Estate planning & guardianship counsel, Illinois
Planning for the child the standard plan wasn't built for.
DT Law helps parents and caregivers protect a loved one with a disability — without accidentally costing them the benefits they depend on. One attorney, one point of contact, from the first conversation through every plan update after.
- Licensed to practice
- State of Illinois
- Background
- Registered Behavior Technician (RBT), ABA-informed practice
- Serving
- Families across the Chicago area & western suburbs
"An inheritance left with the best intentions can end the benefits your child depends on."
Programs like Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid are means-tested — in most cases, a person receiving SSI can't hold more than $2,000 in countable resources. A will written without your family's situation in mind can disqualify your child the moment it's meant to help most.
DT Law builds plans around that fact from the start: trusts that supplement rather than replace benefits, guardianship filed on time, and school advocacy that keeps pace with an IEP — all drafted by one attorney who understands both the legal side and the day-to-day of caring for someone with a disability.
Practice areas
Four ways we help, in the order families usually need them
Basic estate planning
A will, financial and health care powers of attorney, and a living will — drafted so they work with your family's special needs plan instead of against it.
Special needs trusts
A trust that holds an inheritance, settlement, or life insurance payout for your loved one without counting against SSI or Medicaid resource limits.
Education advocacy
Authorization and records access so we can sit in on IEP and 504 meetings with you, plus a clear roadmap of your rights and the district's deadlines.
Guardianship
Your legal authority as a parent ends the day your child turns 18. We file for guardianship — or the least restrictive alternative — well ahead of that birthday.
About DT Law
A practice built from both sides of the table
Before law school, [Attorney Name] worked as a Registered Behavior Technician, spending years in direct ABA therapy with children with disabilities — sitting in IEP meetings, coordinating with families, and seeing firsthand what happens when a legal plan doesn't match a family's real life.
"Most estate planning treats a disability as an exception to plan around. Here, it's the plan."
That background shapes every document this firm drafts: language a family can actually act on, trustees who understand what "supplemental needs" means day to day, and a guardianship timeline that starts before it becomes an emergency.
How it works
A straightforward path, from first call to a plan you can rely on
Consultation
A conversation about your family, your loved one's needs, and which pieces of the plan matter most right now.
Plan
You'll get a clear, written recommendation — what to put in place now, and what can wait.
Draft & execute
Documents drafted, reviewed together line by line, and signed with all formalities Illinois law requires.
Review as life changes
Plans get revisited as benefits rules change, your child ages, or your family's circumstances shift.
Get in touch
Start with a conversation
The first consultation is about understanding your family's situation — there's no obligation, and no assumption about which services you'll need.
- Phone
- [Phone Number]
- [email@dtlaw.com]
- Office
- [Street Address], [City], IL [ZIP]
- Hours
- By appointment, weekdays