Ariano Hardy offers its clients a wealth of experience in the areas of wills, trusts, estate planning and probate. The Firm’s attorneys are engaged on a regular basis in prepare estate plans, ranging from simple wills and trusts to complex wills and trusts involving charitable giving and tax planning. Paralegals and other support personnel are utilized to assist with the implementation of the estate plan once drafted. When appropriate, the Firm’s attorneys work closely with financial planners and insurance agents in order to accomplish the client’s goals and eliminate or otherwise minimize the amount of estate taxes due upon death.

When probate of a decedent’s estate becomes necessary, the attorneys of Ariano Hardy are well versed in handling such matters. The Firm handles probate matters in courts throughout Northern Illinois.

Ariano Hardy serves clients in the Fox Valley Area and the Chicago Northwest Suburbs in communities such as Elgin, South Elgin, Huntley, Hampshire, Hoffman Estates, St. Charles, Geneva, Aurora, Bartlett, Streamwood, East and West Dundee, Carpentersville, Lake In The Hills, and Crystal Lake.