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Careful counsel for estates, property, and Illinois business.

Reda, Ciprian & Magnone is a Chicago firm concentrating in probate and guardianship, estate planning, real estate, landlord-tenant, and corporate law. Practicing across Illinois since 1976.

8501 W. Higgins Rd, Suite 440 Chicago, Illinois 60631 Clients across three continents
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The Firm

Our founding principle has not changed since 1976. Every matter we take on is measured against one question, what is best for you, not what is best for the attorney.

1976
Practicing across
Illinois since
Six
Attorneys with
deep local roots
Five
Areas of
concentrated practice
Three
Continents where
we have served clients

We concentrate our practice and rarely step outside it. That focus is deliberate. It is how we serve both the public and other Illinois attorneys with counsel that is timely, accessible, and genuinely in your interest.

Practice Areas

Five areas,
handled with care.

Transactional work is our craft. From a decedent's estate to a commercial closing, we guide each matter through with the same steady, plain-spoken counsel, and we tell you honestly when a matter belongs with someone else.

01

Probate & Guardianship

Opening and administering decedent's estates, guardianships for disabled adults and minors, and probate for personal-injury settlements. We also assist genealogists and heir finders in proving heirship.

  • Decedent's Estates
  • Disabled Adult & Minor Guardianships
  • Probate for PI Settlements
  • Services for Heir Finders & Genealogists
02

Landlord-Tenant Law

We represent landlords in evictions, lease work, and day-to-day counsel, and we draft and negotiate commercial leases. We also help tenants recover security deposits under the Chicago RLTO.

  • Evictions & Notice Drafting
  • Security Deposit Recovery
  • Lease Drafting & Review
  • Landlord Consulting & Commercial Leases
03

Real Estate

Representing buyers and sellers in commercial and residential closings, including for-sale-by-owner, developer and new-construction deals, REO and bank-owned property, short sales, and articles of agreement.

  • Residential & Commercial Closings
  • For Sale By Owner Transactions
  • Developer & New Construction
  • Articles of Agreement for Deed
04

Corporate & Business

Organizing LLCs, incorporating companies, and forming business entities. We assist buyers and sellers in asset and stock deals, act as foreign registered agent, and handle contract drafting and review.

  • Incorporations & LLC Organization
  • Business Purchase & Sale
  • Foreign Registered Agent Services
  • Contract Drafting & Review
05

Estate Planning

Drafting wills, trusts, and land trusts, along with powers of attorney for property and healthcare, living wills, HIPAA disclosures, and special-needs trusts, so your wishes are clear and protected.

  • Wills, Trusts & Land Trusts
  • Powers of Attorney
  • Living Wills & HIPAA Disclosures
  • Special Needs Trusts
Our clientele is international. We have handled Illinois legal matters for clients across America and as far away as India, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Croatia.
Reda | Ciprian | Magnone, LLC Attorneys at Law Chicago
Focused, not scattered

We handle the transactional work we know deeply and refer out what we do not. You get an attorney who has done this many times before.

For the public and for counsel

Other Illinois attorneys bring us in on probate, estate, and real estate matters that call for a steady, experienced hand.

Plain-spoken advice

Timely, accessible information about Illinois law, explained in language you can act on.

The Attorneys

Experienced counsel
you work with directly.

Our attorneys trained at DePaul, Notre Dame, Marquette, and the University of San Diego, and several have practiced together for decades.

ER

Ed Reda

Founding Partner

DePaul University College of Law, magna cum laude, 1976. Probate and estate planning. Illinois and Chicago Bar Associations.

JC

John Ciprian

Partner

DePaul University College of Law, 1993. Real estate, probate and guardianship, and estate planning. Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations.

RM

Richard Magnone

Partner

University of Notre Dame Law School, 1996. Landlord-tenant, probate, real estate, corporate, and estate planning. A regular speaker and lecturer.

EG

Edmund Gronkiewicz

Attorney

Probate, estate planning, and corporate law, with particular experience in estates involving lost or missing heirs. Leading Lawyers Network.

IF

Ian Fidler

Associate

University of San Diego School of Law. A former commercial real estate broker, Ian handles probate, real estate, and technology law.

CT

Christine Travers

Attorney

University of Illinois graduate. Probate, real estate, and landlord-tenant law. Christine is fluent in Spanish. With the firm since 2013.

Rooted in Chicago

A Chicago firm,
with reach far
beyond the city.

Our office sits on West Higgins near O'Hare, and our roots run deep in Chicagoland. From here we have handled Illinois matters for clients across the country and around the world.

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Insights

Notes on Illinois law

Plain-language updates on the rules that affect landlords, families, and businesses across Illinois.

Landlord-Tenant

State of Illinois security deposit interest rate

The rate that governs interest on residential security deposits under the Illinois Security Deposit Interest Act.

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Estate Planning

New federal gift and estate tax exemptions

How the annual exclusion and lifetime exemption changes affect your estate plan and gifting strategy.

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Evictions

Updates to the Illinois FED (Eviction) Act

The Forcible Entry and Detainer Act is now the Eviction Act. What the modernized language changes in practice.

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Let's talk
about your matter.

Call the office or send a note and an attorney will follow up. Reaching out does not create an attorney-client relationship, and please do not send confidential details until we have spoken.

Office

8501 W. Higgins Rd, Suite 440
Chicago, Illinois 60631

Phone & Fax

(773) 399-1122
Fax (773) 399-1144