Hartzell is a Partner at Tucker, Hartzell & Bryant in Carthage and concentrates his practice in estate planning and probate, taxation, real estate, business law, and agriculture law. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Hancock County Bar Association, and the Agricultural Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association. He has written articles for the Agricultural Law and General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section Councils. Mr. Hartzell received his B.S. from Illinois Wesleyan University and his J.D. from the Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Patricia A. Hoke is a Partner at Barrett, Twomey, Broom, Hughes & Hoke, LLP, in Carbondale, where she focuses on estate planning, probate, business, and real estate. She is a member of the American and Illinois State Bar Associations. She was the 2017 recipient of IICLE®’s Addis Hull Award. Ms. Hoke received her master’s degree in accounting from Southern Illinois University and her J.D. from the Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Nicholas R. Houska is a Partner at Wood, DeVary & Armstrong, P.C., in Bloomington, where he focuses on trusts and estates. Mr. Houska received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Joshua B. Hutkins is a Shareholder at Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C., in O’Fallon, where he is the Chair of the firm’s Wealth Planning Team. He focuses his practice on estate planning and trust and estate administration. Mr. Hutkins received his B.A. from Lindenwood University and his J.D. from the University of Missouri — Kansas City School of Law.
Mackenzie A. Hyde is a Partner at Clark Hill PLC in Chicago, where she focuses on estate and trust litigation. She is a member of the Trust & Estate Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association and was featured in Crain’s Chicago Business’s Notable Women in Law in September 2022. Ms. Hyde received her B.A. summa cum laude from the University of Arizona and her J.D. from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Jennifer A. Johnson is Senior Director at Huck Bouma PC in Wheaton, where she focuses on estate planning, estate administration, guardianship, and closely held business planning. She is a member of the Illinois Bar Association, the National Academy of Elder Law Lawyers, and the Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section of the American Bar Association. Ms. Johnson received her B.A. from Northern Illinois University, her M.A. from the University of Illinois, and her J.D. from Harvard Law School.
David M. Lutrey is a Partner at Lesser Lutrey Pasquesi & Howe, LLP, in Lake Forest, where he focuses on trust and estate planning administration and litigation. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and a Past Chair of Legislation Committee of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Trusts and Estates Committee. He has been named a Super Lawyer since 2014. Mr. Lutrey received his B.S. from the University of Illinois, his M.B.A. from the DePaul University Kellstadt Graduate School of Management, and his J.D. from the DePaul University College of Law.
Gina E. Oderda is a Wealth Strategist at Cresset Capital in Chicago, where she helps clients with tax and estate planning. She is a member of the Chicago Estate Planning Council and Lyric Opera’s Planned Giving Advisory Council. Ms. Oderda received her B.A. magna cum laude from Menlo College and her J.D. cum laude from Duke University School of Law.
Elisha D. Sanders is an associate at Barrett, Twomey, Broom, Hughes & Hoke, LLP, in Carbondale. She focuses her practice in estate planning and administration, business law, and civil litigation. She has been a member of the Illinois State Bar Association since 2015, is a member of the ISBA Standing Committee on Law Office Management & Economics for 2019 – 2020, has been a member of the Missouri Bar Association since 2016, and is a member of the Jackson County Bar Association. Ms. Sanders received her B.S. from Southeast Missouri State University and her J.D. with a certificate in business and transactional law from the Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Stacy E. Singer is the National Practice Leader for Trust & Wealth Advisory Services for The Northern Trust Company in Chicago. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, a board member for IICLE®, Past President of the Chicago Estate Planning Council, and a frequent speaker for the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, the Notre Dame Tax & Estate Planning Institute, the Chicago Estate Planning Council, IICLE®, and ACTEC. Ms. Singer received her B.A. from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
Casey L. Twomey is an associate at Barrett, Twomey, Broom, Hughes & Hoke, LLP, in Carbondale, where she focuses on probate, estate planning, real estate, business, and eminent domain. She has been selected as a Leading Lawyers’ Emerging Lawyer (2017, 2018). She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the President of the Jackson County Bar Association. Ms. Twomey received her B.A. cum laude from Southern Illinois University and her J.D. from the Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Carrie A. Zuniga is an associate at Lesser Lutrey Pasquesi & Howe, LLP, in Lake Forest, where she focuses on estate planning and estate and trust administration. She is the Vice President of Membership of the Lake County Estate Planning Council and a member of the Lake County Bar Association. Ms. Zuniga received her B.A. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and her J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law, where she received the CALI Award for Elder Law.
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