Category: Our Firm

Diana Law selected as a Leading Lawyer

BY LEL’s Rick Law.  Diana Law, and Rick Law are partners at the multi-generational law firm of Law Elder Law in Aurora, IL.  The Estate, Asset and Retirement Tax law firm at Law Elder Law serve pre-retirees, retirees, seniors and their families. LEL’s own Attorney Diana Law has once again been selected as a Leading Lawyer […]

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Rick Law (Dad) and Diana Law (Daughter) Honored as Leading Lawyers

By Rick Law of the Estate Planning Center at Law Elder Law.  Senior Advocates in Western Chicagoland in Kane County in Illinois.  Law Elder Law is a multi-generation law firm. We are proud to announce that once again the attorneys at Law Elder Law have been chosen by Leading Lawyers Magazine as the top elder […]

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Diana Law named one of the “40 Under 40” by Chicago Daily Law Bulletin!

Law Elder Law is proud to announce that Diana M. Law has been chosen by Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer as one of 2015’s “40 Under 40”. Diana was chosen from more than 1000 nominations for attorneys throughout Illinois.  Among the criteria for the award is intelligence, passion, success in the office, a […]

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Rick Law & Diana Law Top Elder Law Attorneys!

Based on Illinois Lawyer’s votes, Leading Lawyer Magazine Fall/Winter Edition announced: The Top Ten Elder Law Attorneys 1.  Rick L. Law 2.  Diana M. Law We are grateful for our colleagues and we deeply appreciate the professional recognition.     We congratulate the other members of the Top Ten List: 3.  Kerry R. Peck, Peck […]

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Written by a Happy Dad…..

When the kids are growing up, you always worry about how they’re going to turn out.  While I always worried about my daughter Diana, she has far exceeded all of my hopes for her.  She has become a great law partner, outstanding attorney, and an excellent wife and mother.  I could not be more proud […]

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Navigating Political Rapids! (or why I have been paddling and not blogging!)

“Legislators Block Proposed Illinois Nursing Home Medicaid Rules”—that was this morning’s newspaper headline in our state capital.  That headline would not have happened except for major efforts on the part of our legal/political/lobbying team. Here is a little background:  Last year, I needed to take a break from blogging so we could create a team […]

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The Switch Behind the Towel

I had just checked into the Crawford Country Store and Motel—a combination convenience store and motel in Crawford, Colorado.  I had chosen to live at this clean and basic lodging during a five-day horse training clinic on the western slope of the Rockies.  After I found and entered my room, I dropped my bags and […]

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Grandpa’s Got a Bug

My 4 year-old granddaughter, Lucy, has been explaining my recent illness by flatly stating, “Grandpa’s got a bug in his lungs.”  Thankfully after an almost two-week illness, I am ready to head back to the office… for half a day. (After all, “In Sickness and in Health” is the official name of my weekly blog, […]

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Auntie Florence

Our Law Elder Law motto is “Serving Seniors and Those Who Love Them.”  Jo Buscemi, niece of Raffaella Calabrese (more affectionately known as “Auntie Florence”), shared these words with me and asked me to share them with you: Dear Mr. Law, Around October 2008 my mother and I had our first meeting with Mr. Jonathan […]

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Robin Spang, Wonder Woman

I’d like to introduce you to Robin Spang, our intake paralegal. Robin and I have known each other for many years.  Robin has become one of the most valuable players on our team.  That’s saying a lot, because we have a team filled with valuable players. As an intake paralegal, Robin is our front line […]

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Our Reviews

“You don’t have to leave your family a lot of money. You really don’t have to leave them anything.

Just don’t leave them a mess.

Law Hesselbaum has made sure we won’t leave our family with a mess.”

M. C., Client of Law Hesselbaum and Law Elder Law