James W. Hitzeman

James W. Hitzeman


Loeb & Loeb LLP

Recognized since 2013

Chicago, Illinois

Practice Areas

Trusts and Estates

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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.

Location
  • 321 North Clark, Suite 2300
    Chicago, IL 60654
Education
  • University of Illinois Chicago, John Marshall Law School, J.D., graduated 1987

Loeb & Loeb LLP
Headquarters: Los Angeles, California

106 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

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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

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