James W. Hitzeman

James W. Hitzeman

Chicago, IL recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2013
Loeb & Loeb LLP

118 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Litigation - Trusts and Estates Trusts and Estates

Biography

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.
Loeb & Loeb LLP

118 Best Lawyers awards

Loeb & Loeb LLP logo

Overview

  • University of Illinois Chicago, John Marshall Law School, J.D., graduated 1987
  • University of Illinois Chicago, John Marshall Law School, J.D., graduated 1987

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Trusts and Estates
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation

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