Italia & Palkovic is a mother-daughter law partnership, composed of attorneys Cathleen Italia and Christine M. Palkovic. In 2014, Cathy and Christine brought together their shared passion for helping others using their legal expertise to build a practice aimed towards helping customers of all ages and backgrounds. Since then, they’ve helped countless families on their journeys through home ownership, estate management, and much more.

Cathleen and Christine bring a combined 40+ years of law practice with primary expertise surrounding Real Estate, Estate Planning, and Trust and Estate Administration. As expert communicators and counsels, Cathleen and Christine provide robust aid for families looking to start on the road to home ownership or navigate the often-difficult landscape of estate planning and administration. Whatever your needs, Cathleen and Christine will provide expert guidance and a steady hand to ensure you need not face the legal burdens that life throws at us alone.

ATTORNEYS:

Christine Palkovic

christine@italiaandpalkovic.com

Christine has been practicing law since 2011, concentrating on Real Estate and Estate Planning. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Like Cathy, Christine earned her J.D. from The John Marshall Law School. Christine is a member of WealthCounsel, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, and the Illinois Real Estate Lawyer’s Association. She goes to great lengths to partner with her clients for their long-term legal welfare, and especially enjoys helping first-time home buyers.

Real Estate

If you’re in the market to buy a home or investment property, whether it’s your first time or you’re a seasoned investor, you will benefit from having an experienced real estate attorney on your side. Our team can make the transaction easy to navigate and take the complexity out of the buying process for you, so you don’t need to sweat the details alone.

Estate Planning

We provide sensible advice and counsel to individuals and business owners who are planning for the distribution or transfer of their assets during their lifetime or after their passing. Our attorneys prepare wills, trusts, powers of attorney for healthcare and property, as well as living wills.

Estate & Trust Admin (Probate)

If you were named as executor in a will, as successor trustee in a living trust, or need help administering an estate or living trust, we’re here to supply the guidance you need. We will also guide you through the probate process, advise on duties and responsibilities, assist with transferring assets and resolving creditor claims, and appear in court on your behalf.