Practice Areas
Legal Services to Meet the Needs of Chicago Area Businesses, Educational Institutions and Business Families
At Ciesla & Ciesla, our lawyers look for opportunities to resolve our clients' current legal issue while also preventing future problems from developing. We take a comprehensive and long-term approach that gives clients confidence that their interests are protected. Learn more about how Ciesla & Ciesla can meet your legal needs. Contact our Northbrook, Illinois law office.
Chicago Business Law Attorneys
Business law is the first and primary focus of our firm. Our attorneys have extensive experience in all areas of business law, business and corporate governance, and business financing. Whether you are starting a business, buying a commercial property, drafting a contract, or completing a business transaction, our business lawyers can provide the legal guidance you need.
We represent a large number of family owned businesses, providing small business formation services, transactional assistance, and business succession planning. We also represent out of state and national companies ventures seeking to bring a business to Illinois.
Many of the business owners we represent own restaurants, clubs and other entertainment venues that operate with a liquor license. We help clients start a liquor business, obtain a new liquor license in Chicago, or buy or sell a business that already holds a liquor license. We provide legal advice to help clients maintain their liquor license or minimize liability under dram shop liquor laws, and we defend against license violation cases. We also assist nonprofits and individuals in obtaining temporary liquor licenses for events and fundraisers.
We represent health care and hospice businesses advising on the regulatory issues that affect home health care and advising employers and staff on HIPAA requirements.
We represent colleges and universities in accreditation matters, in education law, and with the business aspects of running a post-secondary institution. We also represent clients — schools or parents — in IEP, expulsion and suspension hearings.
Employment Law: We represent employers and employees in employment law matters, including executive employment agreements.
Trial court is where the skill, ingenuity and persistence of the attorney are truly demonstrated. The trial lawyers at Ciesla & Ciesla are aggressive advocates when fighting for a client in court. We represent clients in:
Legal Services to individual and Families
We provide a variety of legal services to individuals and families, with a particular focus on business families and business executives. Our executive services include contract and salary negotiations and executive asset protection.
Estate planning services range from estate planning with wills and trusts to family business succession planning. We assist families seeking guardianship of a dependent family member. We provide estate planning services for same sex couples.
Probate and Estate Administration involves distributing the assets of an estate according to the instructions of an estate plan or the instruction of Illinois probate court. Contact our office for guidance through the process.
As with other areas of our law practice, our Family Law services are characterized by comprehensive legal services to ensure our clients' needs are met today and into the future. Our family law attorneys can advise you on prenuptial agreements and prepare cohabitation agreements and other protections for same sex couples. We represent clients in divorce and property division as well as child custody, child support and visitation.
Contact us or call (847) 412-1988 to discuss your legal matter. We represent clients in Cook County, Lake County, and DuPage County, as well as national companies doing business in or bringing a new business to Illinois.
