Jim Hitzeman focuses his practice on estate and trust litigation, representing a wide range of clients, including corporate fiduciaries and charities. He has handled will and trust contests, construction actions, trust reformations, citations, actions involving contracts to make a will, accounting actions, and charitable cy pres and equitable deviation matters, in addition to a host of cases involving breach of fiduciary duty. Mr. Hitzeman has extensive experience dealing with family settlement and virtual representation agreements and has written and spoken extensively on both topics. His practice also includes fiduciary counseling services, estate and gift tax planning and trust and estate administration.
Contact & Links
- Lawyer Page: https://www.loeb.com/en/people/h/hitzeman-james-w
Location
- 321 North Clark, Suite 2300
Chicago, IL 60654
Education
- University of Illinois Chicago, John Marshall Law School, J.D., graduated 1987
Headquarters:
Los Angeles, California
106 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
38 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Trusts and Estates
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Publications
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