Beth K. Flowers is the Founder of Flowers Law, LLC, in Edwardsville. She focuses her practice on estate planning, real estate law, and business law. She served on the Board of Directors for the Edwardsville chapter of Faith in Action for nine years. She is also a member of the Land of Goshen Rotary (Madison County), where she has served on the Board of Directors for several years. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Hospice of Southern Illinois and Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois. Ms. Flowers received her BA, cum laude, from Truman State University and her JD from Saint Louis University.
MacKenzie A. Hyde is a Member at Clark Hill PLC, in Chicago, and co-leads the firm’s Trusts and Estates Controversy practice, where she litigates on behalf of individuals and financial institutions. Hyde has been named a Leading Lawyer in Chicago by Leading Lawyers (2024 – 2025) and named among The Best Lawyers in America for Trusts and Estates by Best Lawyers (2025). She received her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, her MAT from Dominican University, River Forest, and her B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Arizona.
Ray J. Koenig III is a Member of Clark Hill PLC, in Chicago, and concentrates his practice in probate, trust, and guardianship controversies. Koenig is a Member of the Chicago Bar Association (President, 2023 – 2024) and a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Illinois. Koenig received his B.A. from Michigan State University and his J.D. from DePaul College of Law.
Elizabeth A. McKillip is Partner at Levin, Schreder & Carey, Ltd., in Chicago and Lisle, where she focuses on trust, estate, and other fiduciary-related litigation, including contested accountings, breach of fiduciary duty claims, and will and trust disputes. She is a member of the DuPage County Bar Associations and the DuPage County Estate Planning Council. She earned her B.A. with honors from the University of Illinois and her J.D., magna cum laude, from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where she was a member of the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal and Editor of the Illinois Judicial Conference Symposium.
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.
Nina B. Stillman, is Senior Counsel at Handler Law, LLP, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on estate planning and family office. Stillman is a member of the Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, and was named a Lawyer of Distinction in 2024. She earned her J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law and her LL.M. from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
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